Vice President (or Assistant Vice President), Product Solutions

Position Information

Hiring Manager:
Director
Department:
Global Product Group
Department Overview

The Global Product Group ("GPG") is a component of the Investor Partners Group ("IPG") that is responsible for the investor product lifecycle, spanning product ideation and development, product marketing and execution, product management and reporting. The team oversees, manages and seeks to optimize the Firm's existing suite of investor products. GPG collaborates with Firm leadership and business unit leaders to plan and execute high impact projects such as new fund launches, product extensions, customized separate account vehicles and new multi-product strategic partnerships. The team also serves as the product expert for the Firm's investor product offerings.

Position Responsibilities

This individual will support the structuring of new investment products. This position will partner closely with Tax, Legal and Compliance, Operations and other teams within IPG to translate product concepts into executable and scalable structures.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Evaluating fund structures and articulating key structural considerations that integrate legal, tax, regulatory, operational and investor perspectives
• Serving as the primary internal point of contact for product structuring and implementation matters
• Identifying structural constraints and proposing commercially practical solutions
• Assessing the Firm's ability to operationalize proposed structures and identifying execution gaps
• Supporting informed decision-making by clearly outlining trade-offs, dependencies and implementation considerations
• Acting as the central connective function across Tax, Legal and Compliance, Operations and other teams within IPG during product design and launch
• Facilitating alignment across stakeholders with differing objectives and risk considerations
• Preparing concise, decision-oriented materials for senior management and governance committees

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree required; JD, CFA or MBA preferred
• At least 6 years of relevant experience in private markets including experience at a top law firm as a private funds attorney or in a product / fund structuring role at an asset manager
• Strong intellectual curiosity and the ability to evaluate, synthesize and apply complex concepts to new product initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to clearly communicate complex structural considerations to cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills with a solid understanding of financial, legal and structural concepts
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear, decision-oriented materials
• Meticulous attention to detail and a high standard for accuracy and quality
• Strong project and process management skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities concurrently
• Enthusiastic about working in office and creating a Gold Standard hybrid work culture

Critical Competencies for Success

Our Gold Standards Model defines key behaviors and competencies across 4 dimensions: Leadership, Achieving Results, Personal Effectiveness and Thinking Critically. These behaviors and competencies drive our ability to win together.

• Leadership: Role models in this area consistently focus on the right goals and priorities and continually develop themselves and others. Always team players, they influence and engage with others to contribute to a supportive and inclusive culture where all feel welcome.
• Achieving Results: Role models in this area are high achievers who develop careful plans and deliver consistently and effectively. They hold themselves and others accountable for delivering high quality results, and they remove barriers to ensure others can contribute and grow.
• Personal Effectiveness: Role models in this area build strong relationships, treat others with respect and communicate effectively. They are driven to exceed expectations and are adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Thinking Critically: Role models in this area understand our business, rely on analytical reasoning and seek diverse perspectives to solve problems. They are forward thinking, anticipating issues and addressing them in advance.

The department-specific competencies define the knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed to successfully perform the functional or technical work of this role.

• Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm's position in the industry, specifically with regard to direct lending and asset management, as well as the competitive landscape. Monitors industry trends and changes and recognizes their relevancy and implications to the Firm.
• Firm and Product Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm's investment strategies, client base, products and investor needs, including the Firm's structure and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Innovation: Embodies an agile and creative mindset to help develop new solutions, continuously improve and optimize existing processes and impose structure in ambiguous circumstances through people, process and technology.
• Project / Program Management: Manages projects and / or programs through planning, identifying resources, executing, monitoring and communicating project activities and assessing impacts of the project decisions.
• Analytics: Surfaces, sources, analyzes and interprets data to identify trends and inform strategy and business decisions.
• Data and Content Stewardship: Follows appropriate policies and procedures to enter and manage data and content, including evaluating issues with data and content and taking appropriate steps to address them. Communicates with others regarding data and content stewardship to ensure accuracy and integrity and encourages others to uphold data and content stewardship practices.
• Relationship Management: Creates ways to engage others, cultivate trust and build long-term win-win partnerships with investors, business partners and internal teams.

Compensation and Benefits
For Illinois and New York Only: It is expected that the base salary range for this position will be $190,000 to $240,000 for a Vice President and $160,000 to $190,000 for an Assistant for Vice President. Actual salaries may vary based on factors such as skills, experiences and qualifications for the role. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial and / or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation, sick time and parental leave) dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, the employee will be in an 'at-will position' and the Firm reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance, Firm or individual department / team performance and market factors.

Golub Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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