Senior Analyst/ Associate Director, Insurance Ratings job at London Full Time NEW

Grade Level (for internal use):
12
The Team:

The team comprises analysts based in the U.K., France, Germany, Middle East, and South Africa. We are responsible for a portfolio of primary insurers and reinsurers based across the UK, Central Asia, the Middle East and the African continent.

The Impact:

You will provide key stakeholders with impactful insights that enable investors to make informed decisions with conviction. Additionally, you will empower our junior analysts and model key leadership behaviors to inspire and motivate them.

What is in it for you:

As an Associate Director, you will analyze insurance companies in the U.K. and other locations across EMEA as needed. This position involves meeting with issuers and investors to discuss analytical matters, assisting in resolving client needs, participating in market education efforts, and taking the lead at external meetings related to credits.

Responsibilities:

• Analyze information and data to determine ratings for insurance companies and their debt issues.
• Make recommendations and present findings to rating committees.
• Draft press releases, company-specific reports, and industry commentaries in a fast-paced environment.
• Effectively communicate S&P Global Ratings’ methodology and rating opinions to clients.
• Continuously monitor the operating performance of rated companies, including reviews of public filings and private information supplied by issuers, and participate in client meetings.
• Meet with stakeholders, listen attentively to their views, and clearly articulate our opinions.
• Work closely with the wider team to provide effective surveillance of credits and contribute to research.
• Nurture junior talent by encouraging, inspiring, and influencing their learning.
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.

What We’re Looking For:

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant business-related field, such as actuarial science. A relevant master’s degree, CFA, or a similar financial qualification would be desirable.
• Demonstrable expertise in the insurance industry and company analysis, showcasing a keen eye for detail and a curious mindset. An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 4+ years of experience.
• A solid understanding of insurance markets, business environments, and relevant regulations, particularly in the U.K. Prior credit analysis experience covering the non-life, life insurance, and reinsurance sectors will be a distinct advantage.
• Ability to demonstrate analytical excellence, coupled with the capability to clearly explain our credit rating opinions both internally and externally.
• Ability to understand accounting concepts and financial statements.
• An interest in learning about AI, you may have the opportunity to design acceptable use cases for AI adoption across the rating process.
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English are essential; Russian would be useful for some of our markets.
• Strong organizational skills, an execution mindset, and the ability to delegate effectively.
• Collaborative, execution-focused leadership skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to represent S&P Global Ratings as an analytical spokesperson.
• Willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice.
• 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.

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 plan for tomorrow, today.

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What’s In It For You?

Our Mission:

Advancing Essential Intelligence.

Our People:

We’re more than 35,000 strong worldwide-so we’re able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.From finding new ways to measure sustainability to analyzing energy transition across the supply chain to building workflow solutions that make it easy to tap into insight and apply it. We are changing the way people see things and empowering them to make an impact on the world we live in. We’re committed to a more equitable future and to helping our customers find new, sustainable ways of doing business. Join us and help create the critical insights that truly make a difference.

Our Values:

Integrity, Discovery, Partnership

Throughout our history, the world’s leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead. We start with a foundation of integrity in all we do, bring a spirit of discovery to our work, and collaborate in close partnership with each other and our customers to achieve shared goals.

Benefits:

We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you-and your career-need to thrive at S&P Global.

Our benefits include: