About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Role: Sr. Specialist Agency MBS Valuations

The Team: S&P Global's Securitized Products Pricing group provides independent evaluated pricing across Non-agency RMBS, Agency CMOs, Agency Pass-throughs, Consumer ABS, CMBS, European ABS, CDOs and CLOs. IHS Markit’s services are used by key financial institutions to help them optimize their price verification, audit and risk management processes. The group is based in New York with teams in London and Noida.

What’s in it for you: An opportunity exists for a senior role within the Securitized Products pricing team. The position will include evaluator as well as development responsibilities.  It will primarily include covering Agency Pool and CMO tranches as well as the potential for involvement across other areas of the product.  There will be a key focus on development, automation and quality control. 

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and generate cash flows and prices of Agency Pools on a daily basis using internal and industry tools

• Help lead and mentor the broader team on fixed income markets and pricing concepts

• Utilize market color and information from Markit Parsing to better our pricing offering and accurately reflect changes in the market by adjusting assumptions and refining inputs

• Adjust daily pricing assumptions to reflect security performance in current market conditions

• Work with the Markit development team to build out and improve daily processes and enhance internal systems

• Automate processes, design reports and write querying logic to provide insight, transparency and efficiency to the valuations business

• Assess relative value for securities by analyzing collateral market trends, prepayments, defaults, severity, variability in bond cashflows, and comparisons with other markets.

• Handle customer queries on pricing, methodology and other related matters

• Work within Securitized Products and the broader organization to effectuate change and identify cross-selling or synergistic opportunities

Compensation Information:

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $68,093.00 to $100,000.00. Base salary ranges may vary by geographic location. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits.

What We’re Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:​​​

• 3 plus years experience within securitized products

• Advanced understanding of fixed income markets

• Strong Excel and technical skills with VBA / SQL

• Good organizational and time-management skills to adhere to deadlines and deliverables

• Ability to digest technical information and articulate to all levels in a structured and understandable way

• Strong communication skills, deal with client price challenges in a professional manner, clearly articulating our methodology and response to inquiries about pricing levels

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance, Math, Computer Science

• Experience with Intex Calc and Prepayment Modeling

• Ability to work independently while still interacting within an integrated team structure

Right to Work Requirements:

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

About S&P Global Market Intelligence

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