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

S&P Global•Boulder, CO

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

S&P Global Ratings is hiring a Sector Lead for its North America Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) team within the Financial Services practice. The role provides analytical leadership for the team, producing independent, forward-looking credit opinions and differentiated sector insights for markets. It combines rigorous credit analysis with the use of data, advanced analytics, automation, and AI-enabled approaches to improve the depth, speed, and consistency of analytical work while maintaining strong governance and controls. The Sector Lead will build a culture of service excellence, strong analytical decision-making, collaboration, talent development, and broader business transformation. The position involves engaging with senior external stakeholders, representing S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective, partnering with Methodology and Research & Development teams, and contributing to Private Markets initiatives and analytical forums. Employees are required to work from the office at least two days per week. Final-stage candidates must attend at least one in-person interview. The position is limited to people with an indefinite right to work in the United States.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
At least 10 years of relevant experience in credit analysis or financial services is typical for an employee at this level.
Demonstrated analytical leadership and ability to produce differentiated, decision-useful sector commentary and thematic insights.
Ability to translate complex developments into concise, evidence-based narratives.
Proven ability to represent an analytical perspective with senior external stakeholders and build trust through clear, rigorous, consistent engagement.
Ability to connect issuer and sector developments to forward-looking risks and identify emerging trends relevant to monitoring, research, and rating committee discussions.
Ability to oversee and contribute to analytical innovation while balancing efficiency and consistency with discipline and governance.
Ability to partner with Methodology and Research & Development teams on criteria interpretation and application.
Ability to coach and develop analytical talent at multiple levels.
Ability to lead a team culture centered on customer service, collaboration, talent development, and strong analytical decision-making.

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

Lead the North America Non-Bank Financial Institutions team and build a culture of customer service excellence, strong analytical decision-making, talent development, collaboration, and business transformation.
Coach and mentor analysts and senior analysts, developing sector expertise, credit judgment, market engagement, and AI-enabled analytical practices.
Collaborate across sectors, regions, and asset classes to share best practices, strengthen global analytical consistency, and address complex cross-market developments.
Lead forward-looking, market-relevant sector analysis and ensure high-quality coverage and differentiated insight across the Financial Services sector.
Produce differentiated credit insights and broader research drawing on analytics from 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, using data, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools.
Represent S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective in engagement with management teams, investors, regulators, and other market participants, upholding independence, objectivity, and analytical integrity.
Partner with Methodology teams and represent the Financial Services sector in relevant forums to support consistent global criteria interpretation and application, and contribute market insights to strengthen methodologies and practices.
Identify emerging trends and connect issuer and sector developments to forward-looking risk themes that inform monitoring, research, and rating committee discussions.
Drive analytical decision-making and broader risk assessment, considering market dynamics and innovation in financing structures beyond existing analytical constructs.
Champion service excellence for issuers, investors, intermediaries, and influential market participants through clear, thoughtful analytics delivered with speed and agility.
Identify opportunities to redesign workflows, embed automation and AI, and scale repeatable analysis while maintaining analytical discipline, controls, and governance.
Contribute to oversight and innovation in sector analysis to improve efficiency, consistency, and decision-making.
Lead Private Markets initiatives and participate in key analytical forums.