About this role
<p>Senior Director, Latin American Corporates, Infrastructure & Project Finance (CIPF) – Energy, Power & Utilities</p> <p><strong>Location:</strong> São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</p> <h3>We will Count on You To:</h3> <ul type="disc"> <li>Lead coverage of a portfolio across the <strong>Energy, Power & Utilities</strong> sectors in Latin America, with a particular focus on Brazil.</li> <li>Have direct managerial responsibility for analysts within the team, providing leadership, coaching, and development support while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.</li> <li>Oversee the analysis of key quantitative and qualitative factors influencing credit quality across corporates and project finance entities in the sector.</li> <li>Supervise the maintenance, and review of detailed financial models and credit analyses used to support rating recommendations.</li> <li>Chair and participate actively in internal rating committees, presenting clear and well-supported rating recommendations for both international and national scale ratings, where applicable.</li> <li>Serve as a senior point of contact for external market participants, including issuers, investors, bankers, advisors, and other stakeholders in the rating process.</li> <li>Articulate Fitch’s credit views, rating rationales, and sector outlook in a clear, engaging, and commercially aware manner through meetings, conference calls, written commentary, and published research.</li> <li>Contribute to the strategic direction and visibility of Fitch’s <strong>Latin America CIPF franchise</strong>, including representing Fitch in conferences, industry forums, and client events.</li> <li>Support the management of the regional portfolio across multiple regulatory environments, ensuring high analytical standards, consistency, and timeliness in rating actions and research output.</li> <li>Partner closely with colleagues across sectors, countries, and analytical groups to advance the <strong>One CIPF</strong> approach and strengthen Fitch’s market presence across Latin America.</li> <li>Write and oversee timely, insightful research on sector trends, market developments, and topical credit issues affecting the Energy, Power & Utilities space.</li> <li>Mentor and develop junior team members, helping to build analytical depth and succession within the franchise.</li> </ul> <h3>What You Need to Have:</h3> <ul type="disc"> <li><strong>10+ years of relevant experience</strong> in credit analysis, project finance, capital markets, corporate or investment banking, or a related field.</li> <li>Strong knowledge of the <strong>Energy, Power & Utilities</strong> sectors, ideally including exposure to regulated utilities, power generation, transmission, renewables, and/or midstream or energy infrastructure assets.</li> <li>Demonstrated experience managing people and/or leading teams in an analytical environment.</li> <li>Solid understanding of financial statement analysis, credit fundamentals, and debt capital structures.</li> <li>Proven ability to assess and explain analytically complex topics with sound judgment and intellectual rigor.</li> <li>Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.</li> <li>Fluency in <strong>English and Portuguese</strong> required; <strong>Spanish</strong> strongly preferred.</li> <li>Bachelor’s degree required; <strong>MBA, master’s degree, CFA, CPA, or other advanced professional qualification</strong> preferred.</li> <li>Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.</li> <li>Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build credibility with internal and external stakeholders.</li> </ul> <h3>What Would Make You Stand Out:</h3> <ul> <li>Deep knowledge of, and strong interest in, the Brazilian Energy, Power & Utilities sectors, with a desire to continue expanding expertise across related corporate and project finance subsectors.</li> <li>A strong professional background in capital markets and/or credit analysis, supported by well-developed financial statement analysis and credit assessment skills.</li> <li>Demonstrated interest in deepening exposure to and understanding of the debt capital markets, particularly as they relate to Latin American issuers and infrastructure assets.</li> <li>A clear pattern of leadership, with the ability to proactively and effectively engage with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally.</li> <li>Presence, judgment, and communication skills to represent Fitch credibly with issuer management teams, investors, bankers, and market participants.</li> <li>A collaborative mindset and a strong commitment to mentoring junior analysts and contributing to the development of the broader team.</li> </ul> <p>#LI-MB1 #LI-Hybrid</p>