Director, Project Finance - Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group - CHI

Fitch Group • Chicago, IL

60d • $140,000 - $180,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Fitch Ratings’ North America Corporate, Infrastructure and Project Finance Group is seeking a Director based out of their New York, Chicago, or Toronto office. This role is for a senior credit analyst with 8-10 years of solid project finance experience in the infrastructure sector. The primary responsibilities will focus on the analysis, execution, and rating of infrastructure and project finance transactions, particularly those related to energy and power assets in the US and Canada. The position offers the opportunity to take a leadership role in analyzing cutting-edge transactions, be part of a growing credit team in the evolving energy and power infrastructure space, and work in an experienced and collaborative team with an open culture.

Requirements

• 8 -10 years of solid project finance related experience in infrastructure including development of credit or underwriting approach for new sectors.
• Proven project finance and infrastructure credit skills gained in a bank credit department, a rating agency, buy side credit department, etc.
• Solid writing and verbal communication skills.
• An open mind to think expansively about the opportunity and risk in the evolving infrastructure landscape.
• Excellent modelling skills and thorough familiarity with spreadsheet-based financial models.
• Ability to read and fully comprehend complex structures and to ask probing questions to issuers and their advisers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and display a strong degree of flexibility to take on additional responsibilities, as required.

Nice To Haves

• Rating agency experience.
• Ratings advisory work.
• A deep understanding of and a keen interest in infrastructure and project finance.
• A professional background in capital markets and/or credit analysis.
• Experience in interpreting complex legal documents such as bank agreements and bond indentures.
• A strong pattern of leadership and the ability to proactively and successfully interact with various stakeholders, both within and outside of the organization.
• CFA.
• Master’s degree in Finance, Business or Public Administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work on leading ratings analysis, execution and research on new and existing North American transactions.
• Evaluating innovative credit structures and participating in global criteria development.
• Identifying relevant trends, assessing their credit impact and highlighting these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations.
• Gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing ratings, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports.
• 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 team.

Benefits

• Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions.
• Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
• Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $140,000 and $180,000.
• Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors.
• Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior