Job Description
Specialist - Review Function

Summary

The Review Function (RF) team operates across all sectors covered by Scope Ratings, including Financial Institutions, Corporates, Structured Finance, Project Finance, and Public Finance.

The team serves as an independent control function at the credit rating methodology level. It is a key stakeholder in monitoring credit developments, assessing credit trends and the performance of Scope’s rating universe, and ensuring that methodologies and related processes remain robust and compliant with regulatory requirements.

The Review Function controls the strength, consistency, and coherence of Scope Ratings’ analytical frameworks. It acts as a trusted partner to analytical teams and serves as a key interface with Scope Ratings’ Independent Directors and regulatory authorities.

Duties & responsibilities

  • Execute and document independent reviews of quantitative tools and models, ensuring a complete and audit-proof record.
  • Support the development of new rating methodologies from a control-function perspective in close collaboration with analytical rating teams and the Quantitative Analysis & Modelling team.
  • Develop efficient operational processes to strengthen compliance with regulatory requirements related to the validation, back-testing, and calibration of methodologies, models, and quantitative tools.
  • Produce, analyze, and maintain methodology performance metrics and rating performance statistics.
  • Contribute to the ongoing enhancement of governance, quality assurance, and methodological oversight processes.

Professional & personal qualifications

  • Master's degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering.
  • 1–3 years of relevant experience in credit risk analysis, gained within a credit rating agency, bank, asset manager, or fixed-income investment firm.
  • Strong analytical, quantitative, statistical, and problem-solving skills.
  • AI-native mindset, with programming experience in Python, R, C++, or similar languages.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly.
  • Fluent in English, both written and spoken. Knowledge of an additional European language is an advantage.
  • Demonstrates the highest standards of integrity and professionalism.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to delivering high-quality work.
  • Curious, autonomous, and eager to learn, with strong critical-thinking and listening skills.
  • Self-motivated, collaborative, focused, and able to thrive in a team-oriented environment while working independently when required.

The compensation range disclosed may encompass multiple title levels (Scope internal levels of seniority). Your actual compensation will depend on a variety of factors, including but not limited to your individual experience, education, and seniority, and the final salary will be determined during the interview and evaluation process.
Pay Band:  Specialist - Review Function
Minimum:  61,200.00 EUR
Maximum:  81,000.00 EUR
Pay Band:  Associate - Review Function
Minimum:  49,500.00 EUR
Maximum:  70,200.00 EUR

Bonus: Discretionary
Benefits: Scope offers an extensive range of benefits, please check our benefits page for more details.

Interested?
If this sounds like a journey for you, we look forward to learning more from your convincing application. Please note: For non-EU applicants, a valid work and residence permit is a prerequisite for this job position. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor relocation from outside of the EU at this time.

What we want to see

  • Current CV
  • Copy of your university degrees and certificates
  • Criminal record certificate (can be provided at a later date)
  • At least 3 letters of reference (can be provided at a later date)

About Scope Ratings 
Scope Ratings GmbH is part of the Scope Group with headquarters in Berlin and offices in Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris. As the leading European credit rating agency, the company specialises in the analysis and ratings of financial institutions, corporates, structured finance, project finance and public finance. Scope Ratings’ credit risk analysis is opinion-driven, forward-looking and non-mechanistic, an approach that adds to a greater diversity of opinion for institutional investors. Scope Ratings is a credit rating agency registered in accordance with the EU rating regulation and operating in the European Union with ECAI status.

At Scope Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with respect and fairness. We embrace people from all backgrounds, regardless of culture, ethnicity and gender. We ensure that our application processes are free from discrimination. By valuing each individual's unique background and perspectives, we strive to create an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute their best. Our dedication to equality and inclusivity reflects our belief that diversity drives innovation and success.