Associate Director Americas Public Finance, Housing : S&P Global

Associate Director Americas Public Finance, Housing

Credit Analytics is an integral part of the Global Ratings Services team within S&P Global Ratings, comprising a diverse group of 1400 analysts spread across key financial hubs worldwide. Our culture thrives on collaboration and a global mindset, fostering an environment of inclusivity and continuous learning. The Americas Public Finance Housing team manages a portfolio of approximately 600 ratings associated with housing finance agencies, public housing authorities, and community development finance institutions. We value analytical excellence, mentorship, and expertise in affordable housing markets.

Responsibilities and Impact :

• Serve as primary analyst and recognized expert for housing credits of varying size and complexity, demonstrating advanced knowledge of affordable housing markets, housing finance agencies, and community development finance institutions
• Lead and mentor junior analysts in complex analytical matters, providing expert guidance on housing sector analysis while role-modeling analytical curiosity and collaborative teamwork to build organizational knowledge
• Apply comprehensive credit knowledge to analyze complex bond securities, economic indicators, management structures, governance frameworks, and challenging deal-specific situations while making well-informed recommendations
• Participate actively in rating committees as a subject matter expert, contributing analytical insights and influencing credit decisions through well-reasoned presentations that demonstrate mastery of S&P methodologies
• Communicate complex housing analysis effectively to diverse stakeholders including issuers, municipal advisors, investors, and media through analytical reports, timely industry commentaries, and thought leadership pieces
• Manage analytical resources to deliver high-quality analysis across your portfolio while ensuring annual surveillance requirements are met and maintaining S&P's quality standards
• Foster a risk-aware culture by leading by example and ensuring analytical rigor in all housing sector evaluations
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week
• 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

What We're Looking For :

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Compensation / Benefits Information :

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $158,000, depending on location, experience, and skills. This role is eligible for an annual incentive plan and additional S&P Global benefits.

For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please visit S&P Global Benefits.

Our Hiring Manager says : "I'm looking for the kind of person who has analytical curiosity and loves a challenge. Working on a diverse yet complex portfolio of credits will allow you to learn new skill sets, but you must also be willing to lead other analysts in more junior positions, and to provide support to their analytic portfolios as well. You'll love this job because it involves evaluating the public sector while working for a private company."

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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.

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