Structured Finance - Credit Analyst, Director - Asset-Backed Securities - New York

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Structured Finance – Director, Asset-Backed Securities

Fitch Ratings is seeking a Structured Finance Professional to join the Asset-Backed Securities Group in our Chicago or New York offices.

Fitch Ratings is adding a senior credit professional to the Asset Backed Securities (ABS) team as a Director. The position will be responsible for a wide range of projects including assuming a leadership position within the ABS team rating transactions and authoring market commentary and research.  

Successful candidates should have previous experience leading ABS transaction analysis and applying macro trends impacting consumers to develop credit views. In this leadership role strong communication skills are essential. A successful candidate will demonstrate a successful track record in the ABS market; experience in home solar and home improvement sectors are relevant.

 

What We Offer:

• Ability to grow your presence in ABS credit, along with the breadth and depth of your reach across different sectors, asset classes, structures and markets.
• An opportunity to be a lead coverage analyst in a growing and dynamic group, and be a leading voice in ABS;
• A rewarding leadership role, with responsibilities over new rating analysis, projects to improve criteria and tools and engaging with the market externally.

 

We’ll Count on You To:

• Lead rating teams to analyze critical credit, legal and structural elements of ABS transaction structures;
• Actively contribute to a dynamic market by leading rating analysis on a portfolio of ABS transactions and participating externally with investors, issuers and bankers;
• Deploy your expertise in ABS credit and cashflow modelling to form to lead analytical views and recommendations; 
• Stay abreast of sector trends and communicate views internally and externally;
• Assist in the development of ratings criteria, including forming recommendations to bolster analysis and iteratively improve; and
• Lead and/or support sector trend research reports and projects.

What You Need to Have:

• We are looking for a credit professional with a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 7-years work experience with previous direct experience rating ABS transactions.
• Experience managing a team, ability to inspire and strategically plan workflows and progress on multiple projects in parallel.
• Fitch is a team-oriented work environment, so excellent interpersonal skills