Director, Structured Credit & Alternative Finance

Fitch; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Training & mentorship programs

Tuition reimbursement

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Inclusive work environment

Job summary

Fitch Ratings seeks a Director for Structured Credit Alternative Products in Toronto. The role centers on evaluating new transaction proposals involving securitization, synthetic risk transfers, and CLO-lite structures, with responsibility for rating decisions and client engagement.

You will lead analytical work across credit, legal, and structuring aspects while contributing to rating criteria development and sector research initiatives within a collaborative, global team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative discipline such as finance, accounting, or economics.
• At least 8 years of experience in the financial industry, preferably related to Structured Credit/Structured Finance.
• Strong analytical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail.
• High level of personal responsibility, initiative, and self-management.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; knowledge of programming languages is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze critical credit, legal, and structural elements of transaction proposals.
• Acting as primary or secondary analyst for transaction ratings; defend views in discussions with issuers and investors.
• Contribute to the development of rating criteria and iterative improvement of frameworks.
• Lead and/or support sector trend research reports and projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Initiative

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance, accounting, or economics (quantitative)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Programming languages

Job description

Fitch Ratings seeks a Director for Structured Credit Alternative Products in Toronto. The role centers on evaluating new transaction proposals involving securitization, synthetic risk transfers, and CLO-lite structures, with responsibility for rating decisions and client engagement.

You will lead analytical work across credit, legal, and structuring aspects while contributing to rating criteria development and sector research initiatives within a collaborative, global team.