Job Description

Overview

Associate Director Americas Public Finance, Housing. Grade Level 12. Locations: Englewood, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, New York.

The Team: Credit Analytics is an integral part of the Global Ratings Services team within S&P Global Ratings, comprising a diverse group of analysts across key financial hubs. The Americas Public Finance Housing team manages a portfolio of housing finance agencies, public housing authorities, and community development finance institutions. We value analytical excellence, mentorship, and expertise in affordable housing markets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary analyst and recognized expert for housing credits of varying size and complexity, with advanced knowledge of affordable housing markets, housing finance agencies, and community development finance institutions.
• Lead and mentor junior analysts in complex analytical matters, providing expert guidance on housing sector analysis and fostering collaborative teamwork.
• Apply comprehensive credit knowledge to analyze bond securities, economic indicators, governance structures, and deal-specific situations, and make well-informed recommendations.
• Participate actively in rating committees as a subject matter expert, contributing analytical insights and influencing credit decisions through clear presentations of methodology.
• Communicate complex housing analysis to issuers, municipal advisors, investors, and other stakeholders through analytical reports and timely commentary.
• Manage analytical resources to deliver high-quality analysis across the portfolio while ensuring annual surveillance requirements and quality standards are met.
• Foster a risk-aware culture by leading by example and ensuring analytical rigor in housing sector evaluations.
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.
• Final-stage candidates must attend at least one in-person interview, ordinarily at the nearest S&P Global Ratings office, prior to an offer.

What We're Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• 4+ years of experience in Public Finance with demonstrated expertise in housing sector analysis, affordable housing programs, or housing finance agencies.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor analytical professionals, with experience guiding junior colleagues through complex credit analysis and processes.
• Strong credit analysis expertise including experience with bond structures, financial statement analysis, and risk assessment methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex housing market dynamics to diverse audiences both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a multicultural environment with autonomy.
• Change-ready mindset with preparation to adapt to a changing work environment, including AI-human analytical workflows.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in business, public policy, public administration, finance, or related field.
• Experience with housing finance agency operations, affordable housing tax credits, or community development finance.
• Track record of mentoring and developing analytical talent within financial services or rating agencies.
• Experience writing analytical reports or thought leadership pieces in housing or public finance sectors.

Compensation/Benefits Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $158,000, depending on location, experience, and skills. This role is eligible for an annual incentive plan and additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on benefits, visit S&P Global Benefits.

Our Hiring Manager says

Im looking for the kind of person who has analytical curiosity and loves a challenge. Working on a diverse yet complex portfolio of credits will allow you to learn new skill sets, but you must also be willing to lead other analysts and support their portfolios. You will enjoy this job because it involves evaluating the public sector while working for a private company.

About S&P Global Ratings

At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide essential insights to translate complexity into clarity. We enable growth across organizations by bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness.

S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is a leading provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions. For more information, visit

Whats In It For You?

Our purpose and values drive how we work and grow as a team. We focus on integrity, discovery, and partnership, and we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Our benefits include health coverage, flexible time off, continuous learning, retirement planning, family-friendly perks, and more. For country-specific benefits, refer to spbenefits information.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer. 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, veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. For accommodations during the application process, email EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com. The poster and pay transparency information are available where applicable. This posting is indicated as inactive in certain systems.

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