S&P Global US | Director, Americas Public Finance – Charter Schools, Englewood, CO or Dallas, TX

Responsibilities

• This role offers a meaningful opportunity to shape credit analysis and market understanding across one of the most dynamic and growing segments of the public finance market.
• As Director, the role carries responsibility for managing a complex portfolio, driving analytical quality and consistency, and coaching and mentoring a team of analysts — with direct impact on the credit opinions that communities, investors, and market participants rely on.
• 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.
• This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits.
• Lead, coach, and develop analysts, building credit expertise and the capability to effectively leverage digital and AI-enabled tools.
• Identify and implement workflow improvements in partnership with Data, Technology, Compliance, In-Business Control, and Methodology teams to scale best practices.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with issuers, investors, and market participants through credible, insight-led engagement.
• Support market outreach and thought leadership efforts, communicating complex, data-informed analysis clearly while maintaining analytical independence and objectivity.
• Ensure strong analytical execution with clear documentation, high-quality outputs, and adherence to governance and regulatory standards.
• Maintain oversight of portfolio risk to identify and escalate emerging risks early.
• Drive adoption of modern analytical practices by embedding generative AI, advanced analytics, and automation into monitoring, drafting, research, and workflow execution — improving speed, consistency, and analytical depth while preserving human judgment and accountability.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and analytical rigor across the team.
• Lead high-quality credit and capital markets analysis across assigned issuers and sectors, delivering forward-looking insights that support ratings, monitoring activities, risk assessments, and rating committee discussions in a fast-paced environment.
• Translate issuer and sector developments into clear, decision-ready analytical perspectives, integrating scenario analysis and forward-looking risk considerations.

Requirements

• An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 7+ years of relevant experience in public finance, credit analysis, or a related field.
• Strong credit analysis expertise, with the ability to deliver high-quality, forward-looking analytical output at pace across a complex and diverse portfolio.
• Experience mentoring or managing analysts, with a demonstrated ability to build team capability and foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Practical experience using generative AI, advanced data analytics, or automation tools to enhance research, monitoring, and workflow efficiency while maintaining strong validation and analytical discipline.
• Strong relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to present complex analytical insights clearly and credibly to issuers, investors, and market participants while maintaining analytical independence.
• Disciplined approach to portfolio risk oversight, with the ability to identify emerging risks early, escalate appropriately, and operate within established governance frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work consistently in a deadline-driven environment.
• Experience working with charter school, independent school, or community college ratings, or a strong understanding of municipal sectors with a desire to expand into these areas.

S&P Global

S&P Global Inc. is a US financial information and analytics company listed on the New York Stock Exchange as SPGI and headquartered in New York. Its roots go back to 1860, when Henry Varnum Poor published his first guide to American railroads; the company took its present name in 2016 and combined with IHS Markit in 2022. Its businesses include credit ratings (S&P Global Ratings), financial data, research and analytics (S&P Global Market Intelligence, home of Capital IQ), commodity and energy information (S&P Global Energy, formerly Commodity Insights) and index services (S&P Dow Jones Indices, which maintains the S&P 500).

• Industry: Financial information — credit ratings, benchmarks, market data and analytics
• Headquarters: New York, USA