Corporate Ratings - Director (NY / Chicago)

KBRA; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

401(k) plan with employer match

Paid family and disability leave

Educational and professional development assistance

Employee referral bonus program

Job summary

KBRA is seeking a Ratings Director for its Corporates Ratings team in New York or Chicago. In this role, you will conduct fundamental credit analysis and interact with senior management of corporate issuers.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree, 7 years of financial analyst experience, and knowledge of capital markets. The position offers a hybrid work schedule and competitive benefits, including a 401(k) with employer match.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of work experience as a financial analyst.
• Solid understanding of capital markets and relevant experience in credit.
• Ability to conduct due diligence and interact with clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the credit rating process and prepare internal credit memos.
• Author sector research for investors in private credit markets.
• Manage issuer and investor meetings to explain methodologies.

Skills

Qualitative and quantitative analysis

Financial statement analysis

Time management

Team collaboration

Understanding of capital markets

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT)

Job description

Position Title

Corporates - Ratings Director (NY / Chicago)

Entity

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

Employment Type

Full-Time

Location

New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois

Summary / Overview

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is seeking a Director to join our growing Corporates Ratings team with a focus on conducting fundamental credit analysis and research across a wide range of sectors. The Director will work in a highly collaborative team that liaises with internal and external stakeholders to produce high quality and timely corporate credit opinions. The Director will also help conduct credit research on a variety of industrial and service sectors, including analyzing and publishing trends, key rating factors, and evolving credit metrics. This individual will have significant interaction with senior management of corporate issuers, and their advisers. This position is based in our New York or Chicago office.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the credit rating process by preparing internal credit memos, analyzing cash flows, performing sector analysis, and publishing credit reports.
• Author sector research for investors and lenders across private credit, direct lending, and public debt markets.
• Assist in the development and evolution of rating processes and analytical tools.
• Participate in issuer and investor meetings to explain KBRA methodologies and demonstrate understanding of industry trends.

Key Job Qualifications

Flourish in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment. Effectively collaborate with your team members and are motivated to succeed and continually strive for consistency, accuracy and timeliness.

You will be successful in this role if you

• Bachelor’s degree in any subject that prepared you to be a thoughtful qualitative and quantitative analyst and a strong writer. Master’s degree is preferred.
• A minimum of seven (7) or more years of work experience as a financial analyst role within a bank or other financial institution. Prior fundamental credit training (including financial statement analysis) is preferred.
• Conduct due‑diligence and interact with clients as part of the rating process.
• Possess a solid understanding of capital markets and relevant experience in credit, fixed income research or capital markets.
• Experience with corporate financial statements including 10‑Ks, 10‑Qs.
• Work as an integral part of a team and across disciplines in a challenging and dynamic environment.
• Manage time and resources in a fast‑growing company.
• Familiarity with Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and general productivity is a plus.

Salary Range

The anticipated annual base salary range for this full‑time position is $150,000 to $200,000. Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job‑related factors.

KBRA Benefits

• A hybrid work schedule (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the office)
• Competitive benefits and paid time off
• Paid family and disability leave
• 401(k) plan, including employer match (100% vested)
• Educational and professional development financial assistance
• Employee referral bonus program

About Us

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full‑service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to the Temporary Registration Regime. In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset‑backed securities to file a short‑form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.

More Info

KBRA encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.