CLO Associate, London

Confidential Careers; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 50 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Confidential Careers is seeking an Associate/Senior Associate to join a European CLO team, offering exposure to all stages of the CLO lifecycle from warehouse to close and beyond. You will work closely with portfolio managers, trading, research, and legal to develop expertise in credit funds.

The role provides a clear path toward a front-office career, with emphasis on operational excellence, risk awareness, and progression within a high-calibre credit platform in London or nearby markets.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years experience in CLO/loan operations or related fields.
• Strong knowledge of loan settlement and agency processes.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, proactive in risk spotting.
• Ambition to develop towards a front office career.

Responsabilités

• Oversee leveraged loan settlement and lifecycle events.
• Reconcile positions and cash across systems and service providers.
• Monitor cash flows and ensure deal documentation compliance.
• Support onboarding of new CLOs and warehouses.
• Manage relationships with administrators, trustees and other service providers.
• Maintain robust controls, processes and data standards.
• Identify operational risks and support process improvement and automation.
• Contribute to wider team and firm-wide projects.

Connaissances

CLO/loan operations

Front office potential

Organised and detail-oriented

Risk awareness

Description du poste

Our client is a leading global credit manager and they are looking to add a talented Associate/Senior Associate to their European CLO team as we approach 2027.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-calibre non investment team developing expertise and contributing to all areas of CLO management, with a clear path to move into a front office role. You'll gain exposure to the full CLO lifecycle, from warehouse to close and beyond, while working closely with portfolio managers, trading, research, legal, and the wider credit platform.

The role

• Oversee leveraged loan settlement and day-to-day lifecycle events, including interest, repayments, drawdowns and amendments
• Reconciling positions and cash across internal systems and service providers
• Monitoring cash flows and ensuring compliance with deal documentation
• Supporting the onboarding of new CLOs and warehouses
• Managing relationships with administrators, trustees and other service providers
• Maintaining robust controls, processes and data standards
• Identifying operational risks and supporting process improvement and automation
• Contributing to wider team and firm-wide projects

What we're looking for

• 1–5 years experience in CLO/loan operations, or loan closing, trade support, or similar gained at a hedge fund, bank desk or asset manager
• Strong working knowledge of loan settlement and agency processes
• Highly organised and detail-oriented, with a proactive approach to spotting risk
• Ambition to develop towards a front office career

This is a fantastic opportunity to join one of the most impressive credit funds in the market, with a clear path to a front office seat in the medium term.