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Special Situations Specialist

$140k - $185k

Career Launch AI

Job Description

Job Description

Special Situations Specialist
Location: New York, NY
Employment Type: Full-Time
Estimated Compensation: $140,000 – $185,000 total annual compensation (varies by employer)

About This Posting

This job description represents a sample Special Situations Specialist position commonly found through the Career Launch AI Talent Network. It is designed to help job seekers understand the responsibilities and qualifications typically associated with early-career roles in special situations investing, distressed assets, and opportunistic transaction support.

Actual openings may vary based on employer needs, asset class focus (e.g., distressed debt, turnaround equity, non-performing loans, restructurings), and investment strategies.

For more information on the Career Launch AI Talent Network, visit:

Position Overview

The Special Situations Specialist supports investment teams in the analysis, execution, and monitoring of complex and opportunistic investment situations. This role blends financial analysis, transaction support, and operational oversight to facilitate investments in distressed or unique opportunities.

The position involves close collaboration with portfolio managers, deal teams, risk management, and operations to ensure accurate execution, monitoring, and reporting of special situations investments.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the sourcing, execution, and monitoring of special situations investments, including distressed debt, restructuring opportunities, and opportunistic equity

  • Conduct financial modeling, scenario analysis, and stress testing to assess investment risk and return

  • Assist with due diligence, documentation review, and closing of complex transactions

  • Monitor portfolio performance, cash flows, and risk exposure in special situations portfolios

  • Build and maintain analytical tools, dashboards, and reporting frameworks to track investment outcomes

  • Research and track market trends, liquidity conditions, and sector-specific developments relevant to special situations

  • Identify operational or structural inefficiencies and recommend solutions to optimize investment outcomes

  • Prepare daily, weekly, and ad-hoc investment reports for senior management and investment committees

Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field

  • Strong understanding of special situations investing, distressed markets, and complex capital structures

  • Experience or coursework in financial modeling, credit analysis, restructuring, or distressed investing (preferred but not required)

  • Advanced analytical skills with exceptional attention to detail

  • Proficiency in Excel; familiarity with Python, R, SQL, or VBA is a plus

  • Ability to work effectively in fast-paced, time-sensitive environments

  • Clear written and verbal communication skills

  • Interest in opportunistic investing, distressed assets, and complex transaction structures

About the Career Launch AI Talent Network

The Career Launch AI Talent Network helps job seekers pursue opportunities similar to this role through:

  • Skills-based role matching

  • Resume and profile optimization

  • Guidance on outreach to investment, special situations, and opportunistic teams

  • Interview preparation for distressed investing, transaction support, and quantitative assessments

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