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Nelnet · 1 week ago

VP/Director Investments, Nelnet Financial Services

Lincoln, NE

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $250K/yr

5+ years exp

Nelnet is a diversified company specializing in investment management, loan servicing, and technology, particularly in the education sector. They are seeking a dynamic investment professional to manage specialty finance and private credit investments, focusing on business development and portfolio performance enhancement.

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Responsibilities

Business development and relationship management: actively involved in the development and management of relationships with investment partners, banks and other finance providers

New Investments: help source negotiate and manage third party purchasing and investment relationships and opportunities

Assist in structuring and analytics assessment for new opportunities and ongoing oversight

Investment risk assessment: identify what we know and what we don’t know – and whether we are comfortable relative to the expected return

Help optimize investment and underwriting process for financial strategies

Execute on investment opportunities including documentation, negotiation and external / internal coordination

Investment financing strategy: as applicable, source, negotiate and document financing agreements with banks and other finance providers. Evaluate bond issuance and other opportunities

Proficiency with large data sets and data base management often used to assess and evaluate historical financial asset performance and attributes such as fundamental SQL queries to extract and analyze data

Portfolio management and oversight: help ensure an effective process to identify trends, problems and proactively communicate and inform ongoing decision making

Stay apprised of relevant market developments and performance trends; proactively communicate and leverage knowledge in decision making and recommendations

Assist with capital markets and strategic financing functions for the Nelnet organization

Ensure effective internal communication to relevant teammates and constituents

Commit to Performance Based Organization (PBO) & Easy to Do Business with (ETDBW) philosophy

Contribute to Continuous Process Improvement, including potential changes, improvements and continual self-improvement

Manage multiple conflicting priorities & consistently meet deadlines

Act in place of manager in absence

Ensure compliance with Federal regulations and departmental policies

Qualification

Capital marketsStructured financeInvestment managementSQL QueryProject managementAnalytical skillsPeople skillsService excellenceManaging multiple prioritiesDecision-makingOral communicationsWritten communicationsProblem-solvingTeam-player