Senior Analyst Structured Finance
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom or Dublin, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Job Summary
Lead end-to-end execution for assigned credits in structured finance, overseeing surveillance, updates, and model maintenance to ensure high-quality analysis and timely delivery. Synthesize performance data, market signals, and peer context into decision-useful insights while preparing client and executive-ready narratives that translate complex research into clear stories. Provide day-to-day guidance and coaching to Research Assistants and Rating Analysts, building capability in credit discipline and tooling while codifying standard work to drive consistency and scalability. Embed responsible AI use by creating reusable assets, proposing lightweight automations, and operating alongside AI agents in recurring workflows with structured validation. Partner with senior team members and Data/Engineering to identify and scale AI/automation use cases with governance-by-design, ensuring adherence to methodology and data standards.
Required Qualifications
- Specialized experience in ABS, RMBS, and Corporate Securitisations
- demonstrated ability to influence and advise junior colleagues in operational processes
- Strong critical thinking abilities
- exceptional analytical skills
- capacity to make decisions where clear parameters exist
- ability to advise on complex issues using analytical perspective
- Ownership/execution maturity across multiple credits
- delivers high quality with limited oversight
- models values-led behaviour
- Strong collaboration/relationship management
- influences through credibility and constructive challenge
- Coaching capability
- improves team consistency through shared standards and tools
- Continuous improvement mindset
- AI fluency with judgement
- Strong credit/financial/risk analysis
- linking drivers to forward-looking views and risk appetite
- Practical experience embedding AI/LLMs/agents into workflows
- improve productivity and insight
- Strong analytical tool capability
- willingness to learn data/automation tools
- facilitate AI-enabled workflows
- Strong synthesis into concise narratives
- for senior stakeholders/committees
- transparent evidence
- Effective written and verbal communicator
- able to present research and analysis in a clear, structured way
- supports informed decision making
- High standards for quality
- traceability
- and governance
- operates effectively in controlled environments
- Sound judgement on responsible AI use
- Ability to contribute to scalable automation/agent workflows
- Bachelor's degree
- Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week
- Candidates who reach the final stage of the interview process will be asked to attend at least one in-person interview at their nearest S&P Global Ratings office before an offer can be extended
Desired Qualifications
- A master's degree
- professional certification (such as CFA)
- traditional finance disciplines
- diverse academic backgrounds
- support innovative and critical thinking
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