Job Description

T he Role: 293048 Senior Director xe2x80x93 Sector Lead / Sovereign Ratings EMEA

The Team:
The Sovereign Ratings team has about 100 analysts based across the world. In EMEA our sovereign analysts are based in London, Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Johannesburg, and Dubai. In your role you will work directly with the Global Analytical Head of the practice as well as with a group of peers that oversee similar portfolios in APAC and the A mericas .

The Impact:
As a subject matter expert, the Sector Lead plays a key role in driving the analytics of the asset class interacting with the entire analytical group of the practice in the region as well as with your peers globally and across practices. In addition, you will also play a role in coaching and developing junior analysts and will be instrumental in assisting to build a market leading team.

Whatxe2x80x99s in it for you:
You will be a key and instrumental participant of the Global Sovereign AOCC providing guidance and role modelling on analytical judgement, criteria, and overall guidance for the practice.

Finally, this role requires to be comfortable coordinating work across a number of teams within S&P in an environment, which stimulates continuous improvement, innovation and the highest customer service standards, whilst adhering to established ratings criteria, methodology , policies, and regulation.

Responsibilities:
In addition to be ing the primary analyst for a small group of high-profile Sovereign Credits; the sector lead s exercise oversight of the overall portfolio of credits on their region and are responsible to ensure that the global credit view is incorporated in our ratings with accuracy and in a consistent manner.

Be a regular external speaker and the key point of contact for outreach and to carry the S&P message to the market, ensuring relevance and timelines.

Develop key topics on research publications, identifying with a forward and insightful mindset trends and market dynamics that will have an impact in our ratings.

Be a key member of the ratings surveillance process, covering the roles of primary analyst, back up, voter and/or chair for the practice committees globally.

Be an active and key member of the Global Sovereign AOCC as well as the regional CCCxe2x80x99s and ensure the flow of information in and out of the practice works smoothly and effectively.

Commitment to c ross practice collaboration as well as participation in several, research labs, forums and research task forces to produce the highest level of analysis.

Support, coach and train more junior analyst in the practice helping them to build the right set of skills and capabilities needed.

What Wexe2x80x99re Looking For:
Ideally hold a p ost-graduate qualification or equivalent in a relevant subject such as economics, finance, or equivalent experience.

An employee here at S&P Global would typically have 10+ yearsxe2x80x99 of hands-on analytical experience in a relevant financial institution, or a credit/research environment ideally analysing sovereign governments at this level.

Proactive with ability to manage multiple tasks and a busy environment.

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

The successful incumbent will be fluent in English. Additional l anguages would be desirable but are not a prerequisite.

Grade Level : Grade 14 (for internal purposes)

Location: Madrid , Paris, London, Frankfurt, Dubai or Johannesburg

Benefits:
Here at S&P Global we believe in offering a competitive transparent benefits package. This includes our Wellbeing Support Program, Recharge (S&P Globalxe2x80x99s flexible time-off approach under which there is no prescribed maximum amount of time off you can take), our hybrid working model, our Parental Leave, and Give Back Days (five days of paid leave per calendar year to spend volunteering in your community). We encourage you to ask about our benefits during our screening process with our talent acquisition team.

S&P Global delivers essential intelligence that powers decision making. We provide the worldxe2x80x99s leading organizations with the right data, connected technologies and expertise they need to move ahead. As part of our team, youxe2x80x99ll help solve complex challenges that equip businesses, governments and individuals with the knowledge to adapt to a changing economic landscape.

S&P Global Ratings is the worldxe2x80x99s leading provider of independent credit ratings. Our ratings are essential to driving growth, providing transparency, and helping educate market participants so they can make decisions with confidence. We have more than 1 million credit ratings outstanding on government, corporate, financial sector and structured finance entities and securities. We offer an independent view of the market built on a unique combination of broad perspective and local insight. We provide our opinions and research about relative credit risk; market participants gain independent information to help support the growth of transparent, liquid debt markets worldwide.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (xe2x80x9cthe Policyxe2x80x9d) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policyxe2x80x99s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf describes discrimination protections under federal law.

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Job ID: 293048
Posted On: 2023-11-04
Location: Madrid, Spain