About the role
Morningstar DBRS’s Fundamental Ratings Team is seeking a highly motivated individual with a deep and broad interest in Asset Finance to join its team as a Senior Vice President within the Credit Practices Group.
The ideal candidate will bring at least 15 years of experience, preferably with significant experience at a rating agency covering sectors within Asset Finance.
In this role, the successful candidate will work closely with other members of the Credit Practices Team, as well as the various rating groups. Responsibilities will include promoting consistent application of methodologies and criteria, participating and chairing rating committees and contributing to Morningstar DBRS thought leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject‑matter expert to analytical teams covering Asset Finance (including Project Finance, PPP and Infrastructure), as well as other sectors.
- Provide guidance on complex credit issues including appropriate application of a Methodology(ies), credit implications of global and/or regional macroeconomic conditions and sector trends.
- Participate in, and Chair Rating Committees
- Identify cross‑sector themes, macroeconomic developments, and systemic risks affecting credit quality.
- Contribute to Morningstar DBRS thought leadership.
- Support the development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of Morningstar DBRS methodologies across multiple asset classes.
Requirements
- Minimum of 15 years of fundamental credit experience, with substantial exposure at a rating agency, lending institution, private credit platform, or a comparable organization.
- Demonstrated depth of experience in Asset Finance credit sectors (e.g. Project Finance, PPP and Infrastructure).
- Strong foundation in financial analysis, including both theoretical frameworks and practical application.
- Proven experience managing and mentoring analytical teams in a performance-driven environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesize complex analyses for senior audiences.
- Strong research and analytical capabilities, with a high level of attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining high-quality output.
- Proactive, collaborative team player with strong interpersonal skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, data science, economics, or a related discipline required; advanced degrees (e.g., Masters, MBA, CFA) preferred.
Base Salary Compensation Range
EUR 128,500.00-186,833.00
Bonus Target:
30% Annual
If you receive and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentially to our Compliance team. These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to collaborate in-person each week as we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis. In most of our locations, our hybrid work model is four days in-office each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
Skills Required
- Minimum 10 years of fundamental credit experience
- Substantial experience at a rating agency, lending institution, private credit platform, or comparable organization
- Demonstrated Asset Finance credit experience, including Project Finance, PPP, or Infrastructure
- Strong financial analysis foundation and practical application experience
- Experience managing and mentoring analytical teams
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong research and analytical capabilities with attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines while maintaining high-quality output
- Bachelor's degree in finance, data science, economics, or a related discipline
- Advanced degree such as Master's, MBA, or CFA
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
We are a global investment research and financial data company with 40-plus offices across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Our products and services are used daily by individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers, and institutional investors. We provide data, research, and analysis across managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. The financial system can have real barriers—hidden information, friction that can slow decisions, and forces that can limit transparency and access. We work to remove them, bringing independent research, connected data, and investor-first tools to a system that needs more clarity. The people doing this work span research, technology, design, product, sales, and functional areas. We build many of our products in-house, so the work can connect directly to the tools investors use to make real financial decisions.
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