Associate Director – Corporates

About the Role

Grade Level (for internal use): 12 About the Role S&P Global Ratings' EMEA Corporates practice assesses the creditworthiness of companies across industries, delivering independent credit opinions that support transparent, comparable decision‑making in global financial markets. The Autos, Capital Goods, Aerospace & Defense, Transport, and Industrial Holding Companies (AIMI) team covers approximately 190 issuers across Europe, with 24 analysts based in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, and Stockholm.

The team is united by a shared commitment to analytical excellence and high-quality, independent ratings that investors and markets rely on.

Impact You will contribute to independent credit opinions that issuers and investors across Europe depend on — shaping analytical perspectives on complex, asset‑intensive sectors, developing the next generation of analysts, and supporting the responsible integration of AI‑enabled tools that extend analytical capability without compromising quality or integrity.

• Team Contribution & Capability Building Serve as a senior reference point for junior analysts, coaching on credit fundamentals, financial modeling, data quality, and responsible AI use; coordinate work across the portfolio and proactively manage capacity and quality risks.
• Drive continuous improvement by refining analytical playbooks and standard processes partner with stakeholders to support the responsible testing and rollout of new analytical capabilities with appropriate governance and controls.
• Core Analytical & Delivery Execute end‑to‑end credit analysis across a defined portfolio of European corporate issuers, maintaining consistently high standards of quality, timeliness, and analytical clarity. Lead surveillance and analytical updates, connecting issuer performance and market developments to forward‑looking risk themes, with rigorous validation, documentation, and reconciliation of analytical assumptions. Use approved generative AI tools to accelerate research, drafting, and peer comparisons, maintaining full accountability for all outputs.
• Stakeholder & Market Engagement Translate complex data and research into market‑facing narratives that communicate S&P Global's analytical viewpoint to issuers, investors, and senior market participants. Contribute to thought leadership by researching, drafting, and refining market‑facing content with senior team input.
• Risk Management & Operations Maintain adherence to methodology, confidentiality, and data governance requirements; escape emerging risks promptly and embed responsible AI practices into day‑to‑day workflows. Support the safe, monitored scaling of automation to remove low‑value tasks, defining requirements and controls in partnership with relevant technical teams.

• Required Skills and Experience Proven credit and financial analysis skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, decision‑useful insights grounded in evidence and judgment. Strong understanding of the financial services environment and the ability to connect market and sector developments to emerging risk themes. Effective written and verbal communication skills for committee‑ready documentation and senior‑level engagement with issuers, investors, and market participants.
  
  Proven experience coaching or mentoring junior analysts, with a track record of raising analytical quality through structured feedback and review.
• Preferred or Helpful Experience Experience integrating generative AI or large language model tools into analytical workflows, with disciplined governance, validation, and responsible use practices. Familiarity with data or automation tools relevant to credit analysis, including the…