A leading alternative credit investment platform is seeking an Associate to join its Asset-Backed Finance team in New York.
The role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior investment professionals across the evaluation, execution and ongoing management of investments spanning specialty finance, structured credit and asset-backed opportunities. Successful candidates will gain broad exposure to complex credit transactions and assume meaningful responsibility from the outset.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate private ABF investment opportunities across a range of consumer, commercial and esoteric asset classes
- Analyze portfolio and collateral-level information to identify key drivers of risk and return
- Develop quantitative models and generate stress scenarios to assess expected performance across varying market environments
- Review transaction structures and financing arrangements to understand sources of protection and downside mitigation
- Conduct due diligence on counterparties, asset originators and underlying collateral pools
- Build and maintain analytical tools to support investment underwriting and portfolio monitoring
- Assess legal documentation, financing terms and transaction economics
- Prepare investment committee materials for internal decision-making processes
- Monitor portfolio positions and contribute to ongoing risk assessment and surveillance activities
- Partner with senior team members throughout the full lifecycle of an investment, from initial review through execution and portfolio management
Qualifications
- 2–5 years of relevant experience within structured finance, securitization, asset-backed credit, specialty finance or related private credit-oriented disciplines
- Understanding of structured credit products, collateral-backed financing arrangements and credit risk assessment
- Strong analytical and quantitative capabilities, including ability to synthesize large datasets to help form investment decisions
- Experience evaluating transaction structures and downside protection features
- Proficiency in Excel and financial modelling; Experience with use of AI for data analysis and work flows is advantageous
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated intellectual curiosity, commercial judgement and problem-solving ability
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial investment environment
