Associate Director – Infrastructure Ratings, New York or Toronto

About this role

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use): 12 The Team The North America Infrastructure Ratings team at S&P Global Ratings covers power, midstream, refining, and digital infrastructure, delivering credit analysis that supports capital formation across a growing range of essential infrastructure asset classes. The team values analytical rigor, market engagement, and the responsible integration of AI tools to enhance the quality and efficiency of credit assessments.

Responsibilities and Impact Team Contribution & Capability Building • Coach junior team members on credit fundamentals, modeling discipline, and the responsible use of AI tools, coordinating work across credits to manage quality and capacity risks.

Core Analytical & Delivery • Lead credit analysis and prepare committee-ready materials for an assigned portfolio of North America infrastructure credits across power, midstream, refining, and digital infrastructure, participating actively in rating committees.

• Manage portfolio surveillance and updates, connecting market developments and issuer performance to forward-looking risk themes, and embed AI tools into analytical workflows with disciplined validation and documentation.

Stakeholder & Market Engagement • Lead external analytical engagements including management meetings, due diligence calls, and surveillance discussions; produce and publish high-quality rating reports and contribute to thought leadership and sector commentaries.

Risk Management and Operating • Ensure adherence to analytical methodology, confidentiality standards, and data governance requirements, escalating risks early and contributing to controlled automation workflows with appropriate governance and human oversight.

Compensation / Benefits Information US Candidates Only S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is USD $120,000 to $189,000. 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. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please visit spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries.

Canadian Candidates Only S&P Global states that the anticipated range of compensation for this position is CAD $108,000 to $165,000. Final compensation for this role will be based on the individual's geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. In accordance with Ontario's regulations effective January 1, 2026, this job posting provides information on expected compensation. S&P Global will not be utilizing artificial intelligence in our hiring process. We are committed to transparency and will inform all interviewed candidates of hiring decisions within 45 days of their interview. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

What We're Looking For Required Skills and Experience • An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 5+ years of relevant experience in credit analysis, infrastructure finance, or project finance.

• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of infrastructure credits and preparing committee-ready analytical materials across power, midstream, refining, or digital infrastructure sectors.

• Demonstrated experience leading external analytical engagements including management meetings, due diligence calls, and surveillance discussions, and producing and publishing high-quality rating reports.

• Demonstrated coaching and mentoring capability, with experience developing junior analysts through structured feedback and quality review.

• Practical experience embedding generative AI, large language models, or agentic workflows into analytical processes with disciplined governance and validation.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills for committee-ready documentation and engagement with issuers, investors, and market participants.

Preferred or Helpful Experience • Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent required. 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.

• Demonstrated contribution to sector thought leadership, including commentaries, publications, or participation in regional or global analytical work groups.

• Experience scaling automation or agentic workflows by defining requirements, supporting testing, and enabling team adoption with appropriate governance controls.

Additional Information • We require all candidates who reach the final stage of our interview process to attend at least one in-person interview, which is ordinarily at your nearest S&P Global Ratings office. This must be completed before we can proceed to an offer.

• Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.

Right to Work Requirements This role is limited to persons with an indefinite right to work in the United States or Canada.

About S&P Global Ratings At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions. S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI).  S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can pla

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