Director, Americas Public Finance – Charter Schools, Englewood, CO or Dallas, TX

S&P Global•Englewood, CO

29d•Hybrid

About The Position

Credit Ratings is a key part of S&P Global's Global Ratings Services, comprising over 1,400 analysts globally. The Public Finance practice provides credit opinions on public-sector entities, including governments, public agencies, non-profits, and infrastructure issuers. The Charter Schools team specifically focuses on rating over 600 charter schools, independent schools, and community colleges, applying rigorous analytical standards and a deep understanding of sector-specific credit dynamics. This role offers a significant opportunity to influence credit analysis and market perception within the dynamic charter school sector. As a Director, you will manage a complex portfolio, ensure analytical quality and consistency, and mentor a team of analysts. You will also contribute to market outreach and thought leadership, strengthening S&P Global Ratings' credibility in these sectors.

Requirements

7+ years of relevant experience in public finance, credit analysis, or a related field.
Strong credit analysis expertise, with the ability to deliver high-quality, forward-looking analytical output at pace across a complex and diverse portfolio.
Experience mentoring or managing analysts, with a demonstrated ability to build team capability and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
Practical experience using generative AI, advanced data analytics, or automation tools to enhance research, monitoring, and workflow efficiency while maintaining strong validation and analytical discipline.
Strong relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to present complex analytical insights clearly and credibly to issuers, investors, and market participants while maintaining analytical independence.
Disciplined approach to portfolio risk oversight, with the ability to identify emerging risks early, escalate appropriately, and operate within established governance frameworks.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work consistently in a deadline-driven environment.
Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.
This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with charter school, independent school, or community college ratings, or a strong understanding of municipal sectors with a desire to expand into these areas.
A master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued.
Candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop analysts, building credit expertise and the capability to effectively leverage digital and AI-enabled tools.
Drive adoption of modern analytical practices by embedding generative AI, advanced analytics, and automation into monitoring, drafting, research, and workflow execution.
Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and analytical rigor across the team.
Lead high-quality credit and capital markets analysis across assigned issuers and sectors, delivering forward-looking insights that support ratings, monitoring activities, risk assessments, and rating committee discussions.
Translate issuer and sector developments into clear, decision-ready analytical perspectives, integrating scenario analysis and forward-looking risk considerations.
Identify and implement workflow improvements in partnership with Data, Technology, Compliance, In-Business Control, and Methodology teams to scale best practices.
Build and maintain strong relationships with issuers, investors, and market participants through credible, insight-led engagement.
Support market outreach and thought leadership efforts, communicating complex, data-informed analysis clearly while maintaining analytical independence and objectivity.
Ensure strong analytical execution with clear documentation, high-quality outputs, and adherence to governance and regulatory standards.
Maintain oversight of portfolio risk to identify and escalate emerging risks early.
Apply disciplined oversight to the use of AI and automated outputs, ensuring transparency, explainability, and appropriate controls are in place.