Corporate Infrastructure & Project Finance - Leveraged Finance, Senior Director - New York

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• Extensive experience across leveraged finance markets, particularly in BSL and high yield bonds.
• A strong credit-oriented background, ideally from a buy-side, sell-side, or ratings-adjacent advisory platform.
• Demonstrated experience with leveraged loan structuring, syndication and documentation.
• Understanding of distressed debt, restructurings, and liability management transactions, and the ability to assess credit implications across stressed scenarios.
• A track record of providing analytical judgment on complex credit situations.
• Familiarity with ratings agency frameworks, methodologies, and workflow is a strong plus.
• Credibility and relationships across leveraged finance market participants, including issuers, PE sponsors, and arranging banks.
• Working familiarity with CLO market dynamics and investor considerations as they relate to the leveraged loan ecosystem (deep structuring experience not required).
• Excellent knowledge of the broadly syndicated loan market and its participants
• Excellent knowledge of loan syndication, structuring, and documentation of leveraged loans
• Clear speaking and writing communication skills
• Working knowledge of CLOs
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
• Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
• Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community
• FOR NEW YORK: Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $190,000 and $225,000. Actual salaries will be determined on an individualized basis and may vary based on factors including but not limited to education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related factors.  Base pay is one part of Fitch’s total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch.

• Retirement planning
• Tuition reimbursement
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Parental leave
• Paid volunteer days
• Matched funding for donations
• Leadership development
• Mentorship programs