Teams at Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Leads credit ratings for private credit fund debt transactions backed by corporate loan and bond portfolios. Responsibilities include evaluating capital structures, collateral quality, legal protections, portfolio performance, cash flows, stress scenarios, and structural resilience. The Director conducts due diligence, prepares rating memoranda, presents recommendations to committees, monitors rated transactions, develops financial models and analytical tools, collaborates across credit teams, mentors junior staff, and represents the firm at industry events.

Supports credit rating assignments and surveillance for private credit funds, middle-market loan portfolios, CLOs, and structured credit transactions. Responsibilities include analyzing collateral quality, capital structures, legal protections, portfolio performance, cash flows, and concentration trends; participating in due diligence; preparing rating memoranda and reports; maintaining transaction databases and analytical tools; and contributing to credit research. The role collaborates with asset managers, lenders, issuers, and cross-functional credit experts.

Lead RMBS ratings assignments from inception through completion, including collateral analysis, cash flow and structural modelling, surveillance, credit committee materials, and research reports. Communicate credit opinions to internal and external stakeholders, apply structured finance methodologies, manage deadlines, and represent the organization at reviews or conferences. The role requires mortgage and credit risk expertise, quantitative analysis, Excel/VBA proficiency, strong writing and presentation skills, and travel between the EU and UK.