Distribution Strategy Director

• Company

  Fitch

• Location

  USA-NY-New York City

• Remuneration

  Not Specified

• Position Type

  Permanent

• Employment type

  Full time

• Updated

  14-Oct-2013

• eFC Ref no

  1292440

Fitch Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency committed to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data. Offering a world of knowledge and experience behind every opinion, we transform information to deliver meaning and utility to investors, issuers

Fitch Fitch Ratings is a global rating agency committed to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data. Offering a world of knowledge and experience behind every opinion, we transform information to deliver meaning and utility to investors, issuers and other market participants. Fitch Ratings' global expertise draws on local market knowledge and spans across the fixed-income universe. The additional context, perspective and insights we provide help investors make important credit judgments with confidence. Dual-headquartered in New York and London, Fitch Ratings has 51 offices worldwide. Fitch Ratings is part of the Fitch Group, a majority-owned subsidiary of Fimalac, S.A. headquartered in Paris, France. Fitch complies with all laws governing employment in each jurisdiction in which it operates, and provides equal opportunity to all applicants and employees. All applications will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, and other status protected by applicable laws.
The Global Research Strategy ("GRS") group's mandate is to oversee Fitch's research production and distribution strategies.  Fitch's overall goal is to offer a market-leading research product, achieved by producing the research and analysis that our audience wants, as quickly and efficiently as possible, and delivered in the format/platform they want to receive it.
GRS works closely with analytical, business, and support groups to ensure a coordinated and consistent approach to research initiatives across Fitch Ratings and Fitch Solutions.
The group's strategic plan is far-reaching, but provides incremental deliverables to support continual improvement in processes, platforms and culture.

GRS-led projects typically involve the following:

• Thorough analysis (qualitative and quantitative) of an existing framework or process
• Identification of challenges and development of plan/recommendations for change
• Presentation to relevant senior management team for approval
• Execution of plan, often in partnership with other areas of the business

This New York-based role is at the Director-level reporting to the head of GRS (who is based in London). Specific tasks alongside the group objectives outlined above will evolve and develop rapidly, but will include:

• Leading one or more workstreams in the GRS project portfolio
• Coordination of internal and external contributors/stakeholders
• Formation and coordination of internal working groups
• Harmonization of multiple/conflicting opinions into a consensus
• Adhering to project timelines
• Processing large amounts of data and information and generating actionable recommendations
• Presentation of findings and recommendations to management
• Drafting internal communications (all-staff emails, regular newsletters, intranet news items, etc)
• Competitive peer analysis

The successful candidate will have:

• 5-7 years of work experience with financial information/research, strategy, or consulting
• Demonstrable change management skills
• Comfort working with a remote team
• Previous experience in managing projects
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Experience of the use of social and digital media in a business context

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