Senior Director, Industrials & Transportation — Credit Leader

Hearst Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Director to lead the Industrials & Transportation group in North America, based in New York, Chicago, or Toronto. You will guide ratings analysis, structure assessment and market-focused research for I&T transactions.

You’ll oversee complex credit analyses, mentor junior staff, and build strong external networks while collaborating with other Fitch analytical groups to ensure consistency and high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of solid North American corporate related experience in I&T including development of credit or underwriting approach.
• Proven credit skills gained in a bank credit department, a rating agency, buy side credit department, etc.
• Solid writing and verbal communication skills.
• An open mind to think expansively about the opportunity and risk in the evolving infrastructure landscape.
• Excellent modelling skills and thorough familiarity with spreadsheet-based financial models.
• Ability to read and fully comprehend complex structures and to ask probing questions to issuers and their advisers.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and display a strong degree of flexibility to take on additional responsibilities, as required.
• Employee management experience.

Responsibilities

• Work on leading ratings analysis, execution and research on new and existing North American transactions.
• Evaluating innovative credit structures and participating in global criteria development.
• Identifying relevant trends, assessing their credit impact and highlighting these trends in updated industry and market focused reports/presentations.
• Gathering and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and legal documents for the purpose of producing ratings, publishing credit reports, and contributing to special research reports.
• Maintain a strong external network and profile that continues to build Fitch's reputation for analytical excellence by representing Fitch in a compelling and persuasive manner at industry conferences, webinars, issuer meetings/site visits and through media communication.
• Develop and grow strong relationships with the other analytical groups at Fitch to ensure analytical consistency and efficient execution of transactions that involve multiple groups.
• Mentor junior members of the I&T team.

Skills

Credit analysis

Leadership

Financial modelling

Written & verbal communication

Stakeholder management

Industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field

Master's degree preferred

CFA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Director to lead the Industrials & Transportation group in North America, based in New York, Chicago, or Toronto. You will guide ratings analysis, structure assessment and market-focused research for I&T transactions.

You’ll oversee complex credit analyses, mentor junior staff, and build strong external networks while collaborating with other Fitch analytical groups to ensure consistency and high-quality outcomes.