Strategy & Analytics Associate

Strategy & Analytics Associate - Manchester

As one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products.

Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst.

Explore a career at Fitch Ratings and you’ll join a collaborative network of curious minds. Here, our differences are our strengths - in life as well as our work. Together we work with integrity and objectivity to provide clarity to the world’s financial markets. We pride ourselves on our ability to harness the ideas, expertise, and professionalism of our global workforce, which is integral to our continued success.

The accessibility and depth of experience of our industry leading analysts, combined with our broad sector credentials, allow us to help market participants make important credit decisions with confidence.

Fitch Ratings is currently seeking an Operations Associate or Senior Operations Associate in our Ratings Strategy & Analytics team based out of our Manchester office.

The Ratings Strategy & Analytics team collaborates with Ratings and Group to support metric-driven decision making and analysis of our operational and business performance. This includes analysing operational performance, developing business cases, monitoring competitors, and process, workflow and system assessments.

The Operations Associate / Senior Operations Associate role is in the Competitor Intelligence pillar of the Ratings Strategy & Analytics team, responsible for researching competitors and market trends and communicating insights to senior management on Fitch Ratings’ global competitive positioning. In addition, supporting operational initiatives in the broader Ratings Strategy & Analytics team as required.

This is a unique opportunity for an early-career professional to work on diverse projects at the intersection of strategy and operations, gain exposure to global senior leadership, and develop a solid foundation of credit market knowledge.

• Perform ongoing competitor intelligence, identifying news on competitors’ activities including strategic announcements, M&A, product launches, results, etc. Compile and analyse data and research from internal and external sources. Work with senior team members to build clear insights on Fitch’s business performance and competitive positioning
• Analyse market trends that impact Fitch Ratings’ business, including new and emerging markets, AI and technology trends, and other Operational trends that influence the Ratings and broader financial services industry
• Assist in the production of business cases with actionable recommendations – to support high-level decision-making on operations, strategy, tactics and change initiatives. Support the production of competitor intelligence deep dives on specific topics
• Support the development of presentations that communicate Fitch’s business and / or operational strategies, objectives and plans to senior management and executive audiences.
• Support and, in turn, own aspects of monthly and quarterly reporting for senior management. Focus on automation and efficiency in producing regular reporting / analysis and propose improvements to processes

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in business, finance, economics, or similar analytical fields.
• 1-2 years’ experience, preferably in a strategic or operational role or something similar
• Exceptional research skills, with meticulous attention to detail. Proactively problem‑solves to find and validate a range of internal and external sources, and apply sound assumptions where necessary
• Excellent…