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Marathon Asset Management · 2 weeks ago

Managing Director, Originations, Opportunistic Credit

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$200K/yr - $300K/yr

15+ years exp

Marathon Asset Management is a global credit investment manager with $22 billion in assets under management. The team is seeking a Managing Director, Originations professional to manage and expand sponsor relationships and originate private credit investments within the Opportunistic Credit team.

Emerging MarketsFinanceReal Estate

Responsibilities

Lead Marathon’s sponsor coverage initiative within the Opportunistic Credit platform, with a focus on middle-market and upper middle-market private equity sponsors

Originate differentiated private credit opportunities with a target return of mid-teen gross IRR across industries / capital structure

Build and maintain strong relationships with sponsors, management teams, and intermediaries to generate proprietary deal flow

Drive coverage strategy by prioritizing sponsor relationships, implementing tracking systems (CRM), and institutionalizing an effective outreach and follow-up framework

Partner with investment team colleagues on underwriting, structuring, and executing investment opportunities

Generate actionable intelligence on portfolio company activity, liquidity needs, and refinancing or recapitalization events

Represent Marathon in the market with professionalism and credibility, reinforcing the firm’s broader reputation in credit while helping expand its footprint

Collaborate internally with legal, capital markets, and portfolio operations teams to ensure investment execution and post-close engagement are seamless

Qualification

Investment banking experienceSponsor relationship managementPrivate credit originationMiddle-market focusCash flow lendingCommunication skillsAttention to detailWork ethicTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree from top tier university

15+ years of experience in investment banking within a coverage team, or cash flow lending with existing sponsor relationships and originations responsibilities

Possess strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication and presentation skills

Ability to work under pressure in a rapidly evolving environment; strong attention to detail with a proven ability to multi-task

Demonstrated strong work ethic, commitment to excellence, and unquestionable integrity

Highly motivated self-starter who is coachable; willing to embrace a collaborative firm culture