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As one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing supplementary credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products. Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. At Fitch Ratings, credit analysts play a pivotal role in moving markets, as quality credit analysis is the lifeblood of our organization. With a legacy of over a century, our unique approach to credit ratings offers unmatched opportunities for professional growth. Embracing a “challenger mindset,” you'll join a team dedicated to innovating service to our clients. Our people-driven analysis thrives on collaboration across all levels and locations, surpassing traditional financial modeling. Lastly, as part of our global community, you'll find inspiration, challenge, and support, with ample opportunities for visibility and influence in the global financial marketplace. Want to learn more about a career as a credit analyst at Fitch Ratings? Visit: https://careers.fitch.group
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Fitch Ratings is seeking a Director to join its Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Aviation team in our Chicago office. The position provides opportunities to grow credit understanding across ABS through monitoring macro trends and impacts to pool and ABS rating performance. The credit analyst will join a growing team covering ABS aviation transactions. Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to develop credit views, have experience analyzing transactions and performance trends and have strong communication skills (written and verbal).
About The Team
- Join a collaborative, global team dedicated to producing timely, insightful, and forward-looking credit analysis and research that informs the debt capital markets
- Develop your presence in the ABS market while broadening your knowledge across different sectors, structures, and markets
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Analyze key credit, legal, and structural aspects of aviation transactions
- Support rating workflows by assisting in the analysis and monitoring of a portfolio of ABS aviation transactions
- Utilize cashflow models to help form opinions on future performance
- Stay up to date on sector trends and communicate your findings effectively within the team and to external stakeholders
- Contribute to research reports and special projects focused on sector trends
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You May Be a Good Fit If
- You hold a BA/BS degree and have at least 8 years of relevant work experience (excluding internships) in the aviation or a related sector
- You have strong analytical and modelling skills
- You have exposure to or understanding of structured finance, securitization, or ABS transactions
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills
- You are comfortable analyzing large datasets and deriving meaningful conclusions
- You enjoy working collaboratively and have strong interpersonal skills
- You have a good understanding of finance fundamentals and current economic conditions
- You are eager to learn new concepts, ask questions, and grow your expertise
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
What Would Make You Stand Out
- Direct experience with ABS credit or structured finance is a plus, but not required
- Thoughtful perspectives on economic trends and their impact on consumer credit performance
- Passion for analysis, attention to detail, and a desire to build a career in credit research and ratings
WHY CHOOSE FITCH
- Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
- A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
- Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
- Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
- Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
- Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.
COMPENSATION
FOR CHICAGO: Expected base pay rates for the role are between $140,000 and $170,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individual basis and may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related considerations. Base pay is one component of Fitch’s total compensation package, which may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch, depending on the position.
Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
INTRODUCTION
As one of the world’s top three credit ratings agencies, Fitch Ratings plays a critical role in global capital markets by providing supplementary credit analysis, ratings, research, and commentary to financial market participants. For over 100 years, Fitch Ratings has been creating value for global markets through its rigorous analysis and deep expertise, which have resulted in a variety of market leading tools, methodologies, indices, research, and analytical products. Fitch Ratings is part of Fitch Group, a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries, which also includes Fitch Solutions. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. At Fitch Ratings, credit analysts play a pivotal role in moving markets, as quality credit analysis is the lifeblood of our organization. With a legacy of over a century, our unique approach to credit ratings offers unmatched opportunities for professional growth. Embracing a “challenger mindset,” you'll join a team dedicated to innovating service to our clients. Our people-driven analysis thrives on collaboration across all levels and locations, surpassing traditional financial modeling. Lastly, as part of our global community, you'll find inspiration, challenge, and support, with ample opportunities for visibility and influence in the global financial marketplace. Want to learn more about a career as a credit analyst at Fitch Ratings? Visit: https://careers.fitch.group
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Fitch Ratings is seeking a Director to join its Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Aviation team in our Chicago office. The position provides opportunities to grow credit understanding across ABS through monitoring macro trends and impacts to pool and ABS rating performance. The credit analyst will join a growing team covering ABS aviation transactions. Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to develop credit views, have experience analyzing transactions and performance trends and have strong communication skills (written and verbal).
About The Team
- Join a collaborative, global team dedicated to producing timely, insightful, and forward-looking credit analysis and research that informs the debt capital markets
- Develop your presence in the ABS market while broadening your knowledge across different sectors, structures, and markets
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Analyze key credit, legal, and structural aspects of aviation transactions
- Support rating workflows by assisting in the analysis and monitoring of a portfolio of ABS aviation transactions
- Utilize cashflow models to help form opinions on future performance
- Stay up to date on sector trends and communicate your findings effectively within the team and to external stakeholders
- Contribute to research reports and special projects focused on sector trends
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You May Be a Good Fit If
- You hold a BA/BS degree and have at least 8 years of relevant work experience (excluding internships) in the aviation or a related sector
- You have strong analytical and modelling skills
- You have exposure to or understanding of structured finance, securitization, or ABS transactions
- You have strong written and verbal communication skills
- You are comfortable analyzing large datasets and deriving meaningful conclusions
- You enjoy working collaboratively and have strong interpersonal skills
- You have a good understanding of finance fundamentals and current economic conditions
- You are eager to learn new concepts, ask questions, and grow your expertise
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
What Would Make You Stand Out
- Direct experience with ABS credit or structured finance is a plus, but not required
- Thoughtful perspectives on economic trends and their impact on consumer credit performance
- Passion for analysis, attention to detail, and a desire to build a career in credit research and ratings
WHY CHOOSE FITCH
- Hybrid Work Environment: 3 days a week in office required based on your line of business and location
- A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated trainings, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to ensure that your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity
- Investing in Your Future: Retirement planning and tuition reimbursement programs that empower you to achieve your short and long-term goals
- Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing
- Supportive Parenting Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively
- Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe
Fitch is committed to providing global securities markets with objective, timely, independent and forward-looking credit opinions. To protect Fitch’s credibility and reputation, our employees must take every precaution to avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance of a conflict of interest. Should you be successful in the recruitment process at Fitch Ratings you will be asked to declare any securities holdings and other potential conflicts prior to commencing employment. If you, or your immediate family, have any holdings that may conflict with your work responsibilities, you may be asked to divest yourself of them before beginning work.
COMPENSATION
FOR CHICAGO: Expected base pay rates for the role are between $140,000 and $170,000 per year. Actual salaries will be determined on an individual basis and may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, past performance, and other job-related considerations. Base pay is one component of Fitch’s total compensation package, which may also include commission earnings, discretionary bonuses, long-term incentives, and other benefits sponsored by Fitch, depending on the position.
Fitch is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.
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Align your credentials to structured finance tax
Fitch's tax function covers derivatives, CLOs, and structured credit products. Before applying, make sure your resume explicitly references experience with financial instrument taxation or investment fund structures, not just general corporate tax.
Research Fitch's LCA filings on DOL's disclosure data
DOL's OFLC disclosure database lists every Labor Condition Application Fitch has filed by job title and office location. Search for Tax Director filings to confirm which U.S. locations actively sponsor and what prevailing wage levels apply.
Target the New York office for director-level roles
Fitch's U.S. headquarters in New York concentrates most of its senior finance and tax leadership. Director-level openings with sponsorship are far more likely to originate there than from regional offices, so prioritize applications accordingly.
Understand PERM timelines for Green Card sponsorship
For EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship, Fitch must complete PERM labor certification through DOL before filing your immigrant petition. At director level, this process often starts 12 to 18 months before your priority date becomes current, so ask about the company's standard practice during negotiations.
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Does Fitch Ratings sponsor H-1B visas for Tax Directors?
Yes, Fitch Ratings sponsors H-1B visas for Tax Director roles. At director level, Fitch typically works with dedicated immigration counsel to manage I-129 filings, prevailing wage determinations, and cap-subject timing. If you're already in H-1B status with another employer, a transfer can happen without waiting for the annual lottery.
How do I apply for Tax Director jobs at Fitch Ratings?
Applications go through Fitch's careers portal, but roles at this level often move through internal referrals and retained search firms before they're publicly listed. Migrate Mate aggregates Fitch's active Tax Director openings that include visa sponsorship in one place, which makes it easier to track and apply before postings close. Tailoring your application to Fitch's credit rating and financial services context strengthens your submission significantly.
Which visa types does Fitch Ratings commonly use for Tax Director positions?
H-1B is the most common path for Tax Directors at Fitch, covering candidates already in the U.S. on OPT or transferring from another employer. Australian citizens may qualify for the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and allows two-year renewable periods. Canadian and Mexican nationals can pursue TN status under USMCA. For long-term sponsorship, Fitch has supported EB-2 and EB-3 Green Card filings for director-level hires.
What qualifications does Fitch Ratings expect for a Tax Director?
Fitch looks for a CPA or equivalent credential, along with substantial experience in financial services or investment management tax specifically. Familiarity with structured products, REIT taxation, or fund-level compliance carries real weight given Fitch's core business. Most candidates reaching the director level have managed tax teams, led external audits, and handled cross-border tax issues for clients or internal business units in a regulated financial environment.
How do I manage H-1B timing if I'm on OPT when applying to Fitch?
If your F-1 OPT expires before October 1 of the H-1B cap year, you'll need a STEM OPT extension to bridge the gap. USCIS allows H-1B beneficiaries to begin employment on October 1 following a cap-subject approval, so Fitch's immigration counsel will work backward from that date when planning your filing. Students in STEM fields can often secure a 24-month OPT extension, which provides enough runway to complete the process without a status gap.
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