Associate Director, Project Finance Ratings

About The Role
Grade Level (for internal use):
12

The Team
The Real Estate and Israel Diversified team is a group of analysts based across major European offices and Israel. We cover credits across diverse industries, including Project Finance and Infrastructure in Israel. We are looking for an analytically skilled, experienced, and organized professional to join our collaborative team.

The Impact
S&P Global Ratings is a leading provider of Credit Ratings. The world's financial markets depend on S&P Global Ratings for our accessible insights and valued perspectives that drive clarity and growth in the market. At S&P Global Ratings, your analytical insights play a critical role in shaping the integrity, transparency, and excellence that define our reputation. Our work brings clarity and comparability to financial markets, helping investors and stakeholders better measure and manage credit risk.

What You Stand To Gain
This role provides exposure to industry leaders and as a credit expert, you'll gain a deep understanding of industry trends and key issues, positioning you to offer impactful insights and opinions. Through this client-facing role, you'll engage with diverse business models in project finance and infrastructure, honing your analytical expertise and industry knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the analytical oversight for a portfolio of rated Project Finance and Infrastructure credits in Israel.
• Prepare and present in-depth credit analyses and recommendations to rating committees.
• Deliver timely, high-quality rating reports and research.
• Monitor the financial and operational performance of rated projects and companies, analyze public filings and private data, and engage in client meetings.
• Contribute to local and global analytical initiatives and working groups.
• Clearly and logically articulate research and analysis in written and verbal formats.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key market participants, including issuers, intermediaries, investors, and regulators.

What We're Looking For

• Proven expertise in the project finance sector.
• An experienced analyst capable of delivering analysis with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical judgment, with a strong understanding of financial statements and accounting principles.
• Fluency in Hebrew and English (written and spoken) is essential.
• A motivated team player who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to represent S&P Global Ratings confidently in management and investors meetings.
• An advanced degree or CFA designation is advantageous.
• Candidates with lesser experience will be considered for the Senior Analyst position.
• All employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 2 days per week.
• 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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Our People
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Our Values
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. 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

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It's not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

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Job ID:
311658

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Location:
Ramat-Gan, Israel