KBRA
Corporate Portfolio Finance Research – Associate Director (NY)
New York, New York · Director · Contract
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$28,054 more — $148,054 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $148,054 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Financial and Investment Analysts" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Financial and Investment Analysts (13-2051) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- The role sits at the center of KBRA's proprietary data ecosystem and focuses on translating complex datasets into credit-oriented insights for investors, issuers, fund managers, bankers, and internal stakeholders.
- Salary Range: The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $150,000.
Responsibilities
- Develop research in collaboration with sector experts, leveraging years of proprietary data, including:
- Develop a deep understanding of the key drivers of credit performance, including how private markets function, risk dynamics, and return generation.
- Collaborate with senior members across the firm on research, database development, and analysis.
- Lead the development of thematic, market-facing research pieces that shape external perspectives on private markets.
- Develop presentations used internally and for public conferences.
Skills
- Offer amounts are determined by factors such as experience, skills, geography, and other job-related factors.
Compensation
- The anticipated annual base salary range for this full-time position is $120,000 to $150,000.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits and paid time off
- Paid family and disability leave
- Educational and professional development financial assistance
- Employee referral bonus program
Company info
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO.
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority.
- Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority pursuant to the Temporary Registration Regime.
- In addition, KBRA is designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus.
- KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.
Visa & Work Authorization
- leverages KBRA's access to financial statements, lender investment memoranda, and credit agreements for more than 5,300 sponsor-backed middle market companies
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