About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Team:

S&P Global Ratings' Structured Finance Ratings practice is a leader in providing credit ratings and opinions for securitizations backed by diverse ABS assets. Our team operates in a collegial culture with exceptional opportunities for professional development and career growth, focusing on facilitating capital market growth while maintaining analytical excellence.

The Impact:

As a Senior Analyst in our ABS Structured Finance Ratings team, you will play a critical role in evaluating credit risk and providing market-leading ratings opinions that help shape global capital markets. Your analytical expertise will directly influence investment decisions and contribute to the integrity of the structured finance marketplace.

What's in it for you:

Work alongside industry-leading professionals in structured finance and gain deep expertise in ABS securitizations

Access exceptional professional development opportunities and clear career progression paths within our global organization

Contribute to market-shaping credit opinions while building relationships with key market participants

Experience our collaborative culture that values analytical excellence and professional growth

Responsibilities:

• Analyze credit quality of collateral pools, reviewing performance data, credit models, underwriting criteria, and macroeconomic factors
• Complete end-to-end ratings processes for new issue transactions and surveillance of outstanding transactions
• Perform comprehensive cash flow analysis and synthesize results for rating committees in a timely manner
• Review legal and operating documents to ensure criteria compliance and identify structural issues, providing feedback to external parties
• Actively manage relationships with issuers, intermediaries, and investors while effectively communicating S&P's methodologies
• Prepare and deliver written and oral presentations to rating committees, making recommendations and participating in deliberations
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week

What We're Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 3+ years of experience in credit analysis, including banking or financial services
• Strong proficiency with Excel, financial models, and financial data analysis
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to present complex information clearly
• Strong understanding of financial markets and their relationship to S&P products
• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or CFA designation
• Experience in structured finance or securitization markets
• Previous experience with rating agencies or investment banking
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills with ability to work under pressure

Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $100,909.00 to $140,000.00. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual's geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

Right to Work Requirements:

This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.