CMBS New Issuance – Associate / Associate Director (NY / Chicago)

🏢 Krollbondratingagency · 📍 New York, New York or Chicago, Illinois · 💼 onsite 💰 $100,000 - $150,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Position Title: CMBS New Issuance - Associate / Associate Director (NY/ Chicago)

Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: New York, NY or Chicago, Illinois

Summary/Overview:

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) is seeking an experienced Commercial Real Estate (CRE) credit analyst to join its industry-leading commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) New Issuance ratings group in its New York or Chicago office. Analysts in the group are responsible for transaction execution, including conducting credit analysis, authoring published reports, and presenting analysis for the assignment of credit ratings to conduit, single-borrower, CRE CLO, single-family rental, and other types of CMBS transactions.

About the Job:

Conduct commercial real estate (CRE) property cash flow and valuation, and loan credit analysis in accordance with KBRA’s methodologies across all CRE property types.
Lead end-to-end execution of transactions, including:

Conducting property, loan and transaction level credit analysis
Presenting and defending the analysis internally to senior managers and in credit/ratings committees, and externally to banks
Leading preparation of externally published comprehensive transaction reports
Managing the process that involves multiple internal and external parties and work-streams
Conduct property site inspections throughout the U.S. and related management meetings

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study. Advanced degree and successful progression towards the CFA designation are pluses
Three (3) + years of relevant CRE debt underwriting or CMBS securitization experience for Associate level required
Five (5) + years of relevant CRE debt underwriting or CMBS securitization experience for Associate Director required
Credit / underwriting experience across multiple CRE property types
Proficient in conducting extensive analysis in Excel
Possess strong oral and written communications skills

🎯 Candidate Preparation Guide For Krollbondratingagency Applicants

Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Evaluators heavily scrutinize credit risk precision, regulatory compliance knowledge, and independent analytical rigor under tight deadlines.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Blaming past rating errors on external macroeconomic shocks without owning analytical oversight.
2. Showing superficial familiarity with SEC or regulatory compliance frameworks.
3. Inability to defend a historical credit downgrade thesis logically and concisely.

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