Compliance Director

TITLE:

Compliance Officer – Private Credit

DEPARTMENT:
Compliance and Legal

LOCATION:

Boston, MA

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Bain Capital Credit is seeking a seasoned compliance professional to serve as the primary compliance officer for its Private Credit business. The Private Credit platform includes two business development companies (BDCs), as well as private funds, separately managed accounts, and CLOs pursuing direct lending and related private credit strategies. This is a high-volume, fast-moving environment in which the platform continues to grow, and the Compliance Officer will be expected to grow with it.

Reporting directly to the Chief Compliance Officer of Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. and Bain Capital Private Credit, the Compliance Officer will have primary responsibility for the design, implementation, testing, and day-to-day management of the BDC 38a-1 compliance program and the associated Investment Advisers Act 206(4)-7 compliance program elements applicable to the Private Credit business. The role requires a seasoned compliance professional with practical commercial instincts and a demonstrated ability to work independently across investment, finance, operations, legal, and senior leadership, including regular interaction with the BDCs' independent directors.

The ideal candidate brings a proactive, program-builder mindset — comfortable identifying gaps, proposing solutions, and driving initiatives to completion without waiting to be directed. This is a senior individual contributor role. The Compliance Officer will provide direction and oversight to junior compliance team members and third-party service providers including compliance consultants and outside counsel.

• BDC and Registered Fund Compliance Program (38a-1) Own the design, implementation, testing, and ongoing oversight of the 38a-1 compliance program for Bain Capital's BDCs, as well as the associated 206(4)-7 compliance program elements for the Private Credit investment adviser
• Conduct and oversee pre-transaction compliance reviews of private credit investments, including analysis for compliance with the firm's SEC Section 17(d) co-investment exemptive order, and applicable Investment Company Act requirements (including Sections 17, 55, and 57)
• Prepare quarterly and annual compliance reports and updates for the boards of each BDC, including presenting at board meetings and serving as a regular compliance contact for independent directors
• Review and assess service providers' policies and procedures; conduct compliance-related due diligence on fund service providers and vendors
• Work closely with legal, finance, operations, and portfolio management to develop, document, and maintain policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent, detect, and correct…