About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use): 13
The Team:
Join a dynamic in-house legal team within S&P Global Ratings, renowned for its collaborative and supportive culture. Our team is dedicated to providing exceptional legal counsel that supports our Ratings analysts across all practices, but primarily on structured finance and project finance transactions across Europe. We value partnership, professional growth, and a commitment to excellence in all our endeavors.
Responsibilities and Impact:
* Conduct comprehensive reviews of transaction-level legal structures and related legal opinions, ensuring adherence to S&P Global Ratings’ legal criteria.
* Provide expert legal counseling to Ratings analysts on emerging legal issues in structured and project finance.
* Analyze and interpret relevant laws and regulations, keeping analysts informed on legal developments that impact their analysis.
* Counsel Compliance, Risk, and other control functions on compliance with laws, regulations, and internal policies.
* Prepare and conduct internal legal training sessions for ratings analysts.
* Review and revise legal-related criteria as requested by analysts.
* Offer general legal counseling and participate in ad-hoc projects supporting S&P Global Ratings’ business activities.
* Counsel S&P Global Ratings’ personnel on external engagements, presentations, and publications.
* Lead highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives, influencing stakeholders internally and externally to support key initiatives.
What We’re Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:
* Admitted to practice law in a relevant European jurisdiction; candidates from other jurisdictions with relevant experience will also be considered.
* An S&P Global Employee at this level would typically have a minimum of six (6) years’ post-qualification experience in structured finance and/or project finance as a lawyer in a major law firm or corporation.
* Experience drafting and/or reviewing ISDA derivative documentation.
* Familiarity with cross-border/conflicts of law issues in structured finance and/or project finance transactions.
* An understanding of the varied role of key participants in structured finance and/or project finance transactions.
* Ability to quickly grasp complex legal and analytical concepts, applying sound legal judgment with minimal supervision, including with respect to innovative structures and/or transactions in new and untested jurisdictions.
* Well-developed emotional intelligence; superior interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to assess and respond appropriately to emotionally challenging situations.
* Self-motivated and well-organized with the ability to handle multiple, high-priority projects while attending to details; able to prioritize tasks and work well under pressure.
* Hands-on, energetic, intellectually curious.
* Professional and collegial demeanor, a team player, ability to work effectively and collaboratively with in-house colleagues, internal stakeholders and external parties.
* Excellent presentation, writing, and analytical skills.
Additional Preferred Qualifications:
* Demonstrates strategic thinking and identifies opportunities for growth and innovation, influencing multiple teams to contribute.
* Familiarity with S&P Global Ratings’ legal criteria for structured finance transactions and/or S&P Global Ratings’ criteria for project finance transactions.
About S&P Global Ratings
At S&P Global Ratings, our analyst-driven credit ratings, research, and sustainable finance opinions provide critical insights that are essential to translating complexity into clarity so market participants can uncover opportunities and make decisions with conviction. By bringing transparency to the market through high-quality independent opinions on creditworthiness, we enable growth across a wide variety of organizations, including businesses, governments, and institutions.
S&P Global Ratings is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world’s foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world’s leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today.
What’s In It For You?
Our Purpose:
Progress is not a self-starter. It requires a catalyst to be set in motion. Information, imagination, people, technology–the right combination can unlock possibility and change the world.
Our People:
We're more than 35,000 strong worldwide—so we're able to understand nuances while having a broad perspective. Our team is driven by curiosity and a shared belief that Essential Intelligence can help build a more prosperous future for us all.
Our Values:
Integrity, Discovery, Partnership
At S&P Global, we focus on Powering Global Markets. Throughout our history, the world's leading organizations have relied on us for the Essential Intelligence they need to make confident decisions about the road ahead.
Benefits:
We take care of you, so you can take care of business. We care about our people. That’s why we provide everything you—and your career—need to thrive at S&P Global.
Our benefits include:
* Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
* Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
* Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
* Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
* Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in-class benefits for families.
* Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.
Inclusive Hiring and Opportunity at S&P Global:
At S&P Global, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all individuals have access to opportunities based on their skills, experience, and contributions. Our hiring practices emphasize fairness, transparency, and equal opportunity, ensuring that we attract and retain top talent.
Equal Opportunity Employer
S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment.
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