Group Head - Rating Analyst - SME - Rating Agency

Company Name: A Rating agency

Position: Group Head

Function: Credit Rating for SME

Location: Chennai

Job Description:

- Ensure rating stability and timely corrective action; efforts undertaken for improvement of processes to ensure rating quality; quality of contribution in rating committees.

- Ensure timely delivery of assignments handled by the groups; outreach activities undertaken; ensuring regulatory timelines with respect to rating process as laid down in Rating Operations Manual;

- Proactive measures undertaken to smoothen rating execution; ensure overall compliance with laid down processes and regulations with minimal audit observations; committee participation/ presentation.

- Efforts undertaken towards brand building to enhance company's image and credibility vis--vis external stakeholders; market intelligence for maintaining rating quality of portfolio.

- Works towards fulfillment of organizational mission, strategy and vision; drives teams towards adoption of best practices; ability to do strategic planning and design organizational structures and processes; change management and ability to come with alternatives to improve quality/efficiency.

- Grooming, mentoring and motivating team members towards achieving their objectives with ethical conduct; encourage knowledge sharing among the group members and other colleagues; ability to empathise with team members; ensuring retention of good talent and having a control on attrition.

- Addressing and resolving client challenges; organizing effective presentations for prospective clients and investors, networking with lenders, investment bankers and analysts to remain updated with latest developments.