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Barings · 1 month ago

Associate Director/ Director, Structuring Lead

US - MA - BOSTON - 10 FAN PIER BLVD

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $180K/yr

Barings is a leading global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients and customers. The Structuring Lead role will lead and support structuring, execution, and operational design of financing structures for Barings Portfolio Finance, working closely with borrowers and stakeholders throughout the transaction process.

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Responsibilities

Be expected to serve as a key resource on the deal team of lending projects, including the drafting, negotiation and review of transaction documentation, working with Baring’s investment, operations and on-boarding teams to document, structure and operationalize each transaction’s unique implementation issues and negotiating and documenting Barings expectations with borrowers as well as outside service providers

The Structuring Lead will be expected to bring their strong industry knowledge and connections to build relationships with Barings’ borrowers, co-lenders and service providers as well as to leverage their network within the alternative investments market to improve the operational efficiency, risk management and positioning of the program in the market

Demonstrate mastery of strong investment operational, analytical, modeling and real-time problem-solving skills to serve as a critical resource helping the investment team to operationalize the investment goals of a given investment, creating situation-specific operational and servicing solutions based upon the target collateral and negotiated financing structure, and to understand and optimize the roles of our various partners post-close to facilitate ongoing operational excellence and risk monitoring of facilities and other program investments, particularly as applied to complex structures (ABL secured lending, CFOs / Rated Feeders, PE Nav, Secondaries, GP Facilities and other specialized structures) and jurisdictions (including not only standard Delaware structures but also lending constructs used in the UK, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Jersey and Guernsey, Ireland and Scotland)

Create and oversee ongoing calendar of scheduled and ad hoc deliverables for each facility and for the group, including tracking of Barings‘ borrower and service provider KPIs. Ensure that these are implemented by the operations and investment teams and coordinate periodic reviews with borrowers and external partners for each loan facility

Need to identify the key structural, operational and risk factors present in a new credit facility and synthesize operations, reporting and monitoring procedures to best address and mitigate these factors. This role is expected to identify the risks associated with the borrowers’ respective businesses and in the lending structure in particular and be able to clearly articulate strategies to minimize and manage these risks in internal operational procedures and discussions as well as in presentations/briefings for co-lenders/participants

Coordinate ongoing interactions with current and prospective managers/borrowers

Qualification

Investment operational knowledgeLegal negotiation skillsFinancial structuring expertiseAnalytical skillsRisk management strategiesCommunication skillsTeam collaborationProblem-solving skills

Required

Strong industry knowledge and connections to build relationships with Barings' borrowers, co-lenders and service providers

Mastery of strong investment operational, analytical, modeling and real-time problem-solving skills

Ability to operationalize the investment goals of a given investment

Experience creating situation-specific operational and servicing solutions based upon the target collateral and negotiated financing structure

Understanding and optimization of the roles of various partners post-close to facilitate ongoing operational excellence and risk monitoring

Experience with complex structures (ABL secured lending, CFOs / Rated Feeders, PE Nav, Secondaries, GP Facilities and other specialized structures) and jurisdictions (including not only standard Delaware structures but also lending constructs used in the UK, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Jersey and Guernsey, Ireland and Scotland)

Ability to identify key structural, operational and risk factors present in a new credit facility

Experience synthesizing operations, reporting and monitoring procedures to best address and mitigate risk factors

Ability to articulate strategies to minimize and manage risks in internal operational procedures and discussions

Experience coordinating ongoing interactions with current and prospective managers/borrowers

Benefits

Medical (including Virtual Care), Prescription, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Fitness Center Reimbursement Program (Including Online Memberships)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Fertility Benefits

Highly competitive 401(k) Plan with Company Match

Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Health Care & Dependent Care

Retirement Health Reimbursement Account

Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance

Spouse and Child Life Insurance

Paid Vacation, Sick Days and Annual Holidays

Paid Leave of Absences (Maternity Leave, Parental Leave, Caregiver Leave, Bereavement Time)

Short and Long Term Disability Plans

Paid Volunteer Time

Education Assistance Program

Charitable Matching Gifts Program

Commuter Reimbursement Program

Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement Program

Company

Barings

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Barings is a $470+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions.

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