Associate
Posted 21 Sep 2026
Advertised as “RMBS - Associate (London)”
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- Expected experience
- 3+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Contract
- Full-time
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Study levelBachelor's
Study levelMaster's or higher
Position Title: RMBS - Associate (London)
Entity: Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: London
Summary/Overview**:**
KBRA is seeking an Associate to join our Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) team in the London office
About the Team:
Our RMBS team rates transactions spanning across prime, nonconforming, buy to let, re-performing, and non-performing asset classes, among others. Our primary objective is to assign credit ratings and perform high quality work in a timely manner, which involves conducting collateral analysis, pool-level cash flow and structure analysis; and publishing our viewpoints based on our research and analysis. We pride ourselves on the quality, accuracy, timeliness and consistency of our product.
About the Job**:**
- Lead ratings analyst for RMBS, which includes project managing the ratings process from beginning to end.
- Quantitative modelling of issuance structures and features and perform cash flows analysis using various applications or Intex.
- Prepare credit committee memos around analysis and recommendations. Write presale, new issuance and surveillance reports. Write commentaries and/or research reports on the RMBS sector across European jurisdictions.
- Manage expectations of internal stakeholders and external counterparties integral to KBRA ratings’ process and timelines. Communicate with market participants to express KBRA’s credit views and opinions effectively.
- Represent KBRA in operational risk reviews and/or conferences.
- Surveillance of rated transactions in RMBS and other asset classes.
- Apply and help develop KBRA structured finance methodologies to credit assess mortgage portfolios or other asset types.
- You will be supported by senior members of the team to enable on-the-job deliverables and learning & development.
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelor’s degree required and advanced degree is a plus.
- Three (3) or more years of relevant experience in RMBS or the rating process for similar asset types preferred.