About the Role

About the Role: Grade Level (for internal use): 12 About the Role S&P; Integral Ratings' Sovereign and International Public Finance (Sov/IPF) team delivers independent credit analysis across ratings in Western and Southern Europe and Western Africa, covering sovereign, regional, and local governments and related entities. Based in Madrid, you will take analytical ownership of a portfolio covering local and regional governments and government-related entities across Spain and other European countries — conducting site visits, leading timely rating surveillance, and presenting well-evidenced rating recommendations to credit committees. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of public finance, macroeconomics, and market intelligence, with strong potential to shape how investors and policymakers understand European public sector creditworthiness.

What You’ll Do

Impact You will contribute to independent credit opinions that markets, governments, and investors around the world depend on.



Your analytical work will maintain the rigor and consistency of S&P; Global's sovereign and public finance ratings, your stakeholder engagement will strengthen S&P; Global's credibility across Europe, and your coaching of junior analysts will help build the lasting capability that sustains excellence across the team.

Responsibilities

Team Contribution & Capability Building Act as a senior reference for junior analysts, coaching on credit fundamentals, financial modeling, data quality, and responsible AI use; coordinate portfolio workflows, proactively manage capacity and quality risks, and drive continuous improvement through refined processes and the governed rollout of new tools.

Core Analytical & Delivery Lead end-to-end credit analysis across a defined portfolio of sovereign and public finance credits, conducting site visits, leading surveillance, and presenting rating recommendations to credit committees with clear reasoning and validated evidence. Use approve

📌 Associate Director (Madrid)
🏢 S&P Global
📍 Madrid