Structured Finance - Structured Credit & CLOs, Senior Analyst; Austin

Structured Finance - Structured Credit & CLOs, Senior Analyst (Austin)

Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Analyst to join its Structured Credit group in our Austin office.

About the team: A collaborative, team-oriented work environment where excellent communication skills are essential. An opportunity to be a lead coverage analyst at a global rating agency. A role that aids debt capital markets in making more informed decisions through timely, insightful, and forward-looking rating actions and research.

• Analyze ratings on Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) using proprietary models
• Prepare and present rating conclusions to a credit committee
• Draft rating action commentary reports to communicate rating decisions to market participants
• Contribute to recurring and special research publications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a quantitative discipline (finance, accounting, economics, etc.)
• At least three years of experience in the financial industry, with a preference for experience related to CLOs or Structured Finance
• Strong analytical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail
• High level of personal responsibility, initiative, and self-management
• Ability to communicate complex subjects accurately and succinctly
• Interest in capital markets and structured finance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite; knowledge of programming languages is a plus but not required

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward‑looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment.

If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work. Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affiliated Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.