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Fitch Ratings

2021-12-04 04:30:03

Job location Barkingside, Greater London, United Kingdom

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Executive Positions

Job description

At Fitch, we have an open culture where employees are able to exchange ideas and perspectives, throughout the organization, irrespective of their seniority. Your voice will be heard allowing you to have a real impact. We embrace diversity and appreciate authenticity encouraging an environment where employees can be their true selves. Our inclusive and progressive approach helps us to keep a balanced perspective. Fitch is also committed to supporting its employees by advancing conversations around diversity, equity and inclusion. Fitch's Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) have been established by employees who have joined together as a workplace community based on similar backgrounds or life experiences. Fitch's ERGs are available to connect employees with others within the organization to offer professional and personal support.

With our expertise, we are not only creating data and information, but also producing timely insights from every angle to influence decision making in this ever changing and highly competitive market. We have a relentless hunger to innovate and unlock the power of human insights and to drive value for our customers. There has never been a better time to make an impact and we invite you to join us on this journey.

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide have helped fund a century of growth and enables you to make important credit judgments with confidence.

Department Overview:
The role is based within the Business & Relationship Management ("BRM") group in London, which leads business development and marketing efforts for Fitch Ratings.

The role is within the Fitch Ratings' EMEA Corporate BRM team, which is responsible for the growth and development of the corporate ratings portfolio. This team is responsible for managing Fitch Ratings' relationships with corporate issuers, investment banks, debt advisory firms, private equity firms and law firms. The team has a primary focus on key influencers in the rating decision process, managing key relationships based in London and also oversees coverage across Fitch's network of offices in the EMEA region.

Role:
Reporting to the EMEA Head of Banker and PE coverage and supporting the wider BRM relationship management team responsible for engaging with corporate issuers, investment banks and debt advisory firms regarding the value of Fitch Ratings for EMEA investment grade, crossover and sub investment grade (Leveraged Loan and High Yield) rated corporates.

The role will involve independently covering law firms as influencers in the rating decision with a view ensuring Fitch Ratings are referenced appropriately in various bond and loan documents.

Responsibilities:

Including but not limited to:

  • developing a wider long-term strategy around marketing to law firms and co-ordinating all outreach and activity;
  • establishing a tiering system of the most active legal advisors in European Capital Markets and Partner mapping;
  • relationship development with senior lawyers (both in law firms and banks) who have direct influence over documentation;
  • development and production of bespoke analysis and pitch material for engagement with law firms and banks to eliminate barriers for new rating mandates for Fitch;
  • engagement with corporate relationship managers and analytical colleagues on target and potential target names and interventions with senior legal contacts during live mandate discussions;
  • build broader relationships with key law firms through criteria and sector teach-ins, and educating on the Sustainable Fitch ESG ratings offering;
  • collaborating with Fitch Solutions on joint meeting and product offering (such as Covenant Review);
  • developing Joint events with top law firms, promoting Fitch participation as panel speakers;
  • working with industry bodies such as ICMA, AFME, LMA, ELFA etc. to promote Fitch Ratings;
  • tracking key covenants and documentation developments in the industry;
  • the role may involve some European based travel.

Skills Required:

The successful candidate will have a significant background of experience in the wider debt capital markets - most recently in a law firm (directly as a lawyer or in a relationship management function), or in a bank or services provider.

Additionally, the candidate should have;
  • an established network of senior (Partner level) contacts within the top 15-20 law firms active in the European Capital Markets;
  • corporate M&A Knowledge, in both IG and sub-IG transactions;
  • knowledge of how law firms are organised by department and specialism;
  • experience and personality to engage comfortably with market counterparts and to engender trust and two-way information flow;
  • team orientated with ability to effectively build relationships both internally and externally;
  • ability to develop relevant ideas and analysis to marketable outcomes;
  • motivation to deliver work of quality and consistency in a timely way;
  • University degree, preferably in a business related discipline. Other professional or business qualification (eg, relevant legal qualification, MBA) would be an advantage.

Please be aware ahead of application:

Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts for you and your Family Members prior to commencing employment. If you, or your Family Members, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, they must be sold before beginning work. In certain roles, employees and their Family Members may be limited to investments in diversified mutual funds only.

For more information about this policy, please visit the code of ethics and conduct page -

Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Wholly owned by the Hearst Corporation, we are comprised of three main businesses: Fitch Ratings | Fitch Solutions | Fitch Learning.

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Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch's credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interests or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.

Fitch is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

UNITED STATES ONLY : As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Fitch requires that all employees who receive a written offer of employment on or after October 4, 2021 be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. Fitch will consider requests for reasonable accommodations due to medical and/or religious reasons on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

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