Associate Director, Global Infrastructure/Project Finance North America - S&P Global Ratings

S&P Global • New York, NY

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About The Position

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 12 The Role: Associate Director, Global Infrastructure/Project Finance North America - S&P Global Ratings The Location: New York, NY; Toronto, CA considered The Team: You’ll join our dynamic North American infrastructure team, part of the Global Infrastructure Practice. Based primarily in New York and Toronto, the team covers Power & LNG, Midstream, Regulated Utilities, and Project Finance (P3), though coverage can evolve. You may cover multiple sectors. You’ll collaborate with experienced industry specialists globally who rate infrastructure companies and assets, within a highly integrated and collegiate S&P Global Ratings culture that emphasizes teamwork, knowledge sharing, and cross-team collaboration. The Impact: At S&P Global Ratings, your analytical opinion truly matters and each person who works here has an essential role in our reputation of integrity, transparency, and ratings excellence. We play a vital role in bringing transparency and comparability to financial markets, helping investors measure and manage credit risk. Infrastructure is a rapidly growing sector, and this role offers the opportunity to contribute to its growth while developing professionally in a fast-paced environment. The Role: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate Director to join our growing North American Infrastructure ratings team. Responsibilities include analytical surveillance of a portfolio of rated issuers, new issuer ratings, managing issuer relationships as a primary analyst, investor interaction, and presenting credit views both internally and externally. Confident and knowledgeable responses to analytical questions, and credible representation of S&P Global Ratings in meetings and with investors, are essential.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree holder of Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or similar
• Solid demonstrable experience ( 5+ years) within a large commercial bank, investment bank, investing institution/asset manager, rating agency, or an audit company working in the field of financial analysis, preferably in credit
• Strong analytical skills with a detailed understanding of financial statement analysis and accounting concepts
• Working knowledge of energy infrastructure including unregulated power, midstream, refining, and LNG
• Proficiency/familiarity in reading typical project finance legal documents.
• Proficiency with financial models, credit metric calculations and the ability to maintain accuracy and be detail oriented while complying with tight deadlines
• Strong adherence to analytical guidelines, quality standards, procedures and policies established are adhered to for all credits
• Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines under time pressure
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong Excel skills (including formulas, VLOOKUP's, pivot tables, data, filters)
• Intellectually curious, self-starter with a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or Master’s Degree in Finance , Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics and/or recognized designation like the CF A or FRM

Responsibilities

• Act as the Primary Analyst for a portfolio of credits.
• Conduct ongoing surveillance and make rating recommendations.
• Present analytical findings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply expertise across project finance, corporates, and project developers.
• Work on new issuers, new issues , project financings , and rating evaluation services.
• Contribute to commentaries and thought leadership articles.
• Mentor and train junior team members.
• Actively participate and vote in credit committees, providing original insight and rigorous analysis.
• Be a proactive problem solver.
• You’ll operate within a culture of continuous improvement and high customer service standards, adhering to established ratings criteria, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

• 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 the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees