Structured Credit Analyst/Associate (New York)

A leading alternative asset manager is seeking a Structured Credit Analyst/Associate to join its New York investment team.

Job Description

• Evaluate and underwrite new structured credit and asset-based finance investment opportunities across a range of consumer and specialty finance asset classes
• Build and maintain detailed cash flow, credit, and return models to evaluate collateral performance, expected losses, leverage, and investment returns
• Analyze large loan-level datasets and collateral performance, including delinquencies, defaults, prepayments, recoveries, and other key credit metrics
• Conduct comprehensive due diligence on underlying assets, originators, servicers, counterparties, and transaction structures
• Evaluate securitization structures, warehouse facilities, financing alternatives, and other forms of leverage
• Prepare investment memoranda and present underwriting recommendations to senior investment professionals and the Investment Committee
• Support transaction structuring and execution, working closely with issuers, banks, legal counsel, rating agencies, and other counterparties
• Monitor existing investments and assess performance relative to original underwriting and return expectations
• Evaluate relative value across structured credit opportunities and identify attractive risk-adjusted investments
• Stay current on structured credit, ABS, securitization, and broader credit market trends
• Collaborate closely with senior investment professionals throughout the underwriting, execution, and portfolio management process

Requirements / Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant experience in structured finance, securitization, ABS, structured credit, asset-based finance, investment banking, or other relevant investing roles
• Strong experience with cash flow modeling, credit analysis, and evaluating structured transactions
• Experience analyzing collateral and loan-level data across consumer, specialty finance, or other asset-backed sectors
• Understanding of securitization structures, credit enhancement, capital structures, and financing mechanics
• Strong financial modeling, quantitative, and analytical skills
• Ability to assess credit risk, collateral performance, downside scenarios, and risk-adjusted returns
• Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate investment recommendations
• Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and interested in structured credit investing
• Bachelor's degree with a strong academic record