Senior Analyst – Infrastructure Ratings, New York or Toronto

Grade Level: 11 (for internal use)

About the Team

The North America Infrastructure Ratings team at S&P Global Ratings covers essential infrastructure assets across power, midstream, refining, and digital infrastructure, applying corporate credit and project finance skills to support capital formation across a rapidly growing sector. The team values rigorous credit assessment and a collaborative approach to delivering trusted credit opinions across complex infrastructure market segments.

Responsibilities

• Team Contribution & Capability Building: Coach Research Assistants and Rating Analysts on credit analysis, data discipline, and analytical tooling, contributing to team consistency through shared standards and repeatable analytical processes.
• Core Analytical & Delivery: Lead credit analysis for assigned credits, managing portfolio surveillance and updates by synthesizing performance, market signals, and peer context into clear risk insights, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery. Apply large language model tools and automation in recurring analytical workflows, reviewing inputs, reconciling metrics, and documenting assumptions to maintain adherence to methodology and operating procedures.
• Stakeholder & Market Engagement: Translate complex data, analysis, and research into clear narratives for clients, senior stakeholders, and rating committees, engaging with external parties alongside senior analysts.
• Risk Management and Operating: Ensure adherence to analytical methodology, confidentiality standards, and data governance requirements, escalating emerging issues early with clear options and recommendations. Contribute to controlled automation and agentic workflows, supporting design requirements, testing, and rollout while maintaining appropriate governance and human oversight.

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in credit analysis, infrastructure finance, or project finance.
• Demonstrated experience developing and articulating credit views, managing a portfolio of credits, and preparing committee-ready materials for rating committees across the North America infrastructure sector.
• Demonstrated experience participating in management meetings, due diligence calls, and surveillance discussions, and contributing to the production and publication of high-quality rating reports.
• Demonstrated credit, financial, and risk analysis skills, with the ability to connect analytical drivers to forward-looking risk views and risk appetite.
• Practical experience embedding AI, large language models, or agentic workflows into analytical processes to improve productivity and insight.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear and evidence-based narratives for senior stakeholders and rating committees.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required. A master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued.
• We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.
• Demonstrated contribution to sector thought leadership, including commentaries, publications, or participation in regional or global analytical work groups (preferred).
• Experience coaching or mentoring junior analysts in an analytical or financial services environment (preferred).
• High standards for analytical quality, traceability, and governance, with experience contributing to scalable automation or agentic workflows (preferred).

Pay

US Candidates: The anticipated base salary range for this position is USD $110,000 to $153,000. Final base salary will be based on geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. This role is also eligible for an annual incentive plan.

Canadian Candidates: The anticipated range of compensation for this position is CAD $105,000 to $133,000. Final compensation will be based on geographic location, experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off to help keep you energized.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: Benefits for partners and dependents.
• Beyond the Basics: Retail discounts and referral incentive awards.

For more information on benefits by country, visit spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries.

Schedule

Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.