Managing Director, Non-Bank Financial Services, New York, Colorado, and Toronto

S&P Global • New York, NY

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Managing Director in the Financial Services practice will lead the development of independent credit opinions that markets rely on, combining rigorous analytical leadership with innovative, AI-enabled approaches that strengthen the depth, speed, and consistency of insight. This role involves shaping the next generation of credit talent by coaching, empowering, and developing others while modeling the curiosity, integrity, and collaborative spirit that define leadership at S&P Global Ratings. The Financial Services practice is a core part of the Global Ratings Services team, comprising over 1,400 analysts worldwide, and delivers forward-looking credit insights on banks, insurers, and other financial institutions. It assesses capital strength, funding and liquidity, asset quality, governance, and operating environments to inform rating opinions. The practice also helps stakeholders understand how evolving risks, such as regulation, macroeconomic shifts, digital assets, and decentralized finance, can affect financial stability and credit performance.

Requirements

• Recognized analytical leader with the ability to develop differentiated, decision-useful sector commentaries and thematic insights, translating complex developments into concise, evidence-based narratives.
• Proven ability to represent S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective with senior external stakeholders, building trust through clarity, rigor, and consistent engagement.
• Ability to partner effectively with Methodology and Research & Development teams to support consistent criteria interpretation and application globally, while contributing sector insights to strengthen analytical frameworks.
• Ability to connect issuer and sector developments to forward-looking risk themes, identifying emerging trends that inform monitoring activities, research, and rating committee discussions.
• Ability to coach and develop analytical talent at multiple levels, building sector expertise, credit judgment, and modern analytical capability across the team.
• Ability to oversee and contribute to innovation in sector analysis, balancing efficiency and consistency goals with strong analytical discipline and governance.
• 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

• A master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued.
• We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of independent credit opinions that markets rely on.
• Combine rigorous analytical leadership with innovative, AI-enabled approaches.
• Strengthen the depth, speed, and consistency of insight.
• Coach and mentor analysts and senior analysts, building capability in sector expertise, credit judgment, market engagement, and AI-enabled analytical practices.
• Collaborate across sectors, regions, and asset classes to share best practices, enhance global analytical consistency, and address complex cross-market developments.
• Lead market-relevant, forward-looking sector analysis to ensure high-quality analytical coverage and differentiated insight across the Financial Services sector.
• Translate sector and issuer developments into clear, decision-ready analytical and thematic perspectives, leveraging data, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools.
• Serve as a visible, market-facing leader with key stakeholders, representing S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective.
• Partner with Methodology teams and represent the Financial Services sector in relevant forums to support consistent criteria interpretation and application globally.
• Contribute to the oversight of innovation in sector analysis with the goal of improving efficiency, consistency, and decision-making, while maintaining strong analytical discipline and governance.
• Lead the North America NBFI team and build a culture focused on superb customer service, strong analytical decision making, talent development, collaboration with business partners, operational effectiveness and be a leader in the broader business transformation across the practices.
• Champion innovation by identifying opportunities to redesign workflows, embed automation and AI, and scale repeatable analysis to improve efficiency and decision-making across the organization while maintaining strong analytical discipline, controls, and governance.
• Contribute from a leadership standpoint to our Private Markets initiatives.

Benefits

• Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Retail discounts to referral incentive awards.

What This Job Offers

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