S&P Global US | Managing Director, Sector Lead - Non-Bank Financial Institutions, New York, Colorado, and Toronto

Responsibilities

• As Sector Lead in the Financial Services practice, you will lead the development of independent credit opinions that markets rely on, combining rigorous analytical leadership with innovative, AI-enabled approaches that strengthen the depth, speed, and consistency of insight.
• Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications.
• In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan.
• S&P Global states that the anticipated range of compensation for this position is 260,000 CAD to 295,000 CAD.
• Final compensation for this role will be based on the individual’s performance, geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications.
• In accordance with Ontario's new regulations effective January 1, 2026, this job posting provides information on expected compensation.
• You will also shape the next generation of credit talent — coaching, empowering, and developing others while modeling the curiosity, integrity, and collaborative spirit that define leadership at S&P Global Ratings.
• Collaborate across sectors, regions, and asset classes to share best practices, enhance global analytical consistency, and address complex cross-market developments.
• Lead market-relevant, forward-looking sector analysis to ensure high-quality analytical coverage and differentiated insight across the Financial Services sector.
• Contribute to the oversight of innovation in sector analysis with the goal of improving efficiency, consistency, and decision-making, while maintaining strong analytical discipline and governance.
• Coach and mentor analysts and senior analysts, building capability in sector expertise, credit judgment, market engagement, and AI-enabled analytical practices.
• Translate sector and issuer developments into clear, decision-ready analytical and thematic perspectives, leveraging data, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools to enhance the depth, speed, and consistency of insight delivered to internal and external audiences.
• Serve as a visible, market-facing leader with key stakeholders — including management teams, investors, regulators, and other market participants — representing S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective through high-quality dialogue while upholding independence, objectivity, and analytical integrity.
• Serve as the analytical leader for the North America Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) team, building a culture focused on customer service excellence, strong analytical decision-making, talent development, collaboration with business partners, and leadership in broader business transformation across the practice.
• Lead the production of differentiated credit insights pertinent to the NBFI sector, as well as broader credit insights and research that bring together analytics from across the Financial Services practice, Global Analytics, Research, and Methodologies teams.
• Drive analytical decision-making focused on broader risk assessment, considering market dynamics and innovation in financing structures without being constrained by existing analytical constructs.
• Champion a culture of service excellence for issuers, investors, intermediaries, and influential market participants — delivering clear, thoughtful analytics with speed and agility — while identifying opportunities to redesign workflows, embed automation and AI, and scale repeatable analysis, maintaining strong analytical discipline, controls, and governance.
• Lead Private Markets initiatives and actively participate in key analytical forums.

Requirements

• Ability to partner effectively with Methodology and Research & Development teams to support consistent criteria interpretation and application, while contributing sector insights to strengthen analytical frameworks.
• Ability to coach and develop analytical talent at multiple levels, building sector expertise, credit judgment, and modern analytical capability across the team.
• Recognized analytical leader with the ability to develop differentiated, decision-useful sector commentaries and thematic insights, translating complex developments into concise, evidence-based narratives.
• Proven ability to represent S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective with senior external stakeholders, building trust through clarity, rigor, and consistent engagement.
• Ability to connect issuer and sector developments to forward-looking risk themes, identifying emerging trends that inform monitoring activities, research, and rating committee discussions.
• Ability to oversee and contribute to innovation in sector analysis, balancing efficiency and consistency goals with strong analytical discipline and governance.
• 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.
• Preferred or Helpful Experience

S&P Global US

S&P Global US is an employer hiring in India (sector: BFSI / Investments / Insurance).

Its finance, accounts, audit and tax openings in India are mostly in New York, Chicago, Dallas and Colorado.

• Industry: BFSI / Investments / Insurance