Asset Management - Vice President, Private Credit & Asset- Lending

Arena Investors, LP ( Arena ) is a global investment management firm that seeks to generate attractive risk adjusted, consistent and uncorrelated returns by employing a fundamentals based, asset-oriented financing and investing strategy across the entire credit spectrum in areas where conventional sources of capital are scarce. Arena specializes in off-the-run, stressed, distressed, illiquid and esoteric special situation transactions through originations and acquisitions of asset-oriented investments across a wide array of asset types (including but not limited to private direct corporate credit, commercial real estate bridge lending, and commercial and consumer assets).

Quaestor Advisors, LLC ( Quaestor ) is an affiliated Special Servicer, which provides mid and back office services, including asset management, to Arena Investors and external clients.

Quaestor is expanding its Portfolio & Asset Management team through the addition of a Vice President focused on private credit and asset-based lending. This individual will manage a segment of the portfolio independently and report to the Head of Asset Management. Responsibilities include portfolio monitoring, valuation, and maximizing returns across a diversified private credit portfolio. Ideal candidates are organized, self-motivated, and able to collaborate effectively across all internal groups.

Arena Investors, LP ( Arena ) is a global investment management firm that seeks to generate attractive risk adjusted, consistent and uncorrelated returns by employing a fundamentals based, asset-oriented financing and investing strategy across the entire credit spectrum in areas where conventional sources of capital are scarce. Arena specializes in off-the-run, stressed, distressed, illiquid and esoteric special situation transactions through originations and acquisitions of asset-oriented investments across a wide array of asset types (including but not limited to private direct corporate credit, commercial real estate bridge lending, and commercial and consumer assets).

Quaestor Advisors, LLC ( Quaestor ) is an affiliated Special Servicer, which provides mid and back office services, including asset management, to Arena Investors and external clients.

Quaestor is expanding its Portfolio & Asset Management team through the addition of a Vice President focused on private credit and asset-based lending. This individual will manage a segment of the portfolio independently and report to the Head of Asset Management. Responsibilities include portfolio monitoring, valuation, and maximizing returns across a diversified private credit portfolio. Ideal candidates are organized, self-motivated, and able to collaborate effectively across all internal groups.

• Independently manage a segment of the private credit and asset-based portfolio, including valuation, monitoring, and reporting
• Serve as a player-coach, managing complex investments while mentoring Associates and Analysts
• Lead re-underwriting, structuring, and negotiation of amendments and add-on financings
• Manage workout and restructuring situations for stressed credits, including recovery strategy and negotiation
• Direct outside counsel through foreclosure, bankruptcy, and other restructuring processes
• Conduct market and industry analysis to identify credit trends and emerging risks
• Monitor macro and sector trends affecting portfolio performance and brief senior management
• Lead implementation of dashboards, reporting tools, and AI-driven process improvements across the Asset Management platform
• Present portfolio reviews and restructuring recommendations to the investment committee
• Draft investment committee memoranda on workout, restructuring, and amendment approaches
• Analyze collateral, cash flows, and capital structure to guide recovery and restructuring paths
• Extensive interface with origination, finance, legal, and operations teams
• Assist in documenting process frameworks for portfolio and workout management

The individual will have demonstrated an ability to work in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment with an ability to think broadly about the business, incorporating continual improvement of processes and procedures with a goal of excellence while focusing on accuracy and efficiency.

• 7+ years of related experience in private credit, direct lending, asset-based lending, portfolio management, or restructuring
• Strong fundamental credit and negotiating skills, with deep loan document familiarity
• Exposure to…