Senior Vice President, Head of Private Credit & Co-Head of Alternatives

Title:

Senior Vice President, Head of Private Credit & Co-Head of Alternatives

Company:
Everest Global Services, Inc.

Job Category:
Finance

Everest is a global leader in risk management, rooted in a rich, 50+ year heritage of enabling businesses to survive and thrive, and economies to function and flourish. We are underwriters of risk, growth, progress and opportunity. We are a global team focused on disciplined capital allocation and long-term value creation for all stakeholders, who care deeply about our impact on communities and the wider world.

• Develop and execute Everest's private credit investment strategy across all credit segments.
• Lead portfolio construction, manager selection, sizing decisions, and portfolio monitoring activities.
• Identify and evaluate new investment opportunities across:
• Direct Lending
• Asset-Based Finance (ABF)
• Opportunistic Credit
• Structured Credit
• Infrastructure Credit
• Private Placements
• Drive portfolio optimization efforts to enhance risk-adjusted returns and capital efficiency.
• Oversee due diligence and underwriting of external managers and investment vehicles.
• Monitor portfolio performance, credit quality, covenant trends, defaults, recoveries, and market conditions.
• Advise on portfolio guidelines, concentration limits, and monitoring frameworks.

• Serve as Co-Head of Alternatives alongside the Head of Private Equity and Real Assets.
• Help determine strategic allocations across private equity, private credit, real assets, secondaries, and opportunistic investments.
• Assess alternative investment opportunities within the context of enterprise capital, liquidity, and risk objectives.
• Collaborate on strategic asset allocation studies and portfolio construction initiatives.
• Contribute to the management of unfunded commitments, cash flow forecasting, and liquidity planning.

• Partner closely with Enterprise Risk Management and Finance teams.
• Evaluate investments through the lens of:
• Risk-adjusted return
• Economic capital usage
• Rating agency capital models
• Regulatory capital considerations
• Liquidity implications
• Develop portfolio stress testing and scenario analysis frameworks.
• Identify emerging risks and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Monitor evolving rating agency and regulatory developments affecting alternative assets.
• Ensure compliance with investment guidelines, regulatory requirements, and governance standards.

• Build and maintain relationships with leading private credit managers, sponsors, consultants, banks, and industry participants.
• Represent Everest in negotiations with managers and strategic partners.
• Attend industry conferences and maintain awareness of evolving market opportunities and competitive trends.
• Establish Everest as a respected institutional investor within the private credit marketplace.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing private credit investment team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, intellectual rigor, and continuous improvement.
• Drive recruiting, retention, and succession planning efforts.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration across Investments, Risk, Finance, and Corporate Development.

• 10+ years of institutional investment experience.
• 8+ years of direct experience in credit investing and oversight, with a material portion of time in private credit markets.
• Demonstrated experience managing large institutional portfolios and external investment managers.
• Experience working with insurance company balance sheets, asset-liability management, and regulatory frameworks.
• Proven ability to evaluate complex credit structures and illiquid investments.
• Leadership experience managing investment professionals and building teams.

• Bachelor's degree required.
• MBA, CFA, CAIA, or other advanced investment credential preferred.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strategic investor mindset
• Strong credit judgment
• Exceptional analytical capabilities
• Executive presence and communication skills
• Sound risk management…