Private Credit Portfolio Manager - Associate

The Private Credit Portfolio Management team harnesses data and analytics required to support portfolio construction decisions. The team collaborates with investment leaders in portfolio monitoring activities including analysing performance, exposures and financial/operating health of portfolio companies in a consistent and repeatable manner. PM's also curate analytical content for clients & prospective investors leveraging the company’s data platform.

The Associate Private Credit PM will be tasked with supporting portfolio manager decision making by monitoring asset, fund and client cash flows, performance, exposures and asset financial/operating health. They will support the wider Private Credit investment team covering all funds that invest into credit across primary, secondary and co-investment strategies.

The Private Credit Portfolio Management function is also responsible for representing the wider Investment Team in any process re-engineering or new technology platform implementations.

Key responsibilities:

1. Lead for portfolio construction and allocations amongst credit SMAs and commingled funds. Support the processes required to allocate investments amongst funds, ensuring this is achieved fairly, equitably and in line with individual portfolio strategies.
2. Support the development of liquidity strategies for funds to ensure that funds operate within acceptable risk limits whilst also maximising returns. Monitor the enactment of these strategies once in place.
3. Support the collation and analysis of underlying investment fund and asset data as part of the team’s wider investment monitoring objectives. Assist in using this data to generate client and portfolio management update materials.
4. Collaborate with IR on responding to client queries or diligence requests that relate to Investment Team activities.
5. Curate content for portfolio review materials for client meetings. Support the creation of portfolio manager reporting at the fund and underlying investment level. Respond to portfolio manager queries as needed.
6. Support maintenance of fund financial models for all fund types and structures, including traditional commitment-based structures, open and closed-ended evergreen funds. Models are maintained through the life of a fund to support active portfolio management and fund management decisions.
7. Contribute to working group to refine the allocation policy, ensuring that the policy evolves to maximise client outcomes.
8. Responsible for development of Primary roadmaps and developing a Primary fund reporting function for key SMA clients.
9. Contribute to roll-out of best in class reporting for SMA clients in line with listed and commingled products.

Skills and experience:

1. Previous exposure to private markets asset allocation and portfolio construction processes would be beneficial.
2. Prior experience in a private markets’ role is required, ideally with exposure specifically to credit as an asset class. Previous experience with traditional commitment-based fund structures and evergreen structures will be beneficial, in addition to an understanding of their associated key performance metrics.
3. Previous exposure to providing support to portfolio managers and IR teams would be beneficial.
4. Experience of monitoring private market asset performance, cash flows and the associated KPIs would be beneficial
5. Prior experience with Excel Modelling, eFront, Power BI and investment CRM platforms would be advantageous
6. Strong process mindset with previous involvement in new process development and design. Ability to identify opportunities for process development towards improving efficiency and control.
7. Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
8. Good working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel. VBA / Python knowledge would be beneficial.
9. Ability to manage own workload and prioritise delivery.
10. Excellent attention to detail.