U.S. Corporates - Credit Analyst, Senior Director - Technology/Hardware (New York)

 

U.S. Corporates – Credit Analyst, Senior Director – Technology/Hardware

 

Fitch’s U.S. & Canada Corporates Rating team is seeking a Senior Director to work in either the Hardware/IT Services or Software team within the broader Technology, Media and Telecommunications team in our New York, Chicago or Toronto office. This role entails managing a team of 4-6 analysts and also serving as primary analyst on high-profile issuers in the hardware sector. Qualitative credentials will weigh meaningfully in the selection of the candidate. A healthy sense of intellectual curiosity is critical, along with a willingness and ability to attack and explain topics of analytical complexity. Fitch is a team-oriented work environment, so excellent management, leadership, team development and communication skills are essential, as is a high productivity work-ethic and results oriented mindset.

 

What We Offer:

• An opportunity to have leadership within a high-profile industry vertical as part of a larger group at a global credit rating agency;
• An opportunity to manage, train and mentor junior analysts;
• A role and platform that helps the debt capital markets make more informed decisions via timely, insightful and forward-looking rating actions and research.

 

We’ll Count on You To:

• Have direct managerial responsibility for a team of 4-6 analysts within a group covering approximately 90 public and private debt issuers, including investment-grade and speculative-grade rated companies;
• Perform analysis of key quantitative and qualitative factors influencing the credit quality of companies in the Hardware/IT services or Software sector;
• Articulate Fitch’s credit views and sector outlook in meetings, conference calls, and industry roundtables, as well as in written research, in an engaging and dynamic manner;
• Foster a positive and collaborative work environment within the broader TMT team, and contribute to the overall ethos of the U.S. and Canada Corporates rating team in a manner that prioritizes and advances Fitch’s strategic goals;
• Be a highly visible presence for external stakeholders in the ratings process, including industry management teams, private equity sponsors, buyside and sell-side analysts, banks and other arrangers, and the media.
• Participate in the evaluation of other credits within Corporates, as well as other related credit groups.

 

What You Need to Have:

• 10+ years relevant experience in a capital markets and/or credit analysis role;
• Knowledge of the Hardware/Technology or Software sector;
• Experience managing, mentoring and developing people and teams;
• Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment;
• A healthy sense of intellectual curiosity and a life-long learning mindset;
• A demonstrated willingness and ability to attack and explain topics of analytical complexity;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; 
• CFA preferred.

 

What Would Make You Stand Out:

• Has a strong pattern of effective team leadership and the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside of the organization;
• Has demonstrated an ability to develop talent and foster potential of junior analysts;