Private Markets Analytical Officer

S&P Global • New York, NY

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Private Markets Analytical Officer is a dynamic, strategic leader reporting to the Chief Analytical Officer for Structured Finance & Private Markets. This critical role is responsible for developing and executing the company strategy to establish S&P Global Ratings as the premier provider of ratings, insights, and expertise in the rapidly evolving private markets landscape. As a Grade 14 leader, this individual will set a clear and inspiring vision aligned to enterprise and divisional strategy, motivating teams and stakeholders to achieve long-term objectives. The Impact As a senior leader and spokesperson, the role will help shape the future of our private markets franchise and ensure our team delivers ratings, insights, and expertise that meet evolving client and market needs. The Private Markets Analytical Officer will be responsible for the direction, quality, and delivery of a significant analytical agenda, including strategic decisions on priorities and resource deployment to achieve key outcomes. While also collaborating across S&P Global divisions, particularly Market Intelligence and S&P Dow Jones Indices, the role will strengthen enterprise-wide alignment through shared objectives, consistent messaging, and integrated market perspectives.

Requirements

• 15+ years of extensive experience in private markets, private credit, credit ratings, structured finance, corporate credit, infrastructure finance, or a related analytical field.
• Deep understanding of private markets dynamics across regions and asset classes, along with demonstrated experience in thought leadership, research, or market insight development.
• Strong analytical credibility and the ability to develop authoritative market perspectives.
• Strong capability in structuring and improving data quality, consistency, and analytical usability.
• Proven experience leading and developing small, high-performing analytical teams, with a focus on delivering thought leadership outputs and strengthening data quality, consistency, and analytical capability.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analytical topics into clear and compelling narratives.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.
• Candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process are required to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or CFA designation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Chief Analytical Officers, Practices, and Methodology teams to assess complex and novel private market transactions and develop analytical approaches for evaluating esoteric risks, with a particular focus on corporate and infrastructure risks.
• Lead or contribute to highly visible, multidisciplinary initiatives across the organization, ensuring that analytical approaches are aligned with broader Ratings priorities and enterprise strategy.
• Actively engage with market participants to support ratings transparency and educational objectives on private market trends, structures, and transactions.
• Engage proactively with Insights teams globally to ensure consistency and transparency in our approach to private markets developments, while building detailed knowledge of cross-practice methodologies, structures, and markets.
• Uphold high standards for analytical quality, data consistency, and methodological discipline across private markets activity.
• Help shape the firm’s perspective on key market trends, risks, and structural developments across private credit and adjacent asset classes.
• Bring new thinking, curiosity, and a long-term perspective to private markets analysis, identifying opportunities for growth, innovation, and stronger market understanding.
• Identify gaps and opportunities in market understanding and work with research teams to produce insightful and timely thought leadership pieces.
• Establish and maintain a consistent, compelling ratings narrative for clients, regulators, and market participants.
• Translate evolving private markets themes into clear analytical views that reinforce S&P Global Ratings’ position as a trusted voice in credit markets.
• Elevate S&P Global Ratings’ profile through high-impact research, viewpoints, and market insights.
• Act as a senior spokesperson with key external stakeholders, including regulators, central banks, industry associations, and media.
• Translate complex market content into accessible, externally relevant insights that influence market dialogue.
• Communicate complex ideas across functions, levels, and external audiences, with the ability to negotiate effectively and agree on solutions.
• Foster strong partnerships across GARM, the analytical teams, and other S&P Ratings teams.
• Ensure alignment on market perspectives, data standards, and methodological consistency.
• Influence senior stakeholders across a matrixed organization to align-on priorities and perspectives, while inviting diverse viewpoints to shape solutions and build stronger outcomes.
• Effectively manage multiple key projects, conflicting priorities, and unexpected changes through clear prioritization and appropriate delegation.
• Assess and respond appropriately to challenging or sensitive situations, fostering trust, inclusivity, and credibility with internal and external stakeholders.
• Coach, develop, and empower team members and colleagues to maximize performance and strengthen analytical capability.

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: Manager