Structured Credit Senior Analyst

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

11

About the Role/The Team:   

The U.S. Structured Credit - CLO Ratings team is part of the broader Structured Finance Group at S&P Global Ratings. The team assigns and monitors credit ratings on complex collateralized loan obligation (CLO) transactions backed by broadly syndicated and middle market corporate loans, providing high-quality, time-sensitive analysis to the leveraged finance market. As a Senior Analyst (you will play a key role in driving analytical quality and efficiency, sharing your expertise with colleagues, and contributing to how the team continuously improves the way we work. 

Impact and Responsibilities:  

Impact: The Senior Analyst plays a key role in driving analytical quality and efficiency, sharing your expertise with colleagues, and contributing to how the team continuously improves the way we work. The Senior Analyst leads analysis on transactions within clearly defined criteria and frameworks and is called upon to advise on more complex or non-standard situations by applying structured finance experience and analytical judgment. 

Responsibilities: 

• Conduct detailed reviews of legal and operating documents to ensure compliance with criteria and identify issues with the transaction structure, adapting to incomplete or conflicting information where needed and proposing options in non-routine situations. 

• Provide clear, constructive comments to external parties (such as issuers, arrangers, and their advisors), explaining analytical concerns and suggested changes in a concise and professional manner. 

• Actively manage relationships with issuers, intermediaries, and investors, building trust and representing S&P Global Ratings’ analytical views and values in all interactions. 

• Effectively communicate S&P’s methodologies and procedures, integrating and explaining complex information in a way that is easily understood by internal and external stakeholders. 

• Participate in and at times lead client meetings and due diligence calls, asking probing questions and using your curiosity and prior experience to surface key credit issues and new approaches. 

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of ratings criteria and cash flow analysis and use this expertise to enhance the knowledge and skill base of the team by coaching and advising junior colleagues on analytical and operational best practices. 

• Work on special projects as directed by the analytical team manager, playing a significant role in initiatives to improve efficiencies in the CLO team and broader Structured Finance Group, including process enhancements, data or modeling improvements, and knowledge-sharing efforts. 

• Deliver high-quality analytical work within agreed timelines, leveraging the wider team to balance workloads, manage multiple deadlines, and meet defined goals. 

• Collaborate and engage with peers and immediate leadership, building relationships with colleagues outside your immediate team where appropriate to share insights, align on processes, and support cross-team initiatives. 

• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

Compensation/Benefits Information: (applicable for US candidates only): 

S&P Global states that the anticipated range of compensation for this position is $110,000 to $145,000. Final compensation for this role will be based on the individual’s performance, geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. 

Basic Required Qualifications: 

• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 2+ years of relevant work experience in Structured Finance (CLO, ABS, MBS, etc.) with credit ratings analysis experience. 

• Proficiency in financial modeling tools such as Excel.  

• Proficiency structured finance cash flow modeling, preferably CLOs or other structured credit products. 

• Strong capability in interpreting large datasets, performance trends, and structural analytics.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to integrate and communicate complex information clearly to different audiences. 

• Evidence of strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work with incomplete or conflicting data and to make decisions within clear parameters. 

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines while maintaining high-quality output and attention to detail. 

• Proven ability to work effectively in cross functional, global teams and to build trusted relationships that support collaboration and knowledge sharing. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Mathematics, or another quantitative/analytical discipline from an accredited institution 

• We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process 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

Additional Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's degree or CFA designation. 

• Familiarity with S&P Global Ratings’ methodologies and criteria for structured finance and related sectors, or comparable experience with methodologies at another global rating agency. 

• Experience representing your organization in client facing forums, such as issuer or investor meetings, training sessions, industry conferences, or webinars. 

Right to Work Requirements: This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States. 

About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: 

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.

• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.

• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.

• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.

• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.

• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

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S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law.  Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.  

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