US Corporates - Senior Director, Industrials & Transportation - New York

Fitch Group•New York, NY

4d•$190,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Fitch Ratings' Industrials & Transportation Group is seeking a Senior Director based out of their New York, Chicago, or Toronto office. This role will report into the Team Head of Industrials or Transportation for North America. The company is looking for a senior credit analyst with over 10 years of solid corporate credit rating experience in the industrials and transportation sectors. The primary responsibilities will focus on the analysis, execution, and rating of I&T transactions in the US and Canada. The role offers the opportunity to shape the strategic direction of the I&T team, take a leadership role in analyzing cutting-edge transactions, and be part of a growing credit team in the evolving infrastructure space. This sector is experiencing significant investments, leading to a diversity of new and interesting credits for independent evaluation. The position also offers the chance to work with an experienced and collaborative team and learn about the wider infrastructure space within an open culture that encourages idea exchange.

Requirements

10+ years of solid North American corporate related experience in I&T including development of credit or underwriting approach.
Proven 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.
Employee management experience.

Nice To Haves

Rating agency experience.
Ratings advisory work.
A deep understanding of and a keen interest in I&T related industries.
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.
Maintain a strong external network and profile that continues to build Fitch's reputation for analytical excellence by representing Fitch in a compelling and persuasive manner at industry conferences, webinars, issuer meetings/site visits and through media communication.
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 I&T team.