Associate Director, Direct Lending

HSBC Holdings plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Asset Management is seeking an Associate Director to lead origination of private credit opportunities across the UK and Europe. You will assess transactions, build sponsor and adviser relationships, and coordinate due diligence and modelling with HSBC Bank partners.

You will also oversee documentation and post-completion oversight, including investments showing stress, working within the Direct Lending team in Asset Management.

Qualifications

• Experience in Private Credit or Leveraged Finance, with mid-market exposure.
• Ability to review information memoranda, business plans and due diligence.
• Strong ability to analyse complex financial data and present clear recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead origination of new UK/Europe investment opportunities.
• Assess and analyse Private Credit transactions for Investment Committee approval.
• Monitor portfolio performance and manage ongoing investment oversight.
• Build relationships with sponsors, advisers, and HSBC origination teams.
• Oversee transaction documentation with HSBC Bank and external stakeholders.
• Support post-completion monitoring, including stressed investments.

Skills

Private Credit

Deal Origination

Financial Modelling

Stakeholder Management

Investment Analysis

Education

IMC/CFA/ACCA/ACA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Area of Interest: Asset and Wealth Management

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 18 Sept 2026

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HSBC Asset Management (AM), the investment management business of the HSBC Group, serves HSBC's worldwide customer base of retail and private clients, intermediaries, corporates and institutions invested in both segregated accounts and pooled funds. HSBC Asset Management fulfils its purpose of connecting HSBC's clients with investment opportunities around the world through an international network of offices in approximately 30 countries, delivering global capabilities with local market insight.

We have an opportunity within HSBC Asset Management Direct Lending business for an Associate Director.

The Direct Lending team operate across the UK and Europe investing on behalf of Institutional Investors into lower & core mid-market loans. The business has scaled significantly operating in partnership with HSBC Bank who are the leading provider of debt to mid-market private equity sponsor owned businesses. The role will report to an Investment Director and the team are part of the broader Private Credit business in Asset Management reporting to the Head of Private Credit. Private Credit also includes Infrastructure Debt, Venture Debt, and Asia Pacific Private Credit. The team is comprised of 21 investment professionals and 5 product development professionals split between London , Zurich and New York.The team analyse new transaction opportunities, taking them through due diligence and execution. Once executed the team also undertake portfolio management activities.

In this role you will:

• Occupy a senior role within the Investment Team focussed on origination of new investment opportunities in the UK and Europe.
• Lead the assessment and analysis of Private Credit transactions for recommendation to the Investment Committee and the ongoing monitoring of the portfolio.
• Build strong relationships with financial sponsors, advisers, management teams and HSBC Bank origination professionals in order to best position Asset Management funds for transactions.
• For new transactions you will review of information memorandum, business plans, third party due diligence reports and building/ testing assumptions of financial models provided.
• Management of transaction documentation process in conjunction with HSBC Bank and/or external stakeholders to ensure that investments are completed in an efficient manner.
• Ongoing oversight of investments post completion including involvement in investments showing signs of stress or distress.

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Relevant experience at an Associate Director level experience in Private Credit/Lending and /or Leveraged Finance with some exposure to mid-market lending is essential.
• Able to demonstrate a knowledge of supporting deal origination, including reviewing information memoranda, business plans and 3rd party due diligence is essential.
• Ability to analyse complex financial data and information and create easily digestible content, reports and presentations for a varied audience including internal colleagues and teams and external client stakeholders
• Have excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to engender a 'Trusted Advisor' status across an internal and external client base. Strong analytical skills including working with financial models and an understanding of the fundamentals of investment appraisal.
• Hold a relevant professional qualification such as IMC, CFA, ACCA/ACA

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