North American Corporates - Credit Team Manager, Senior Director

Fitch Group • Austin, NY

31d

About The Position

North American (N.A.) Corporates - Credit Team Manager Fitch is seeking a Director/Senior Director to manage a team of analysts who will sit within the Consumer Family Vertical team and who will report to the Industry Family Team Lead. The job function is to manage a team of analysts by maintaining developmental and analytical consistency as well as meaningfully contribute to the hiring, onboarding, objective setting, and retention of junior talent. The role supports new rating/credit opinion mandates and annual reviews by ensuring timely and forward-looking rating execution consistent with Fitch’s Corporate Rating Criteria and overseeing quality control measures that will span a rating’s life cycle but is not in itself a coverage role. The ideal candidate is someone who: Has experience managing a team of junior professionals and has a strong pattern of leadership who can create an inclusive team ethos. Has a professional background in middle market/private debt, leveraged loans, credit analysis, and corporate finance, plus a solid understanding of financial statements. Has some knowledge of and/or a keen interest in learning more about the Consumer, Healthcare and Real Estate, Gaming and Leisure sectors. Has experience in writing succinctly, modeling, forecasting, and interpreting credit agreements and bond indentures. Is a strong team player with the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside the organization. Enjoys critical thinking, including developing and sharing well-reasoned opinions. Qualitative credentials will weigh meaningfully in the selection of the candidate. A healthy sense of intellectual curiosity is critical, along with a willingness and ability to review and explain topics of analytical complexity. Fitch is a team-oriented work environment, so excellent communication skills are essential, as is a high productivity work-ethic, results oriented mindset, and positive attitude.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree at a minimum, MBA or other advanced degree/designation (CFA/CPA) a plus
• Employee management experience
• Relevant experience a plus, especially coverage or knowledge of the Consumer, Healthcare or REGAL sectors, direct lending, middle market, credit analysis, and accounting
• Expertise in Excel and Word
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Plans, allocates, and monitors use of resources to ensure high quality and timely rating delivery
• Oversees and reviews quantitative and qualitative analysis including financial statement forecasting, comparable analysis and recovery evaluation as well as business models, competitive strengths, management strategy, industry analysis, and regulatory considerations
• Actively engages in the development of the team, including using delegation and stretch assignments as development tools
• Identifies appropriate outcomes, targets, and success factors for team
• Identifies variances in performance against KPIs and takes timely action
• Identifies and assesses talent, provides feedback and input into effective hiring and promotion decisions
• Initiates and drives collaboration between the team and other Fitch areas to further the company’s strategic goals
• Participates in meetings with external stakeholders (direct lenders, alternative asset managers) for private monitored ratings and preliminary credit assessments
• Supports and contributes to research publications for the team and Fitch’s Leveraged Finance initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees