Director, Insurance Credit Analytics – Middle East

Fitch; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Fitch Ratings in Dubai seeks a Credit Analyst at Director level for its Middle East Insurance team. You will lead rating activities, develop issuer insights and represent Fitch in committees, while mentoring junior staff and coordinating with management.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in credit or audit roles, with strong English, Excel skills, and knowledge of insurance financial statements and solvency. This role offers a hybrid work model in Dubai and broad regional coverage.

Qualifications

• Extensive analytical experience (over 5 years) ideally in credit- or audit-related fields gained from working at a commercial/investment bank/insurance company/buy-side firm/rating agency or similar.
• Strong analytical and reasoning capacities.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Proficiency in written and spoken English is essential.
• Ability to work independently as well as being a good team player.
• Strong knowledge of insurance financial statement analysis, accounting standards and solvency requirements.
• Strong knowledge of Excel.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring a growing portfolio of issuer ratings including the preparation of rating committee documentation.
• Writing and publishing comprehensive rating reports on individual issuers (based on public information and management meetings with the rated entities).
• Participation in credit rating committees for insurers in their allocated region and other countries.
• Regular interaction with contacts at issuers and liaison with issuers senior management at rating meetings.
• Active involvement in the publication of issuer- and sector-specific research and insightful commentaries.
• Overseeing the work of more junior colleagues.
• Responding to external queries from investors, bankers and other stakeholders.
• Presenting Fitch’s rating criteria and rating approach to prospective issuers.

Skills

Credit analysis

Financial statement analysis

Excel

English communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

First university degree

Actuarial/accounting/auditing qualifications

Tools

Excel

Job description

Fitch Ratings in Dubai seeks a Credit Analyst at Director level for its Middle East Insurance team. You will lead rating activities, develop issuer insights and represent Fitch in committees, while mentoring junior staff and coordinating with management.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in credit or audit roles, with strong English, Excel skills, and knowledge of insurance financial statements and solvency. This role offers a hybrid work model in Dubai and broad regional coverage.