Senior Analyst, Structured Credit

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 11

The Team:

The practice provides credit ratings of structured products that are backed by pools of assets, mainly focused on Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) transactions. You will report to the Analytical Manager, Structured Finance and work closely with a number of highly experienced industry specialists.

The Impact:

S&P Global is seeking an experienced analyst to join its Structured Finance Ratings group as a Senior Analyst in the Structured Credit practice. The successful candidate will enhance our ability to efficiently and effectively serve our clients by demonstrating outstanding analytical excellence and the capacity to provide relevant, insightful and compelling analysis. You will have responsibility for helping with undertaking analysis for the Structured Credit team. Senior Analysts who excel in this role will have opportunities to work across other asset classes and assume greater accountabilities.

What you stand to Gain:

Structured Finance is an important sector of capital markets and is a key funding source and growth driver for many areas of the economy. You will be exposed to CLO, SME, repack structure. If you are interested in helping to facilitate this growth while challenging yourself in a fast-paced environment, this is the right position for you. To succeed, you must be comfortable with quantitative analysis and have a knack for problem solving. You will get to work in a dynamic team environment and work with a team of professional specialists. You can deepen and broaden your insight and knowledge in one of the leading credit ratings’ companies in the world. This role provides a great opportunity to be exposed to a range of markets and asset types. Furthermore, there is the possibility to participate with the Company Data Science initiatives.

A Senior Analyst is responsible for rating CLOs and managing the end-to-end ratings process from the initial engagement through to the publication of reports. The successful candidate will review documents; consider the legal dimensions of transaction structures; develop an understanding of and apply relevant rating criteria; assess the credit profile of collateral pools and work with financial and cash flow models to stress test the structures and enhancement levels under various economic scenarios. You will also be the primary analytical contact for bankers, issuers and investors and will resolve any analytical inquiries that may arise during the rating process. At the same time, you will also be responsible for a portfolio of CLOs to monitor.

Responsibilities:

- Ownership of a portfolio of credits, mainly CLOs.
- Working closely with analysts to provide research and analysis for the Structured Finance team.
- Analyse data and review documentation for the analytical team.
- Conducting analyses on complicated SF transactions with appropriate risk factor identification, measurement, and presentation.
- Independently preparing and presenting analysis and recommendations to credit committees.
- Proactive participation in ratings committees.
- Review and run cash flow models.
- Undertake research in support of S&P Global Ratings published commentaries.
- Understand and implement S&P’s Policies.
- Take the lead on special projects within Structured Finance as appropriate.

What we’re looking for:

- Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Business, Finance, Economics or a related subject. You could be pursuing postgraduate studies/CFA qualification.
- Relevant industry experience in Securitization and/or CLO, credit analysis or related analytical fields.
- An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 3-6 years of analytical work experience in the financial services industry.
- Demonstrable analytical work experience with responsibility for managing and interpreting data for analytical purposes.
- Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-changing, global and regulated environment.
- Proactive team player with a willingness-to-learn and an analytical mind-set.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Fluent in English (both written and verbal) with the ability to prepare professional analyses and reports.
- Another European language would be desirable.
- Good/advanced knowledge of Python and/or R is desirable.

About S&P Global Ratings

At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

What’s In It For You?

Our Purpose: Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.

Our People: We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.

Our Values: Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. We start with a foundation of integrity, bring a spirit of discovery, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. Our benefits include:

- Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
- Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized.
- Continuous Learning: Access resources to grow your career and learn new skills.
- Invest in Your Future: Competitive pay, retirement planning, education support, and financial wellness programs.
- Family Friendly Perks: Perks for partners and children, with strong family benefits.
- Beyond the Basics: Discounts and other perks.

For more information on benefits by country see the applicable country benefits page.

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 email EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com. Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.

US Candidates Only: The EEO is the Law Poster at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision: https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_English_formattedESQA508c.pdf

Job ID: 320655

Posted On: 2025-09-28

Location: Dublin, Ireland

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