About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
14 The Role
Credit Ratings is a core part of the Global Ratings Services team, bringing together a diverse group of over 1,400 analysts across key financial centers worldwide. The Financial Services practice delivers forward-looking credit insights on banks, insurers, and other financial institutions, assessing capital strength, funding and liquidity, asset quality, governance, and operating environments to inform rating opinions that markets depend on. The practice supports stakeholders in understanding how evolving risks — from regulation and macroeconomic shifts to digital assets and decentralized finance — can affect financial stability and credit performance and plays a significant role in S&P Global Ratings' private markets strategy.
Impact
As Sector Lead in the Financial Services practice, you will lead the development of independent credit opinions that markets rely on, combining rigorous analytical leadership with innovative, AI-enabled approaches that strengthen the depth, speed, and consistency of insight. You will also shape the next generation of credit talent — coaching, empowering, and developing others while modeling the curiosity, integrity, and collaborative spirit that define leadership at S&P Global Ratings.
Responsibilities
Leadership & Talent Development
Coach and mentor analysts and senior analysts, building capability in sector expertise, credit judgment, market engagement, and AI-enabled analytical practices.
Collaborate across sectors, regions, and asset classes to share best practices, enhance global analytical consistency, and address complex cross-market developments.
Core Analytical & Delivery
Lead market-relevant, forward-looking sector analysis to ensure high-quality analytical coverage and differentiated insight across the Financial Services sector.
Translate sector and issuer developments into clear, decision-ready analytical and thematic perspectives, leveraging data, advanced analytics, and AI-enabled tools to enhance the depth, speed, and consistency of insight delivered to internal and external audiences.
Stakeholder & Market Engagement
Serve as a visible, market-facing leader with key stakeholders — including management teams, investors, regulators, and other market participants — representing S&P Global Ratings' analytical perspective through high-quality dialogue while upholding independence, objectivity, and analytical integrity.
Partner with Methodology teams and represent the Financial Services sector in relevant forums to support consistent criteria interpretation and application globally, while contributing market insights and analytical learnings to strengthen methodologies and practices.
Risk Management and Operating
Contribute to the oversight of innovation in sector analysis with the goal of improving efficiency, consistency, and decision-making, while maintaining strong analytical discipline and governance.
Compensation and Benefits Information (US Candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $240,000 USD to $289,000 USD. 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 click here .
Compensation and Benefits Information: (Canadian candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated range of compensation for this position is 260,000 CAD to 295,000 CAD. Final compensation for this role will be based on the individual’s performance, geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses, and certifications. In accordance with Ontario's new regulations effective January 1, 2026, this job posting provides information on expected compensation. S&P Global will not be utilizing artificial…