Senior Analyst, Credit Market Research

Sales & Business

About the Role:

Grade Level (for internal use):

The Team

The Credit Research & Insights team, within S&P Global Ratings, provides timely research and insight on global credit market conditions. The Credit Market Research team generates leading-edge global and regional research on rating performance trends and financing conditions, widely read by external market participants and throughout the firm.

Impact

In this role, you will play an important part in shaping and managing fixed income research projects within the Credit Market Research team. Working closely with senior team members, you will prepare high-quality global and regional credit research reports with a particular focus on APAC, conduct thought-leadership research projects, and engage with senior analysts, management, and external market participants. Your contributions will support the team's strategic priorities by delivering high-quality insights and building relationships with key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Organize, analyze, and validate datasets — including ratings performance, pricing, credit derivatives, and macroeconomic data — and investigate key data relationships.
Monitor and analyze key global credit market trends and regional financing conditions, with a particular focus on the APAC region.
Take ownership of recurring publications from data analysis and validation through drafting, review coordination, and final publication.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative research and statistical analysis to identify and interpret market trends.
Draft clear and accurate commentary to support research observations, meeting rigorous publishing deadlines.
Present and articulate research findings to external clients and internal stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

Basic Required Qualifications

An S&P Global employee at this level would typically have 3+ years of relevant experience in querying and analyzing fixed income and macroeconomic data, with strong quantitative and numerical skills.
Demonstrated experience in credit markets, gained on the buy side, sell side, or in a research or advisory capacity.
Experience interpreting and translating data and market trends into written commentary, with the ability to communicate research findings and highlight key insights clearly.
Proficiency in Excel and experience with database and statistical tools, such as Oracle SQL or Python.
Demonstrated ability to self-manage, take initiative, meet deadlines, and take ownership of end-to-end publication processes.
English: Required — Fluent (able to conduct meetings, collaborate effectively, and communicate clearly in writing and verbally). Mandarin: Preferred — Fluent (able to conduct meetings, collaborate effectively, and communicate clearly in writing and verbally).

Additional Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience aggregating and interpreting sector-level financial data.
Experience presenting research findings to internal and external audiences.
Collaborative approach with a track record of working across cross-functional and cross-regional teams.
Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent required. A master's degree or professional certification (such as CFA) is highly valued. We welcome candidates from traditional finance disciplines as well as diverse academic backgrounds that support innovative and critical thinking.

Additional Information

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.
Employees are required to work from the office a minimum of two days per week.

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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.

For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/ratings

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:

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.

For more information on benefits by country visit: https://spgbenefits.com/benefit-summaries

Global Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:

At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering a connected and engaged workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and merit, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent. By valuing different perspectives and promoting a culture of respect and collaboration, we drive innovation and power global markets.

S&P Global has a Securities Disclosure and Trading Policy (“the Policy”) that seeks to mitigate conflicts of interest by monitoring and placing restrictions on personal securities holding and trading. The Policy is designed to promote compliance with global regulations. In some Divisions, pursuant to the Policy’s requirements, candidates at S&P Global may be asked to disclose securities holdings. Some roles may include a trading prohibition and remediation of positions when there is an effective or potential conflict of interest. Employment at S&P Global is contingent upon compliance with the Policy.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.

If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to: EEO.Compliance@spglobal.com and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person. 

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