Head of Analytics, Sri Lanka

Role Overview

Fitch Ratings is seeking a Head of Analytics, Sri Lanka to lead its analytical franchise in Colombo. This leadership role will oversee rating activity across all asset classes, manage the local analyst team, and ensure the consistent application of criteria, analytical policies and governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead analytical coverage and rating activity across Sri Lanka for all issuers, including Financial Institutions and Corporate issuers.
• Manage, coach and develop the performance of the local analytical team.
• Set analytical priorities, allocate resources and manage workflow across teams and sectors.
• Lead analytical hiring in Sri Lanka, including workforce planning, candidate assessment and onboarding.
• Ensure consistent application of criteria and analytical policies.
• Oversee quality control for rating rationales, commentaries and research related to Sri Lanka.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant local regulations, policies, and procedures governing analytical functions.
• Participate in issuer management meetings and represent Fitch in external analytical engagements.
• Produce and/or oversee timely market commentary in support of analytical work, and present views and maintain relationships with key market participants, including investors, bankers, regulators and the media.
• Partner closely with operations, compliance and commercial colleagues while maintaining analytical independence.

What You Need to Have:

• At least 10 years of experience in credit analysis, financial analysis, research, or a related area within a credit rating agency, bank, investment firm, or other financial services institution.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience, including managing and developing a team of at least five analysts.
• Deep knowledge of rating criteria, analytical governance, and regulatory framework relevant to credit rating activities.
• Proven ability to engage credibly with senior issuer management teams, regulators, and market participants.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce high quality analytical content and represent Fitch externally.
• Direct experience across Sri Lankan Financial Institutions and/or Corporate sectors is preferred.

What We Offer:

• Hybrid Work Environment: Three days per week in office required.
• A Culture of Learning & Mobility: Dedicated training, leadership development and mentorship programs designed to make your time at Fitch will be a continuous learning opportunity.
• Promoting Health & Wellbeing: Comprehensive healthcare offerings that enable physical, mental, financial, social, and occupational wellbeing.
• Supportive Parenting & Caregiving Policies: Family-friendly policies, including a generous global parental leave plan, designed to help you balance career and family life effectively, and a generous caregiving leave plan.
• Inclusive Work Environment: A collaborative workplace where all voices are valued, with Employee Resource Groups that unite and empower our colleagues around the globe.
• Dedication to Giving Back: Paid volunteer days, matched funding for donations and ample opportunities to volunteer in your community.

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.

Fitch Group 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.

For more information please visit our websites:  

www.fitchratings.com | www.fitchsolutions.com | www.fitchlearning.com

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