About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

Director - Review Officer, Corporates & Infrastructure - S&P Global Ratings

The Team:

The Analytical Quality & Validation (AQV) team ensures the highest standards of analytical excellence across S&P Global Ratings. We are committed to maintaining the quality and transparency of our ratings while fostering a collaborative environment that values analytical excellence and strategic thinking.

Responsibilities and Impact:

• Lead risk-based analytical quality reviews and provide expert insights in Corporates & Infrastructure (including Project Finance) sectors, supporting analytical excellence and regulatory requirements
• Evaluate analytical work including the application of analytic judgement, fostering robust and sound reasoning supporting rating decisions
• Assess the quality and completeness of evidence and rationales supporting our ratings. Champion transparency and consistency in internal documentation and published rationales, ensuring clear communication of our analytical perspective to stakeholders
• Collaborate closely with analytical teams, including AOCCs and Global Analytics & Methodologies,  to provide feedback on ratings performance, analytical processes, and risk trends, fostering continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
• Provide strategic analytical guidance within Covering Analytics, leveraging your expertise to enhance team capabilities and market understanding
• Represent AQV effectively  to various stakeholders including Board Members, Regulators, and Senior Ratings Management, serving as a credible spokesperson for our analytical views
• Support strategic priorities of the team and organization while demonstrating leadership presence and fostering cross-functional collaboration
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week
• 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

What We're Looking For:

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or related field, or equivalent professional experience in credit analysis or financial risk assessment
• 7+ years of experience in credit analysis, ratings, or financial risk management with demonstrated expertise in Corporates & Infrastructure sectors
• Proven track record of analytical leadership and ability to evaluate complex financial structures and credit risks with sound judgement
• Strong knowledge of rating methodologies, regulatory frameworks, and industry best practices in credit analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to articulate complex analytical concepts to diverse audiences across all organizational levels

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Project Finance analysis and infrastructure sector expertise
• Previous experience in analytical quality assurance, validation, or review functions within financial services
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and build consensus across multidisciplinary teams
• Track record of representing organizations in regulatory or industry forums with credibility and professionalism
• Proficiency with Excel (including VBA), R or Python.

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.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings