Vice President, Liquid Credit Product Specialist

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Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with about $200 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities. The firm has over 1,400 employees and offices in 25 cities worldwide.

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The Product Strategy team is a part of Oaktree’s Business Development organization with responsibility for coordinating the process by which Oaktree builds, markets, and services its investment strategies. Product specialists serve as representatives and subject matter experts for Oaktree’s strategies and products, partnering closely with the capital formation and investment teams to drive growth and deepen client engagement.

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This role will be aligned to Oaktree’s liquid and multi-asset credit strategies, with a primary focus on our flagship Global Credit strategy. This individual will work in close partnership with Oaktree’s capital formation and liquid credit investment teams to: perform market demand assessments, shape fundraising strategy, launch new products, and lead the development and ongoing enhancement of the strategy’s collateral suite.

This candidate will be expected to attend investment team meetings and spend considerable time with the portfolio manager(s) of the strategy. This position will also benefit from the resources of the broader product specialist team at Oaktree.

Selected responsibilities include:

• Coordinate fundraising strategy in partnership with the capital formation team and track ongoing client engagement/feedback
• Serve as a subject matter expert for the relevant strategies, including: philosophy and approach, markets and areas of focus, sustainability integration, competitors, portfolio composition and performance, among others.
• Support clients and prospects with product-related inquiries; responsible for articulating current positioning and outlook, recent market activity and material portfolio events to help retain and grow client assets
• Design, create and manage product reporting and collateral suite for internal and external consumption, including performance/market commentary and other investor communications (e.g., presentations, factsheets, quarterly reports, insights pieces, etc.)
• Have ownership of technical product-related investor requests, liaising directly with the relevant investment team; support the completion of due diligence questionnaires in partnership with Oaktree’s diligence and reporting team
• Lead product-related investor calls and meetings, including new business development pitches, portfolio reviews, and small-scale events
• Provide internal training and resources to the capital formation team detailing the market opportunity, competitive advantages and current fund strategy and positioning
• Ensure all communications are fully compliant with industry regulations and firm standards

• Conduct market research and demand assessments on current and prospective product offerings
• Partner with the capital formation team, investment professionals and other internal stakeholders to explore new product ideas, bespoke client solutions or new investor channels for product distribution
• Lead the formation and oversight of separate accounts designed to achieve client needs and objectives
• Develop internal materials or analysis to support new product ideas

• 7+ years of relevant experience preferably within an institutional asset management, investment banking, consulting or product/investment specialist role; client-facing experience preferred
• Deep understanding of credit markets with specific knowledge of sub-IG asset classes
• Ability to acquire thorough knowledge of the legal, accounting, compliance and investment…