Assistant Vice President, Credit Ratings, North American CMBS

About the Role

The individual must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, be analytical and highly attentive to detail. The candidate will be highly poised and possess excellent interpersonal and presentation skills. In addition, candidates must possess a high degree of proficiency in Excel as well as the intellectual curiosity to develop new applications and to perform complex analyses. Well-developed business writing skills are also required.

This position is based in Chicago

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead analyst and manage the process of rating US CMBS transactions while maintaining compliance with DBRS Policies and Procedures.
• Obtain a solid understanding of DBRS quantitative models to assess credit worthiness of multi-borrower transactions as well as single-borrower transactions.
• Determine DBRS stabilized net cash flows for all property types, a variety of loan sizes ($2 million to >$1 billion) and unique loan structures including holdbacks and future funding components based on property performance and market dynamics.
• Conduct site inspections of all major commercial real estate property types throughout US.
• Compose and review detailed committee memos as well as published Presale and rating reports containing the culmination of research and DBRS analysis and opinions.
• Present loan level analysis and quantitative results and provide recommendations to the credit committee.
• Conduct market research and financial analysis to develop reports for DBRS published research, investor meetings and conferences.
• Respond to client and colleague inquiries regarding methodologies, transaction analysis and research.

Qualifications

• The successful candidate will have 7 to 10 years of experience in a commercial real estate finance related field.
• The analyst should hold a degree in finance, real estate or a related area.

About Us

Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.

Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.

Morningstar DBRS is the next generation of credit ratings.

If you received and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.

Morningstar’s hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we’ve found that we’re at our best when we’re purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you’ll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.