Assoc Dir./Director CMBS Performance Analytics

Job ID: 580Position Title: Assoc Dir./Director CMBS Performance AnalyticsWorking Location: Chicago, ILEmployment Status: Full-Time RegularRequired Experience: 3 yearsRequired Education: Bachelors DegreeRequired Travel: 10%Job Description
Fitch Ratings is a leading global rating agency committed to providing the world’s credit markets with accurate, timely and prospective credit opinions. Built on a foundation of organic growth and strategic acquisitions, Fitch Ratings has grown rapidly during the past decade gaining market presence throughout the world and across all fixed income markets. Fitch Ratings is dual-headquartered in New York and London, operating offices and joint ventures in more than 40 locations and covering entities in more than 75 countries. Fitch Ratings is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A., an international business support services group headquartered in Paris, France. Fitch Ratings complies with federal, state, and local laws governing employment, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and other status protected by applicable laws.Essential Functions
Widely recognized as the industry leader in CMBS surveillance, FitchRatings is seeking to add highly-motivated and experienced real estate finance professionals to the Performance Analytics team in its New York City and Chicago offices. Successful candidates will manage a portfolio of CMBS transactions by identifying key property, loan and bond-level issues, communicate credit opinions to credit committee and the public, and participate in research efforts of the CMBS group.
Essential Functions:
Successful candidates will aggregate and identify key financial and statistical data from various sources, identify and assess credit strengths and risks of loans in existing deals, recommend rating actions to credit committee and communicate credit opinions to investors, issuers, and servicers. Ideal candidates will have a BS/BA degree, a minimum of 3 years direct experience in portfolio management or commercial real estate underwriting, familiarity with major property types, proficiency in Excel and Word and an understanding of securitization; strong communication, analytical, organizational, and time-management skills are a must. Advanced degree is a plus.
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