Private Credit Senior Associate

Selby Jennings; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Private Credit Senior Associate in Charlotte, NC to evaluate, underwrite, and execute debt investments across its credit strategies. The role emphasizes detailed financial modeling, due diligence, portfolio monitoring, and collaboration with capital markets and external counterparties.

The ideal candidate brings 4-7+ years of private credit or related experience, with strong knowledge of structured products like CLOs and securitizations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or CFA designation is a plus.
• 4-7+ years experience in private credit, leveraged finance, structured credit, or related fields.
• Strong understanding of private credit, leveraged loans, and credit underwriting principles.
• Experience with structured products: CLOs, securitizations, warehouse facilities, asset-backed financing.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate, underwrite, and execute debt investments across credit strategies.
• Perform financial analysis, cash flow modeling, underwriting, due diligence.
• Support portfolio management: monitor performance and risk-adjusted returns.
• Structure complex credit investments: senior secured loans, unitranche, opportunistic credit.
• Collaborate with investment professionals and external counterparties to close transactions.
• Assist with CLOs, securitizations, warehouse facilities and other structured finance solutions.
• Model capital structures, waterfalls, collateral performance, and cash flows.
• Prepare investment committee materials and investor presentations.
• Conduct market research to identify opportunities and financing alternatives.
• Coordinate with legal, treasury, operations, and compliance during execution.

Skills

Financial modeling

Credit underwriting

Structured finance

Market analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Portfolio management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree or CFA

Job description

Private Credit Senior Associate (PR/588453) Charlotte, North Carolina

Salary: USD200000 - USD225000 per year

Private Credit Senior Associate

A leading North Carolina-based private credit investment firm is seeking a Private Credit Senior Associate to join its investment team. This individual will play a key role in evaluating, structuring, and executing investments across the firm's direct lending, broadly syndicated loan, and opportunistic credit strategies.

The ideal candidate will have a strong private credit or leveraged finance background, complemented by extensive experience within structured products, including CLOs, securitizations, warehouse facilities, and other asset-backed financing structures. This role offers significant exposure to investment underwriting, portfolio management, capital markets execution, and strategic financing initiatives across the platform.

The Private Credit Senior Associate will be responsible for:

• Evaluating, underwriting, and executing debt investment opportunities across the firm's credit strategies
• Performing detailed financial analysis, cash flow modeling, credit underwriting, and investment due diligence
• Supporting portfolio management activities, including monitoring portfolio company performance and assessing risk-adjusted returns
• Structuring and analyzing complex credit investments, including senior secured loans, unitranche financings, opportunistic credit investments, and special situations
• Partnering with investment professionals, capital markets teams, and external counterparties to execute financing transactions
• Supporting the structuring and execution of CLOs, securitizations, warehouse facilities, and other structured financing solutions utilized across the platform
• Modeling transaction capital structures, financing waterfalls, collateral performance, and cash flow projections
• Preparing investment committee materials, underwriting memoranda, portfolio reviews, and investor presentations
• Conducting market research and industry analysis to identify attractive investment opportunities and financing alternatives
• Collaborating with legal, treasury, operations, and compliance teams throughout transaction execution and portfolio lifecycle management
• Assisting with portfolio financing initiatives and evaluating innovative capital markets solutions to enhance investment returns and platform scalability

The Private Credit Senior Associate should have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or CFA designation is a plus
• 4-7+ years of relevant experience within private credit, leveraged finance, structured credit, investment banking, asset management, or alternative credit investing
• Strong understanding of private credit investing, leveraged loans, and credit underwriting principles
• Extensive experience with structured products, including CLOs, securitizations, warehouse facilities, asset-backed financing structures, and related capital markets transactions
• Experience evaluating and modeling complex financing structures, collateral pools, and cash flow waterfalls
• Advanced financial modeling and analytical skillset
• Strong understanding of credit documentation, financing agreements, and transaction structuring
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously
• Strong communication and presentation skills with experience interacting with internal stakeholders, lenders, investors, and transaction counterparties
• Highly analytical, proactive, and team-oriented professional with a strong interest in private credit and structured finance markets

Ideal Backgrounds

• Private Credit Associate/Senior Associate
• Leveraged Finance Investment Banking Associate
• Structured Products Associate
• CLO Structuring Professional
• Structured Credit or Credit Opportunities Investor
• Asset-Backed Finance / Securitization Associate
• Capital Markets or Financing Solutions Professional within a credit platform