Director - Primary Rating Structured Finance
Pubblicato il 03-09-2026 - Scope Ratings in Milano
The Director takes part to and leads in complete autonomy credit rating committees for the assignment and, occasionally, monitoring of structured finance ratings. In this context, the jobholder analyses complex structured finance transactions, develops and maintains credit rating methodologies and writes insightful credit research related to the structured finance sector. The Director also acts as a mentor and provides support to less experienced analysts. Moreover, the Director leads operational review visits and takes part to investor, issuer and arranger’s meetings and calls. This position offers a long‑term career path for high‑performing analysts with opportunities to develop analytical skills.
Duties & responsibilities
- Takes a leading role in the development of Scope’s analytical capabilities and methodologies
- Analyses, as a lead analyst, structured finance transactions to assign credit ratings on all types of structured finance instruments
- Provides guidance to more junior analysts to pass on knowledge and increase the output of the team
- Acts occasionally as communication point‑of‑contact between Scope Ratings and clients when methodologies and analytical capabilities have to be explained
- Conducts discussions with clients, investors, the media and other market participants, as well as giving presentations, explanations and briefings at a highly professional level
- Produces high‑quality, insightful and forward‑looking research and analytical comments on a timely basis
Qualifications
- At least 7 years of experience in the structured finance sector or closely related sectors
- Master's degree in finance, banking, economics, statistics, mathematics, or equivalent qualification
- Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial market and credit
- Extensive knowledge of a few structured finance industry segments and geographical markets, including expertise in asset, counterparty and structural analysis, as well as cash flow modelling