Director Structured Finance Ratings

Director Structured FinanceAbout the Role: The Team: S&P Global Ratings is seeking a Director to join its Structured Finance practice, who will specialize in Whole Business related securitizations. The Director will be a member of the Esoteric team, which provides credit ratings and opinions for securitizations backed by a wide variety of nontraditional assets. In this role, the Director will be responsible for leading end-to-end rating process, research, cash flow, credit, legal, and structural analytics, and client-facing activities for new issue ratings and surveillance of Non-traditional ABS transactions.The Impact: This role blends proven leadership, research, quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, client-facing interactions, and project management. Daily tasks include leading and completing the end-to-end ratings process, reviewing documents, assessing the credit profile of collateral pools, and conducting cash flow analyses to determine the credit rating impact of stress tests to the structures and enhancement levels under various economic scenarios. The Director is expected to conduct credit rating committees and interact with bankers, issuers and investors on analytical matters, train analysts, identify and escalate analytical and process issues, help the team in problem solving initiatives and outreach, and support the pod lead, AM, Sector Leads, and LAM, as needed. The Director will also play an important role in improving our analytical tools and streamlining our processes by drawing on computer and data science skills.What's in it for you: Structured finance is an important sector of the capital markets and is a key funding source and growth driver for many areas of the economy. If you are interested in helping to facilitate this growth while challenging yourself in a fast-paced environment, this is the right position for you. It offers the opportunity to work in a collegial culture with great potential for professional development and career growth. To succeed, you must be comfortable with quantitative analysis and have a knack for problem solving.Responsibilities:Lead and complete the end-to-end ratings process for new issue and surveillance transactions.Understand and perform cash flow analysis, synthesize results, and present findings in a timely manner in committees for non-traditional assets, including transportation ABS, private equity, triple-net, data centers, whole business.Analyze credit, cash flow, and performance characteristics of collateral pools. Review third-party model output and reconcile with cash flow results from internal models.Review legal and operating documents to ensure consistency with criteria and identify issues with the transaction structure. Provide comments to external parties.Actively manage relationships with internal and external clients.Support the team by training analysts, attending conferences, engaging and leading outreach activities.Demonstrate strong knowledge of ratings criteria and cash flow analysis and be able to handle clients' analytical questions.Leading and actively contributing to our training and outreach efforts, including the completion of timely commentaries, podcasts, and webinars.Compensation/Benefits Information:S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $170,000.00 to $240,000.00. 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.What We're Looking For:Basic Qualifications:Undergraduate or Graduate degree.At least 10 years of relevant work experience.Prior experience in structured finance.Prior experience with data analysis and cash flows in esoteric assets including Aircraft, NNN, Container, Timeshare, Data Centers.Experience with cash flow modeling for non-traditional assets.Understanding of financial markets.Excellent verbal and written communications skills.Excellent research skills.Ability to analyze and solve non-routine problems with ingenuity in a timely and insightful manner.Project management skills.Ability to manage multiple tasks and tight deadlines under time pressure.Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a collaborative team.Diligent and intellectually curious self-starter with a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed.Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge of cash flow modeling and programming languages (e.g. C++, MATLAB, Python, R or VBA).Strong Excel skills.Proven research, verbal, and written communication skills.Benefits Information:For more information on the benefits, we provide to our employees, visit _https://www.spgbenefitessentials.com/newhires_.Locations: New York, NY | Chicago, IL | Englewood, CORight to Work Requirements: This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.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.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.Our Purpose:Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technologythe right combination can unlock possibility and change the world. Our world is in transition and getting more complex by the day. We push past expected observations and seek out new levels of understanding so that we can help companies, governments and individuals make an impact on tomorrow. At S&P Global we transform data into Essential Intelligence, pinpointing risks and opening possibilities. We Accelerate Progress.Our People:We're more than 35,000 strong worldwideso we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all. 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We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.Benefits:We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That's why we provide everything youand your careerneed to thrive at S&P Global. Our benefits include:Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.Beyond