Structured Finance - ABS; Digital Infrastructure), Senior Director - Chicago

Overview

As one of the world’s top three credit rating agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing supplementary 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.

At Fitch Ratings, credit analysts play a pivotal role in moving markets, as quality credit analysis is the lifeblood of our organization. With a legacy of over a century, our unique approach to credit ratings offers unmatched opportunities for professional growth. Embracing a “challenger mindset,” you’ll join a team dedicated to innovating service to our clients. Our people-driven analysis thrives on collaboration across all levels and locations, surpassing traditional financial modeling.

Lastly, as part of our global community, you’ll find inspiration, challenge, and support, with ample opportunities for visibility and influence in the global financial marketplace.

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Fitch Ratings is seeking a Senior Director to join its Asset-Backed Securities (Digital Infrastructure - Fiber & Wireless Towers) group in our Chicago office.

The position is within the North American ABS team, with a strong emphasis on securitization backed by fiber networks and wireless tower assets, sponsored by US Telecom corporates. This role requires a corporate finance background with deep understanding of telecom and digital infrastructure business models, transitioning to structured finance ratings.

This is a senior position, responsible for a wide range of projects including sector analytical leadership, managerial and direct responsibility for rating and monitoring digital infrastructure ABS transactions, regular direct engagement with bankers and issuers, and authoring market commentary and research.

• A rewarding leadership experience to expand your managerial talents and lead a successful and growing team
• An opportunity to be a leader in the top rating agency in ABS, bringing corporate finance expertise to a growing sector within structured finance
• A role that aids debt capital markets in making more informed decisions through timely, insightful, and forward‑looking rating actions and research
• Ability to grow the depth and breadth of your presence in digital infrastructure ABS through active external participation
• A dynamic and fluid work environment expanding the breadth and depth of your involvement in the debt capital markets

• Lead deal teams to analyze critical credit, legal and structural elements of digital infrastructure ABS transaction structures
• Contribute to dynamic rating workflows by leading rating analysis on a portfolio of fiber and tower ABS transactions and participating externally with investors, issuers and bankers
• Deploy and implement various credit tools and cashflow models to form analytical views and recommendations on fiber network and wireless towers considering all relevant market trends
• Stay abreast of sector trends including 5G deployment, fiber‑to‑the‑home expansion, carrier credit quality, regulatory changes, and competitive dynamics, and communicate views internally and externally
• Assist in the development of ratings criteria for digital infrastructure ABS, including forming recommendations to bolster analysis and make strategic sector decisions
• Lead and/or support sector trend research reports and projects

• We are looking for a credit professional with a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 7 years’ work experience with corporate finance or credit analysis background in telecommunications, digital infrastructure, or…