Investment Director Asia-Pacific Private Credit

HSBC; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services provider in Singapore is seeking an experienced Investment Director for the Asia-Pacific Private Credit team. You will be responsible for leading investment assessments and managing relationships with stakeholders, ensuring efficient transaction processing. The ideal candidate must have strong analytical skills and experience in private credit or similar areas. This role offers opportunities for professional growth in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Professional development programs

Inclusive and diverse work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in private credit, leveraged finance, or structured finance.
• Ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with financial models.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment of private credit transactions.
• Build relationships with financial sponsors and corporates.
• Review investment assumptions and manage transaction documentation.
• Oversee ongoing investments and coach junior team members.

Skills

Private credit experience

Strong interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Team collaboration

Job description

Investment Director, Asia-Pacific Private Credit

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest:

Location: Singapore, SG, 018983

Work style: Hybrid Worker

Date: 30 Jan 2026

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If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Within International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB), we serve 41 million customers globally, including 6.7 million who are international, from retail customers to ultra high net worth individuals and their families. We help our customers to take care of their day-to-day finances and to manage, protect and grow their wealth. Our international network and breadth of expertise enable us to deliver on HSBC’s purpose of opening up a world of opportunity by providing our customers with borderless banking and world-class wealth management through best-in-class, mobile-first capabilities and exceptional people. Our key areas of operations include Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Asset Management, Global Private Banking, Insurance, and Chief Operating Office.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Investment Director, Asia-Pacific Private Credit.

In this role you will:

• This will be a senior role within HSBC Asset Management’s new Asia-Pacific Private Credit team focussed on origination of new investment opportunities in Asia‑Pacific
• Responsible for leading assessment and analysis of private credit transactions for recommendation to Investment Committee and the ongoing monitoring of portfolio
• Building strong relationships with financial sponsors, promoters, corporates, family‑backed businesses, advisers, management teams and HSBC Bank origination professionals in order to best position Asset Management funds for transactions
• For new transactions the role holder will review available info packs and build/test assumptions of financial models
• 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
• Coaching of junior team members to ensure sharing of best practices and continued technical development on modelling, credit analysis, legal terms, etc
• Help to promote the Asia‑Pacific Private Credit capability to Sales teams. Help prepare generic or ad‑hoc marketing documents for fundraising. Assist in the production of ad‑hoc research papers for marketing purposes

To be successful you will need:

• Have experience gained in private credit, leveraged finance, structured finance or similar with some exposure to mid‑market lending and working alongside corporates, family‑backed businesses, promoters and financial sponsors desirable
• A strong level of commercial acumen and awareness, including of economic, cultural, procedural and regulatory issues of business
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to build strong working relationships with all stakeholders. Able to evidence relationships with mid‑market corporates, family‑backed businesses, promoters, financial sponsors and advisers
• Strong analytical skills including working with financial models and an understanding of the fundamentals of investment appraisal
• A desire to work as part of a team where success is collective and people work together closely to achieve objectives
• A strong interest in business including a desire to understand different business models, strategy, the dynamics at work in different industries

The chosen candidate for this role will be required to undergo enhanced vetting. Subject to local laws, this will require the individual to satisfactorily pass a series of additional checks as part of the recruitment process and on an ongoing basis, if appointed to the role. HSBC Group reserves its position with regards to any steps which it may take in relation to any material adverse findings which arise either when the checks are originally completed, and/or if relevant, on an ongoing basis.

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