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Beyond Potentials; Lausanne; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ourclient in Lausanne, Switzerland is seeking a Private Debt Investment Associate to work closely with the Head of the Private Credit portfolio. You will support sourcing, due diligence, execution, monitoring, and reporting for private debt funds and related investments across Europe and the US.

The role offers exposure to distressed credit strategies, private equity co-investments, and a dynamic investment team.

Qualifications

• 4 to 10 years of relevant experience in fund investing with a minimum of 3 years in private credit.
• Experience in special situations and distressed credit investing (including credit hedge funds), direct lending (sponsored & non-sponsored) and mezzanine investing (junior capital financing).
• Experience in consumer debt, regulatory capital transactions, liquid credit (loans, high yield, CLOs, MBS), royalties, litigation finance and/or asset-backed credit is relevant and welcome.
• Master degree.Additional certifications (CFA or CAIA are a plus).
• Team player with high degree of commitment, maturity, and integrity.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and collaborative skills with close attention to detail.
• Self-driven and capable of working independently, in prioritizing tasks and managing time efficiently.
• Positive attitude, agility and openness.
• Fluent English.French and other languages a plus

Responsibilities

• Support the investment process by performing market research and analysis, mapping private credit markets and investment opportunities with a US and Europe focus.
• Support new investment origination and execution efforts for private debt fund opportunities, including exposure to private equity and co-investments.
• Assist in due diligence across every stage of the investment process, including investment screening, qualitative and quantitative analysis, sensitizing financial models, and preparation of investment documents or presentations.
• Assist in portfolio monitoring and risk analysis, reporting and evaluation of performance.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on investment and monitoring activities.
• Support reporting or documentation requirements and contribute to development of tools and databases.
• Contribute to team discussions and promote an open culture of challenging and being challenged.
• Travel to maintain an active network of fund managers in Europe and the US and assist at major investment management conferences.

Skills

Financial analysis

Market research

Due diligence

Investment documentation

Portfolio management

Team collaboration

Independent work

English fluent

Education

Master's degree

CFA or CAIA

Job description

Lausanne, Switzerland | Posted on 09/25/2026

Ourclient is a well-established investment management company.Their seasoned Private Markets team is looking for a newtalent to join them and work in duo on their Private Debt Funds portfolio.

Your mission and contribution

As a PrivateDebt Investment Associate, working hand in hand with the Head of thePrivate Credit portfolio, you will be supporting the sourcing,due diligence, execution, monitoring, portfolio management,reporting activities and investments in private credit funds and illiquid credit hedge-funds (distressed strategies). The rolewill include exposure to private equity (PE) fund investmentsand co-investments as well.

As part of your responsibilities you will:

• Support theinvestment process by performing market research andanalysis, and by mapping private credit markets andinvestment opportunities, with a US and Europe focus,including preparation of market and strategy related materials
• Support newinvestment origination and execution efforts for private debt fund opportunities. The role also involves exposure to private equity and co-investments opportunities
• Assist in duediligence across every stage of the investment process,including investment screening, qualitative and quantitativeanalysis, sensitizing financial models, preparation ofinvestment documents or presentations and investment subscriptions
• Assist in portfoliomonitoring and risk analysis, reporting and evaluatingperformance and preparation of any materials related to it
• Collaborate withinternal and external stakeholders on investment andmonitoring activities
• Support anyreporting or documentation requirements and contribute tothe development of tools and databases
• Contribute to the team discussions and promote an open culture of challenging andbeing challenged
• Travel to maintainan active network of fund managers in Europe and the US andassist to major investment management conferences

Requirements

• 4 to 10 years of relevant experience in fundinvesting with a minimum of 3 years in private credit
• Experience inspecial situations and / or distressed credit investing(including credit hedge fund investing), direct lending(sponsored & non-sponsored) and mezzanine investing(junior capital financing)
• Experience inconsumer debt, regulatory capital transactions, liquidcredit (loans, high yield, CLOs, MBS), royalties, litigationfinance and / or asset-backed credit is relevant and welcome
• Other investmentexperience is a plus, e.g. direct private credit investing,PE or PERE funds, co-investments
• Master degree.Additional certifications (CFA or CAIA are a plus)
• Team player withhigh degree of commitment, maturity, and integrity
• Strong analytical,quantitative, and collaborative skills with close attentionto detail
• Self-driven andcapable of working independently, in prioritizing tasks andmanaging time efficiently
• Positive attitude,agility and openness
• Fluent English.French and other languages a plus
  

You will thrivein this organization if you

Strive forexcellence and have the company’s reputation to your bestinterest while being accountable for your role.

What's on offer

The opportunity tojoin a seasoned private markets team with room for evolution.