Private Debt Associate Investment Manager

Role Overview

CalPERS (California Public Employees' Retirement System), the nation's largest public pension fund with approximately $590 billion in assets, is hiring an Associate Investment Manager for its Private Debt program in Sacramento, CA. The role sits within CalPERS' Private Markets investment platform and carries the state civil service classification 'Associate Investment Manager, Public Employees' Retirement System' (Job Code JC-513487).

• Permanent, full-time position based in Sacramento County with a hybrid telework arrangement
• Part of CalPERS' Private Debt investment team, supporting sourcing, underwriting, and monitoring of private debt investments made on behalf of the fund
• An executive search firm is assisting CalPERS with recruitment for this role

• Base salary range: $10,937.50-$18,229.17 monthly (approximately $131,250-$218,750 annualized)
• Eligible for an annual incentive award of 0-60% of salary based on quantitative and qualitative performance measures
• Eligible for a long-term incentive program providing an additional 0-60% of base salary, beginning after five years of service and contingent on the fund's total returns meeting or exceeding board-approved thresholds

CalPERS is a global institutional investor headquartered in downtown Sacramento, recognized internationally for its investment leadership and innovation. The organization manages retirement and health benefits for California's public employees, retirees, and their families, and is guided by its published Investment Beliefs.

Candidates should have relevant experience in private debt/credit investing, underwriting, or portfolio monitoring consistent with an Associate Investment Manager classification within a large institutional investment platform.