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About the Role

The Global Infrastructure and Project Finance Group (GIG) covers approximately 650 credits across various infrastructure sectors. This role will lead the analysis of infrastructure and project finance transactions and contribute to enhancing rating approaches and criteria development for complex credits, particularly in emerging infrastructure sectors and alternative/core+ infrastructure, as well as complex transportation and energy sectors.

Responsibilities

Lead the analysis of infrastructure and project finance transactions.
Assist in efforts to enhance rating approaches and criteria development for complex and non-standard credits.
Work on ratings analysis and research on new and existing transactions.
Evaluate innovative credit structures and participate in global rating criteria development.
Identify and research relevant trends, assessing their credit impact and highlighting these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations.
Gather and analyze quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing ratings, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports.
Interact with other Fitch analytical groups to help develop rating approaches and criteria to bespoke projects.
Meet with senior management of entities and/or project sponsors, investment bankers and financial advisors, to produce ratings and reports for general publication.
Maintain a strong external network and profile to build Fitch's reputation for analytical excellence by representing Fitch at industry conferences, webinars, issuer meetings/site visits and through media communication.
Develop and grow strong relationships with other analytical groups at Fitch to ensure analytical consistency and efficient execution of transactions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree at minimum, advanced degree a plus.
7+ years relevant experience in a capital markets and/or credit analysis role.
A healthy sense of intellectual curiosity and a life-long learning mindset.
A demonstrated willingness and ability to attack and explain topics of analytical complexity.
Strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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.
Ability to shift fluidly between multiple projects as priorities change.
Ability to excel in a team-oriented environment.
Previous experience covering the infrastructure or project finance sectors and focusing on credit whether on the buy-side, sell-side, a credit department at a bank, or another rating agency.
The ability to effectively and constructively challenge existing mindsets to assist the group in formulating innovative rating approaches on complex credits, sectors, or topics.

Skills

Capital markets
Credit analysis
Analytical skills
Quantitative skills
Organizational skills
Written communication skills
Verbal communication skills
Modelling skills
Financial models
Infrastructure finance
Project finance
Credit rating

Location

New York
Chicago
Austin
San Francisco
Toronto

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Associate Director
7+ years relevant experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree
Advanced degree a plus

Salary/Compensations

$115,000 - $140,000

Benefits

Commission earnings
Discretionary bonuses
Long-term incentives
Other benefits sponsored by Fitch

About the Company

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries.
Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.
Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research.
Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions.
Our global network of colleagues comes together to accomplish things greater than they ever could alone.
Every team member is essential to our business and each perspective is critical to our success.
We embrace diverse culture that encourages a free exchange of ideas, guaranteeing your voice will be heard and your work will have an impact, regardless of seniority.

Equal Opportunity

Fitch Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.