Assoc Dir-Credit Analyst Moody´s Local

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If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity. 

Skills and Competencies.

• 10-12 years of relevant experience in corporate credit analysis in rating agencies, consulting firms, asset managers, multilateral development banks or financial institutions; structured finance experience is a plus.
• Proven leadership and team management skills, with the ability to drive change, inspire confidence, and motivate others.
• Demonstrated success in strengthening relationships, expanding market outreach, and identifying opportunities in new markets.
• Strong analytical skills and a customer-focused, market-oriented mindset, combined with resourcefulness and resilience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Outstanding organizational and time-management abilities.
• Skilled in managing multiple competing priorities within tight deadlines, with exceptional interpersonal and communication capabilities.

Education

• Graduate / second-level degree (e.g. MBA, Master’s) required or equivalent strong academic background. Other certifications (CFA, FRM, CAIA) are beneficial but not required.

Responsibilities. 

The Assoc Dir-Credit Analyst of ML is a leadership role at Moody's Local Costa Rica, responsible for overseeing Central American corporate portfolio. Some of these issuers finance themselves through structured debt, hence a structured finance experience is required. This role is fundamental to ensure the credit quality of the portfolio of existing and new ratings, research and outreach strategy and execution, ratings operations, and best practices to support ratings quality, research operations, and outreach activities. Additionally, the role encompasses a degree of responsibility for the growing area of corporate and structured finance deals.

In this role you must be well regarded by issuers, investors, and regulators alike in the financial services sector. Also, you must be a source of analytical research ideas and lead the research agenda. It will be need that you assume a leadership role in internal projects and help to manage and develop junior analyst as well as research and analytical projects.

About the team

Moody’s Local strives to offer the highest level of integrity, transparency and consistency in its credit rating process. Moody’s Local provides domestic credit ratings, based on methodologies that capture the risks and dynamics of each country, assigned by a team of experienced credit analysts.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

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