Principal, Alternative Investments, Private Credit

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Credit is a key pillar of OMERS investment strategy, providing a solid and reliable income stream to overall returns. The Global Credit team brings together a team of credit investment specialists across industry sectors, geographies, and parts of the capital structure, with the goal of selecting strong risk-return investment opportunities across public and private credit markets.

As a member of the Global Credit team in New York, this role is focused on leading investments within the Alternative Investments, Private Credit portfolio at OMERS, which includes direct lending partnerships, Infrastructure Credit, Asset-based Finance, co-investments and private credit fund investments. You will report to the Head of Alternative Investments. Our investment philosophy is centered on building a high-quality portfolio of sub-investment grade private credit portfolio. Your primary duties will include analyzing, recommending, monitoring prospective and existing corporate credit positions and supporting portfolio-level decisions for the team. You will develop relationships with existing and prospective external partnerships, and mentor and train junior colleagues on the Alternative Investments team.

You will consistently demonstrate investment excellence, including sound judgment and timely, well-reasoned decision-making skills. You will help foster an engaged and collaborative team culture that is focused on investment results, innovation, mutual respect and diverse thinking.

As a Principal, Alternative Investments, Private Credit you will be responsible for:

• Assessing several private credit investment opportunities (i.e. Direct Lending, Infrastructure Credit, Asset-based Finance, Junior Debt, etc.) with the objective of producing solid investment recommendations and returns
• Lead junior colleagues in producing comprehensive credit analysis and financial modeling to produce investment analysis that can be executed upon
• Provide input and ideas related to portfolio construction and management, including performance measurement and attribution
• Conducting in-depth due diligence and preparing investment committee memos across a plethora of credit opportunities
• Communicate and work closely with external managers as a key point of contact for the Alternatives Investment team
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on financial reporting and attribution while providing input on portfolio construction
• Assist in the day-to-day operations of investment activities and portfolio management
• Conduct research and analyze a variety of external managers with an emphasis on credit strategies

To succeed in this role, you bring the following:

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Economics or Math or an MBA from a top-tier university with demonstrated academic excellence
• 6+ years of experience in direct credit investing, investment banking, leveraged finance or private equity 
• Knowledge and experience with strategies involving direct lending / private credit, and other strategic credit related investments and funds 
• Experience in management of external funds would be considered an asset
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and interpersonal skills  
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Bloomberg 
• Demonstrated experience in delivering cross-departmental projects/solutions working with multiple stakeholders and partners
• Self-starter who works both independently and with a team, while fostering a collegial and creative team culture
• Ability to conduct research, draw insights and convey complex ideas clearly and concisely 
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. The base salary that is ultimately offered to the successful candidate will consider a wide array of factors including but not limited to the individual’s skill set. 

Primary location: New YorkFor New York City only, the annualized base salary range for this role is $220,000-260,000

You may also be eligible to receive an annual Incentive Award pursuant to our Short-term Incentive plan and our Long-Term Incentive plan (if applicable), and to participate in our group benefits and retirement plans – details on these elements of compensation are included within OMERS & Oxford offer letters.

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