Our Mission Advancing Essential Intelligence.

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

The Team Credit Ratings is an integral part of the Global Ratings Services team, comprisinga diverse group of 1,400 analysts spread across key financial hubs worldwide. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality insights and exceptional client service across all industry sectors.

The Esoteric ABS team assigns credit ratings to securities backed by non-traditional collateral like corporate securitizations, data centres, triple-net leases, transportation assets, De-Fi, etc. byanalysingunderlying asset performance, structural protections, cash-flow mechanics, and downside stress scenarios. Analysts produce opinions that help issuers and investors compare complex instruments, bringing market-relevant perspectives on topics such as performance trends, issuance conditions, andAI’s role in origination and securitization.

The Impact At S&P; Global, our values - Discovery, Integrity, and Partnership - shape how we work, how we collaborate, and how we earn trust with our customers and each other. We embrace AI as an enabler, guided by rigorous governance and risk management, to enhance what has always defined us: the intelligence of our people, deep relationships, and trusted insights. By leveraging technology with human expertise, we help our teams navigate complexity and deliver actionable, decision-ready intelligence without compromising quality, accountability, or integrity.

What You Stand To Gain AtS&P; Global Ratings, you will contribute to independent credit opinions the market relies on, strengthened by innovation that accelerates analysis.

We are People Forward. When you join S&P; Global, you’ll benefit from:





Joining a diverse community where your growth and well-being come first—just like the 35,000+ colleagues who choose S&P; Global every day.

Bringing your best self to work in an environment that values inclusion, collaboration, and authentic engagement.

Celebrating your achievements with us. We’re committed to your continuous learning, offering education, training, and career coaching to help you grow and adapt in a changing world.

Connecting through our People Resource Groups, which foster awareness, engagement, and a sense of community—both within S&P; Global and beyond.

Responsibilities Team Contribution & Capability Building

Act as senior reference point coaching (Research Assistants, Rating Analysts and Senior Analysts) on credit fundamentals, modelling discipline, data quality, and standard work including how to use AI as an enabler with governance.

Coordinate work across credits; anticipate capacity/quality risks; influence outcomes through planning and constructive challenge in ambiguous situations.

Embed continuous improvement into routines by improving playbooks/SOPs/prompt libraries and driving adoption.

Partner with stakeholders to identify and shape high-impact use cases, supporting testing/adoption/rollout with governance, controls, and change management.





Fosters a critical thinking mindset challenging assumptions and the status quo to generate insights that shape market views and strategic decisions.

Model enterprise behaviors: Discovery, Integrity, and Partnership including human-centric leadership alongside AI-enabled change.

Core Analytical & Delivery

Deliver end-to-end analytical execution across a defined portfolio, setting a consistently high bar for quality, timeliness, and clarity to sustain customer trust.

Lead surveillance and analytical updates, connecting performance, market developments, and issuer peers to forward-looking risk themes.

Own the quality of key outputs, ensuring consistency and clarity of reasoning.

Use approved GenAI/LLMs to accelerate research/comparisons/drafting.

Operate effectively alongside AI agents in recurring workflows.

Support the execution of AI-driven projects.

Validate inputs, reconcile metrics, document assumptions/model changes.

Stakeholder & Market Engagement

Synthesizes data, analysis, and research into executive-ready, market-facing narratives that convey S&P;’s analytical expertise—leveraging broad market knowledge and detailed analysis to deliver trusted advice that influences decisions.

Builds team-oriented stakeholder trust through empathetic communication, differentiates S&P;’s market viewpoint, and drives engagement with market participants.

Contribute to strategic initiatives and also thought leadership by researching, drafting, and refining content with senior team input.

Risk Management and Operating

Ensure adherence to methodology/confidentiality/data governance requirements; elevate emerging risks early.

Embed responsible AI use in workflow process.

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📌 Associate Director (Toronto)
🏢 S&P Global
📍 Toronto