Director, CMBS & CRE Credit Strategy

Fitch Ratings; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Training and mentorship programs

Retirement planning

Job summary

Fitch Ratings seeks a Director to join the CMBS group in our New York / Chicago / London office. This leadership role focuses on strategic growth in CRE and CMBS, offering guidance on opinions to investors and market participants across North America.

Lead credit assessments, modeling, and reporting while developing high-performing teams in a hybrid work setting across multiple locations.

Qualifications

• You hold a bachelor’s degree, with a preference for an advanced degree in finance, real estate, or a related field
• You have more than eight years of experience in commercial real estate underwriting, valuation, structured finance, or related fields
• You have familiarity with data center transactions and an interest in the technology and infrastructure fundamentals shaping the sector
• You possess strong cash flow modeling skills, including the ability to analyze complex cash flow waterfalls and financing structures
• You possess strong leadership skills with a proven track record of managing and developing high-performing teams
• You demonstrate advanced expertise in Excel, Word, and financial modeling
• You have strong analytical, quantitative, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• You bring a creative, solutions-oriented mindset to understanding complex transaction structures and improving analytical processes
• You exhibit exceptional communication skills, including the ability to write clearly and persuasively

Responsibilities

• Lead the assessment of credit strengths and risks of commercial real estate properties and related loan structures in the U.S. and Canadian markets
• Added value in the ability to evaluate data center transactions and other complex real estate financings, incorporating an understanding of the technology-sector fundamentals driving demand and growth
• Oversee and enhance property cash flow underwriting, valuation analyses, and cash flow waterfall modeling
• Guide the team in using quantitative analyses to evaluate property- and loan-level characteristics, transaction structures, industry trends, and downside scenarios
• Apply creativity and sound credit judgment to analyze complex structures and develop efficient, practical analytical solutions
• Present and communicate complex rating conclusions to senior credit committees and stakeholders
• Drive the publication of comprehensive transaction reports, rating commentaries, and research publications

Skills

Leadership

Cash flow modeling

Financial analysis

Excel

Communication

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree in finance/real estate

Tools

Microsoft Word

Job description

Fitch Ratings seeks a Director to join the CMBS group in our New York / Chicago / London office. This leadership role focuses on strategic growth in CRE and CMBS, offering guidance on opinions to investors and market participants across North America.

Lead credit assessments, modeling, and reporting while developing high-performing teams in a hybrid work setting across multiple locations.