Private Credit Associate, Special Situations

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is partnering with a leading private investment firm in New York to recruit an Associate or Senior Associate for its growing credit investment team. The role offers direct exposure to senior investment professionals and the opportunity to originate, structure, execute, and manage private credit investments across mid-market transactions.

Candidates should have 2–6 years of experience in investment banking, leveraged finance, or private credit, with strong financial modeling,

Qualifications

• 2-6 years of relevant experience in investment banking, leveraged finance, private credit, or related fields.
• Strong financial modeling, credit analysis, and transaction execution capabilities.
• Experience evaluating middle-market companies and complex credit situations preferred.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to thrive in a rigorous, fast-paced, and highly collaborative investment environment.
• Demonstrated interest in private credit, special situations, and opportunistic investing.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and execute private credit investments across senior secured debt, junior capital, and special situations.
• Perform detailed financial modeling, valuation, and credit underwriting.
• Conduct industry, market, and company due diligence.
• Prepare investment memoranda and present recommendations to senior staff and investment committees.
• Participate in transaction structuring, documentation review, and negotiations.
• Monitor portfolio company performance and assist with portfolio management activities.
• Collaborate with management teams, sponsors, lenders, advisors, and other stakeholders throughout the investment lifecycle.

Skills

Financial modeling

Credit analysis

Transaction execution

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Job description

A leading private investment firm is seeking an Associate or Senior Associate to join its growing credit investment team in New York, NY. The firm specializes in providing customized capital solutions to middle-market businesses across a broad range of industries, with a focus on complex, opportunistic, and special situations transactions.

This is an opportunity to work directly with senior investment professionals in a lean, entrepreneurial environment, gaining significant exposure to all aspects of the investment process while helping originate, structure, execute, and manage investments.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and execute private credit investments across a variety of structures, including senior secured debt, junior capital, rescue financings, growth capital, and special situations
• Perform detailed financial analysis, modeling, valuation, and credit underwriting
• Conduct industry, market, and company due diligence
• Prepare investment memoranda and present recommendations to senior investment professionals and investment committees
• Participate in transaction structuring, documentation review, and negotiations
• Monitor portfolio company performance and assist with ongoing portfolio management activities
• Work closely with management teams, sponsors, lenders, advisors, and other stakeholders throughout the investment lifecycle

Qualifications:

• 2-6 years of relevant experience in investment banking, leveraged finance, restructuring, private credit, direct lending, special situations, or credit investing
• Strong financial modeling, credit analysis, and transaction execution capabilities
• Experience evaluating middle-market companies and complex credit situations preferred
• Excellent analytical, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to thrive in a rigorous, fast-paced, and highly collaborative investment environment
• Demonstrated interest in private credit, special situations, and opportunistic investing

This role is ideal for professionals seeking a dynamic investing platform focused on creative capital solutions, complex credit opportunities, and value-oriented investing across the middle market.