Senior Director

Senior Director Latin American Corporates Infrastructure & Project Finance (CIPF) Energy Power & Utilities

Location: São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro Brazil

• Lead coverage of a portfolio across the Energy Power & Utilities sectors in Latin America with a particular focus on Brazil.
• Have direct managerial responsibility for analysts within the team providing leadership coaching and development support while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Oversee the analysis of key quantitative and qualitative factors influencing credit quality across corporates and project finance entities in the sector.
• Supervise the maintenance and review of detailed financial models and credit analyses used to support rating recommendations.
• Chair and participate actively in internal rating committees presenting clear and well-supported rating recommendations for both international and national scale ratings where applicable.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for external market participants including issuers investors bankers advisors and other stakeholders in the rating process.
• Articulate Fitchs credit views rating rationales and sector outlook in a clear engaging and commercially aware manner through meetings conference calls written commentary and published research.
• Contribute to the strategic direction and visibility of Fitchs Latin America CIPF franchise including representing Fitch in conferences industry forums and client events.
• Support the management of the regional portfolio across multiple regulatory environments ensuring high analytical standards consistency and timeliness in rating actions and research output.
• Partner closely with colleagues across sectors countries and analytical groups to advance the One CIPF approach and strengthen Fitchs market presence across Latin America.
• Write and oversee timely insightful research on sector trends market developments and topical credit issues affecting the Energy Power & Utilities space.
• Mentor and develop junior team members helping to build analytical depth and succession within the franchise.

• 10 years of relevant experience in credit analysis project finance capital markets corporate or investment banking or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of the Energy Power & Utilities sectors ideally including exposure to regulated utilities power generation transmission renewables and/or midstream or energy infrastructure assets.
• Demonstrated experience managing people and/or leading teams in an analytical environment.
• Solid understanding of financial statement analysis credit fundamentals and debt capital structures.
• Proven ability to assess and explain analytically complex topics with sound judgment and intellectual rigor.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese required; Spanish strongly preferred.
• Bachelors degree required; MBA masters degree CFA CPA or other advanced professional qualification preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced team-oriented environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build credibility with internal and external stakeholders.

• Deep knowledge of and strong interest in the Brazilian Energy Power & Utilitiessectors with a desire to continue expanding expertise across related corporate and project finance subsectors.
• A strong professional background incapital markets and/or credit analysis supported by well-developed financial statement analysis and credit assessment skills.
• Demonstrated interest in deepening exposure to and understanding of thedebt capital markets particularly as they relate to Latin American issuers and infrastructure assets.
• A clear pattern ofleadership with the ability to proactively and effectively engage with a wide range of stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Presence judgment and communication skills to represent Fitch credibly with issuer management teams investors bankers and market participants.
• A collaborative mindset and a strong commitment to mentoring junior analysts and contributing to the development of the broader team.

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