Subject Matter Expert, Private Credit & Alternative Investments

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If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

• 10+ years of experience in private credit, direct lending, private debt, or closely related alternative credit markets, gained within an asset manager, private credit fund, institutional investor, or investment platform
• Deep, practitioner-level knowledge of the private credit investment lifecycle, including deal sourcing/origination, credit underwriting, due diligence, portfolio construction, ongoing monitoring, risk management, valuation, and investor/client reporting
• Strong understanding of direct lending and private credit strategies, such as senior secured lending, unitranche, opportunistic/special situations credit, asset-based lending, or structured/private credit
• Strong understanding of private credit fund structures, investment processes, operating models, data requirements, and technology ecosystems supporting investment and portfolio teams
• Meaningful experience in one or more of the following functions: investment/credit analysis, portfolio management, investment risk, private markets product strategy, solutions/consulting, or senior client advisory
• Demonstrated ability to engage credibly with senior investment professionals, including CIOs, Heads of Private Credit, Portfolio Managers, Credit/Risk leaders, and investment committees
• Experience identifying business or investment challenges and translating them into data, analytics, workflow, or technology solutions
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complex investment concepts and connect them to client needs and business outcomes
• Ability to operate cross-functionally across sales, product, strategy, marketing, and technology teams
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 50%
• Basic understanding of artificial intelligence concepts, with curiosity and enthusiasm for learning how AI tools can be used to improve processes and drive efficiency. Interest in exploring AI systems and a willingness to develop awareness of responsible AI practices, including risk management and ethical use.

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
• CFA designation preferred, particularly for candidates coming from investment, portfolio management, research, or risk backgrounds

Serve as a senior private credit expert connecting market expertise with client engagement, commercial strategy, and product innovation.

• Serve as Moody's private credit subject-matter expert and senior industry advisor, bringing practitioner-level knowledge of private credit markets, investment processes, market participants, and evolving client needs
• Advise asset managers, private credit funds, institutional investors, pension funds, and other market participants on challenges across the private credit investment lifecycle, including origination, underwriting, risk assessment, portfolio monitoring, valuation, and reporting
• Engage senior investment and business leaders to understand their strategic priorities, investment workflows, data challenges, and technology needs
• Partner with sales teams on strategic client engagements, helping connect client workflows and challenges to relevant Moody's data, analytics, research, risk, and technology capabilities
• Lead discovery and solution-alignment conversations with clients and prospects, bringing sufficient investment expertise to challenge assumptions, identify unmet needs, and shape credible solutions
• Support strategic proposals, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and executive…