Managing Director, Sector Lead - Non-Bank Financial Institutions, New York, Colorado, and Toronto

S&P Global•Toronto, ON

5d•$240,000 - $289,000•Hybrid

About The Position

S&P Global Ratings is hiring a Managing Director, Sector Lead for the North America Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) team within its Financial Services practice. Credit Ratings brings together more than 1,400 analysts worldwide, and the Financial Services practice provides forward-looking credit insights on banks, insurers, and other financial institutions. Its analysis assesses factors such as capital strength, funding and liquidity, asset quality, governance, and operating environments. The Sector Lead will guide the development of independent, market-relevant credit opinions and differentiated NBFI insights, applying rigorous analytical leadership and AI-enabled approaches to improve the depth, speed, and consistency of analysis. The role includes leading analytical coverage and research, translating issuer and sector developments into clear perspectives, and connecting developments to forward-looking risks for monitoring, research, and rating committee discussions. The role also involves coaching and developing analysts and senior analysts, collaborating across sectors and regions, engaging with senior external stakeholders, and partnering with Methodology, Research & Development, and other teams. The Sector Lead will contribute to Private Markets initiatives and broader business transformation, including workflow redesign, automation, and scalable analysis, while maintaining independence, analytical discipline, controls, and governance. Employees are required to work from an office at least two days per week. Final-stage candidates must attend at least one in-person interview, ordinarily at their nearest S&P Global Ratings office. The role is limited to people with an indefinite right to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
Typically, 10 or more years of relevant experience in credit analysis or financial services.
Ability to partner effectively with Methodology and Research & Development teams to support consistent criteria interpretation and application and strengthen analytical frameworks.
Ability to coach and develop analytical talent at multiple levels.
Recognized analytical leadership and ability to produce differentiated, decision-useful sector commentaries and thematic insights.
Ability to translate complex developments into concise, evidence-based narratives.
Proven ability to represent S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective with senior external stakeholders and build trust through clear, rigorous, consistent engagement.
Ability to connect issuer and sector developments to forward-looking risk themes.
Ability to oversee and contribute to analytical innovation while balancing efficiency and consistency with strong discipline and governance.
Indefinite right to work in the United States.
Ability to attend at least one in-person interview at the final stage of the process.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree.
Professional certification such as CFA.
Academic background that supports innovative and critical thinking, including disciplines outside traditional finance.

Responsibilities

Serve as the analytical leader for the North America Non-Bank Financial Institutions team, building a culture of customer service excellence, sound analytical decision-making, talent development, collaboration, and business transformation.
Lead market-relevant, forward-looking sector analysis and ensure high-quality analytical coverage and differentiated insight across the Financial Services sector.
Lead the production of differentiated NBFI credit insights and broader research integrating analysis across Financial Services, Global Analytics, Research, and Methodologies teams.
Translate sector and issuer developments into clear, decision-ready analytical and thematic perspectives for internal and external audiences.
Use data, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools to strengthen the depth, speed, and consistency of analysis and insight.
Coach and mentor analysts and senior analysts, developing sector expertise, credit judgment, market engagement, and modern analytical capabilities.
Collaborate across sectors, regions, and asset classes to share practices, improve analytical consistency, and address complex cross-market developments.
Represent S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective with management teams, investors, regulators, and other market participants, maintaining independence, objectivity, and analytical integrity.
Partner with Methodology teams and represent the Financial Services sector in relevant forums, supporting consistent global criteria interpretation and application and contributing insights to strengthen methodologies.
Connect issuer and sector developments to forward-looking risk themes that inform monitoring, research, and rating committee discussions.
Oversee and contribute to innovation in sector analysis, identifying opportunities to redesign workflows, embed automation and AI, and scale repeatable analysis while maintaining analytical discipline, controls, and governance.
Lead Private Markets initiatives and participate in key analytical forums.