Credit Analyst, Senior Director - Complex Credit Group (Corporate, Infrastructure & Project Finance)

Fitch Group•Chicago, IL

3d•$190,000 - $230,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Fitch’s Corporate, Infrastructure & Project Finance Group is currently seeking a Senior Director based out of our U.S and Canada. The Complex Credits Group is a specialist rating team within the broader Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance group. The broader infrastructure ratings team covers approximately 800 credits across transportation, power & energy, social, digital and water infrastructure, as well as sports facilities and UK whole business securitization. The primary responsibilities of the successful candidate will be to lead the analysis of complex structured corporate, digital infrastructure and project finance transactions and assist in efforts to enhance rating approaches and criteria development for complex and non-standard credits, in particular relating to data centres and other digital infrastructure.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree at minimum, advanced degree a plus
10+ years relevant experience in a capital markets and/or credit analysis role
A healthy sense of intellectual curiosity and a life-long learning mindset
A demonstrated willingness and ability to attack and explain topics of analytical complexity
Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to shift fluidly between multiple projects as priorities change
Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment

Nice To Haves

Previous experience covering the infrastructure, project finance or structured credit sector and focusing on credit risk assessment, whether on the buy-side, sell-side, a credit department at a bank, or another rating agency.
The ability to effectively and constructively challenge existing mindsets to assist the group in formulating innovative rating approaches on complex credits, sectors or topics.
Employee management experience a plus, including a track record in supporting others’ development and career progression.

Responsibilities

Lead ratings analysis and research on both new and existing transactions. A core focus of the role is to lead complex new project finance digital infrastructure ratings.
Evaluate innovative credit structures, lead transaction screening initiatives on complex transactions and participate in global rating criteria development.
Identify and research relevant trends, assessing their credit impact and highlighting these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations.
Gather and analyze quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing ratings, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports.
Interact with other Fitch analytical groups to develop rating approaches and criteria to bespoke projects.
Maintain a strong external network and profile as a senior analytical representative that continues to build Fitch's reputation for analytical excellence by representing Fitch in a compelling and persuasive manner at industry conferences, webinars, issuer meetings/site visits, banker and sponsor meetings and through media communication.
Develop and grow strong relationships with the other analytical groups at Fitch to ensure analytical consistency and efficient execution of transactions that involve multiple groups.
Mentor junior members of the Corporate, Infrastructure & Project Finance team.