Job Description

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 12

The Role: Associate Director, Global Infrastructure/Project Finance North America - S&P Global Ratings

The Location: New York, NY; Toronto, CA considered

The Team: Youll join our dynamic North American infrastructure team, part of the Global Infrastructure Practice. Based primarily in New York and Toronto, the team covers Power & LNG, Midstream, Regulated Utilities, and Project Finance (P3), though coverage can evolve. You may cover multiple sectors. Youll collaborate with experienced industry specialists globally who rate infrastructure companies and assets, within a highly integrated and collegiate S&P Global Ratings culture that emphasizes teamwork, knowledge sharing, and cross-team collaboration.

The Impact: At S&P Global Ratings, your analytical opinion truly matters and each person who works here has an essential role in our reputation of integrity, transparency, and ratings excellence. We play a vital role in bringing transparency and comparability to financial markets, helping investors measure and manage credit risk. Infrastructure is a rapidly growing sector, and this role offers the opportunity to contribute to its growth while developing professionally in a fast-paced environment.

The Role: We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Associate Director to join our growing North American Infrastructure ratings team. Responsibilities include analytical surveillance of a portfolio of rated issuers, new issuer ratings, managing issuer relationships as a primary analyst, investor interaction, and presenting credit views both internally and externally. Confident and knowledgeable responses to analytical questions, and credible representation of S&P Global Ratings in meetings and with investors, are essential.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the Primary Analyst for a portfolio of credits.
• Conduct ongoing surveillance and make rating recommendations.
• Present analytical findings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply expertise across project finance, corporates, and project developers.
• Work on new issuers, new issues, project financings, and rating evaluation services.
• Contribute to commentaries and thought leadership articles.
• Mentor and train junior team members.
• Actively participate and vote in credit committees, providing original insight and rigorous analysis.
• Be a proactive problem solver and operate within a culture of continuous improvement and high customer service standards, adhering to established ratings criteria, policies, and procedures.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree holder of Business, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics or similar.
• Solid demonstrable experience (5+ years) within a large commercial bank, investment bank, investing institution/asset manager, rating agency, or an audit company working in the field of financial analysis, preferably in credit.
• Strong analytical skills with a detailed understanding of financial statement analysis and accounting concepts.
• Working knowledge of energy infrastructure including unregulated power, midstream, refining, and LNG.
• Proficiency/familiarity in reading typical project finance legal documents.
• Proficiency with financial models, credit metric calculations, and the ability to maintain accuracy and be detail oriented while complying with tight deadlines.
• Strong adherence to analytical guidelines, quality standards, procedures and policies established for all credits.
• Ability to multi-task and manage deadlines under time pressure.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong Excel skills (including formulas, VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data, filters).
• Intellectually curious, self-starter with a strong work ethic and a drive to succeed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Masters Degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, Engineering, Mathematics and/or recognized designation like the CFA or FRM.

Compensation/Benefits Information (US Candidates Only):

The anticipated base salary range for this position is USD $137,000 - $185,000. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individuals geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications.

Benefits:

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized.
• 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: Perks for partners and little ones, including best?in?class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awardssmall perks can make a big difference.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

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