Description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today's risks into tomorrow's opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are-with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody's is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we're advancing AI to move from insight to action-enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• 8-10+ years of demonstrated proficiency in project finance and infrastructure credit analysis, including public-private partnership (PPP) transactions across power, transportation, and social infrastructure sectors.
• Strong ability to evaluate complex commercial and contractual arrangements that underpin project finance structures, including demand-risk and availability-risk models.
• Advanced financial analysis skills, including cash-flow lending techniques, capital structure assessment, and evaluation of construction and operational risk.
• Experience covering both investment-grade and speculative-grade issuers, including government-owned enterprises and sub-sovereign entities.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present clear, well-supported credit recommendations to rating committees and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges. Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or a closely related field.
• Master's degree, CFA, or similar professional designation preferred.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for leading credit analysis and ratings activities for a portfolio of project finance and infrastructure issuers, while contributing thought leadership and mentoring junior analysts.

• Actively monitor a portfolio of project finance and infrastructure issuers, including PPP transactions, across sectors such as power generation and transmission, toll roads, bridges, tunnels, ports, airports, rail, and social infrastructure.
• Review and assess credit considerations of complex commercial and contractual arrangements that form the basis of project finance transactions.
• Analyze transactions under demand-risk and availability-risk frameworks with limited oversight.
• Prepare and present detailed credit analyses covering management strategy, construction risk, operations, competitive environment, business risk, and capital structure.
• Develop initial rating recommendations for new issuers and recommend rating actions for existing issuers to rating committees.
• Publish high-quality, timely written credit research, including issuer-specific and broader industry research.
• Support and participate in outreach with investors, intermediaries, issuers, regulators, and other stakeholders, including delivering thought-leading presentations on infrastructure credit topics.
• Manage assigned issuer relationships with a high level of professionalism and engagement.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior members of the analytical team.

About the Team

The Project Finance and Infrastructure team within MIS focuses on delivering rigorous, independent credit analysis across a wide range of global infrastructure assets. The team collaborates closely with issuers, investors, and internal partners, combining deep sector expertise with strong analytical standards to support high-quality credit opinions and market insight.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is $198,300.00-$287,550.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full-time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody's also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody's also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email accommodations@moodys.com. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

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Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody's Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

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