Senior Analyst, Structured Credit

Grade Level (for internal use): 11

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 be working closely with a number of highly experienced industry specialists.

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.

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.

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• 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.
  

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• 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.
  

All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

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. xcfaprz

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Job ID: 320655

Posted On: 2026-03-06

Location: Dublin, Ireland