Director, Private Credit ABF

Director, Asset-Based Finance - Investment Grade Private Credit

Leading Alternative Asset Manager | New York

A globally recognized alternative asset manager with a scaled private credit platform and a dedicated investment grade structured credit strategy. The firm manages capital on behalf of insurance companies, pension funds, and other long‑duration institutional investors, with a strong emphasis on credit quality, regulatory alignment, and capital efficiency.

The firm is seeking a Director to join its Asset-Based Finance team within the investment grade private credit platform. This is an execution-focused role – the team sources opportunities through established originator and counter party relationships, and this individual will own structuring, underwriting, and ongoing portfolio management across a broad set of asset types and industries.

• Lead due diligence and credit underwriting for private structured credit transactions across consumer and commercial ABF, mortgage, CRE, fund finance, CLOs, ABS, and esoteric asset classes.
• Build and review cash flow models and structured finance analytics; conduct relative value analysis across structures and asset classes.
• Review and negotiate legal documentation and deal structures.
• Prepare investment committee memos and present recommendations to senior leadership.
• Oversee portfolio monitoring, covenant compliance, and risk management for existing positions.
• Ensure investments align with credit policy, regulatory capital requirements, and ALM objectives.
• Partner cross‑functionally with credit, legal, risk, and capital management teams to develop and execute financing solutions.
• Maintain and grow relationships with external counter parties to support deal execution.

• 8+ years in asset‑backed finance, structured credit, or private credit, with a strong execution and structuring focus.
• Demonstrated experience structuring private ABF investments for insurance general accounts or other long‑duration capital.
• Deep expertise in cash flow modeling, structured finance analytics, and credit documentation.
• Solid understanding of insurance regulatory capital, ratings considerations, and ALM principles.
• Experience at an insurance‑owned asset manager, insurer investment team, or structured credit platform preferred.
• Familiarity with both rated and unrated private ABF structures.
• Bachelor's in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or quantitative field; MBA and/or CFA a plus.