About the Role:

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The Team:

Join our dynamic Global Analytics and Methodologies Center of Excellence group, where we lead the charge in advancing S&P Global Ratings' expertise in digital asset markets. Our team is passionate about innovation and committed to maintaining our leadership in the ratings industry by exploring new frontiers in decentralized finance (DeFi) and crypto. We value collaboration, continuous learning, and a global mindset as we navigate the complexities of these emerging markets.

The Impact:

As a Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our analytical capabilities in digital asset markets. Your expertise will help deepen our understanding and engagement with these innovative markets, ensuring that S&P Global Ratings remains at the forefront of financial analysis. Your work will directly impact our ability to provide accurate and insightful credit ratings, enhancing our reputation as a trusted leader in the industry.

What You Stand to Gain:

• Global Exposure: Collaborate with teams across different regions and gain insights into diverse financial markets.

• Leadership Opportunities: Lead projects and initiatives that drive innovation and strategic growth.

• Professional Development: Enhance your expertise in digital assets and blockchain technology while mentoring others in these fields.

Responsibilities:

• Deepen analytical engagement into digital asset markets, including DeFi and crypto.

• Conduct rigorous due diligence to extract and assess information in this innovative asset class to explain our credit rating opinions.

• Analyze complex situations/data/information in the digital assets market utilizing appropriate methodology, criteria factors, and standards.

• Represent S&P Global Ratings in public forums and develop effective relationships with issuers, intermediaries, and investors.

• Coordinate with analysts, managers, and staff at all levels of the organization to ensure knowledge sharing and seamless integration with analytical work processes/procedures.

• Train and mentor others within Ratings on DeFi/digital assets topics and help resolve difficult day-to-day situations.

• 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:

• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have a minimum of 7+ years of experience in a financial analysis capacity, with deep knowledge of complex sectors.

• Strong understanding of blockchain technology and its application in financial markets, as well as knowledge of crypto and decentralized finance markets.

• Comprehensive understanding of financial markets and business environment, including implications for S&P Global’s analytical products and services.

• Educational Background: Must possess at least an undergraduate degree, preferably also an advanced degree such as an MBA, JD, or equivalent; CFA designation is highly desirable.

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

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