Selby Jennings · 1 week ago
Corporate & Private Credit, Portfolio Management - VP/ED
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$275K/yr - $350K/yr
8+ years expSelby Jennings is a leading bulge bracket investment bank with a global credit platform, seeking a Corporate and Private Credit Senior Portfolio Management professional. The role involves overseeing portfolio level performance, credit quality, and risk management across a diversified book of private credit and corporate lending exposures, integrating active portfolio management with front end responsibilities including originations support and syndications engagement.
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Hiring Manager
Yash M.
Responsibilities
Manage a portfolio of corporate and private credit transactions, ensuring credit quality, covenant compliance, and ongoing risk monitoring
Review financial performance, operational updates, liquidity metrics, and business trends for existing borrowers
Conduct quarterly and annual credit reviews including internal rating assessments, early warning indicators, and downside scenario analyses
Lead amendment processes, waivers, repricing events, and restructuring discussions as needed
Prepare internal memoranda, monitoring reports, and risk presentations for senior leadership and credit committees
Partner with originations and sector teams to evaluate new private credit opportunities
Contribute to underwriting, structuring, diligence coordination, and internal approval processes for new financings
Provide portfolio insights to inform leverage levels, covenant structures, pricing, and risk mitigants for new deals
Participate in client meetings, diligence sessions, and relationship development where appropriate
Collaborate with the capital markets and syndications team on investor outreach, lender education, and positioning of transactions
Support lender Q&A, credit discussions, management presentation preparation, and follow up communications
Maintain working relationships with private credit funds, direct lenders, insurance companies, BDCs, CLO managers, and other institutional investors
Track investor feedback and market trends to help shape future structures and portfolio strategy
Negotiate amendments, covenant resets, waivers, collateral packages, intercreditor matters, and other credit documentation changes
Partner with legal, risk, sector coverage, and internal operations teams to ensure seamless and accurate execution
Support structuring efforts for complex or bespoke financing solutions involving unitranche, mezzanine, PIK, preferred equity, or hybrid capital elements
Engage proactively with borrowers on performance, liquidity planning, and operational risk matters
Stay current on private credit market dynamics including pricing trends, leverage norms, covenant behavior, and sector specific risks
Provide portfolio level insights to senior leadership to inform capital allocation, risk appetite, and product strategy
Contribute to team development, process improvements, and junior banker mentorship within the portfolio management and credit organization
Qualification
Required
Eight or more years of experience in private credit, leveraged finance, corporate banking, credit portfolio management, or direct lending within a top tier investment bank or institutional lending platform
Strong understanding of credit underwriting, financial analysis, and loan structuring for middle market and upper middle market borrowers
Experience managing a portfolio of corporate loans or private credit exposures with demonstrated attention to credit quality and risk mitigation
Familiarity with originations processes, syndications, investor engagement, and ongoing credit negotiations
Excellent analytical, communication, and client facing skills
Bachelor's degree required
Preferred
Advanced degree or credit training preferred
Company
Selby Jennings
Global recruitment firm specialising in Banking
1001-5000 employees
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