Commercial Real Estate CDO Associate Director

Job ID: 727

Position Title: Commercial Real Estate CDO Associate Director

Working Location: Chicago, IL

Employment Status: Full-Time Regular

Required Experience: 4 years

Required Education: Bachelors Degree

Travel Required: 30%

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. 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.

Essential Skills
Job Description:
The New Deal Associate Director for Fitch?s Commercial Real Estate (CRE) CDO group will join a growing team of commercial real estate and structured finance professionals at Fitch. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in portions of Fitch?s CMBS and Credit Products summer training programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the ratings process of commercial mortgage backed CDOs; communicate credit opinions to the public; and publish research and criteria reports on transactions and industry issues. Deal runners will be exposed to esoteric loan types, including land, construction loans, and condo conversions; and will help establish methodology for evolving deal features.

Qualifications:
Minimum of four years experience in either structured finance, fixed-income portfolio management, or commercial real estate (portfolio management or commercial real estate finance). Experience in analyzing CDOs, CMBS or commercial real-estate loans is a plus. Familiarity with major commercial real estate property types and markets; in addition to familiarity with esoteric collateral types and loan structures is a plus. Strong quantitative and Excel skills and quantitative modeling experience are required. Familiarity with stochastic modeling processes preferred. B.S. in Finance, Math, Economics, Real Estate, or Applied Sciences preferred. Minimum requirement is a BS or BA degree from an accredited university. MBA or CFA is a plus.

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.



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