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Our elite global Alternative Investment Fund client is seeking to recruit a VP Product Specialist to support product management and business development objectives and serve as a “generalist” private credit/direct lending subject matter expert (SME) acting as the chief liaison between the investment team and firm’s direct lending and private credit institutional investor clients.
Responsibilities:
- Support product management and business development objectives and serve as a “generalist” private credit/direct lending subject matter expert (SME) acting as the chief liaison between the investment team and firm’s direct lending and private credit institutional investor clients
- Oversee product positioning, conduct market research and create content various private credit strategies and vehicles including CLOs, rated notes, BDCs and SMAs
- Collaborate closely with investment teams to refine and tweak product structures to better align with client requirements
- Remain consistent and aware of the private credit competitive landscape including market conditions and product trends
- Develop and recommend commercial insights to support strategic account planning, business development/sales objectives and fundraising initiatives
- Create fundraising and marketing materials, pitchbooks, RFPs and DDQs
- Serve as a subject matter expert on the firm’s private credit/direct lending strategies with investors
- Author market commentary, develop thought leadership pieces and external communications content to increase the firm’s brand awareness
- Collaborate with teams across the firm to ensure effortless execution of new products
- Maintain and develop data management processes and systems for content libraries, investor pipelines and diligence trackers
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 6+ years of private credit / direct lending product management, business development, fundraising, capital raising or investor relations experience
- Advanced research and analytical skills
- Subject matter experience of private credit / direct lending strategies
- Knowledge of various alternative investment strategies such as hybrid capital, real estate credit and asset-based lending strongly preferred
- Demonstrated ability to present to and communicate strategies with sophisticated institutional investors
- Advanced communication, interpersonal, presentation and business writing skills
- Highly motivated and detail oriented with the proven ability to thrive in a lean and fast-paced environment
- MBA or CFA preferred
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