Program Manager, Credit Team

AllianceBernstein; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AllianceBernstein's AB Private Credit Investors unit is seeking a Credit Program Management leader in Austin to mentor junior investment professionals and spearhead talent initiatives. You will partner with the credit team leadership to structure programs, improve processes, and drive development frameworks.

The role offers interaction with senior team members and a chance to shape culture while operating in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial investment platform.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate will have strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• They should show ownership, initiative, and the ability to lead teams and projects.
• Experience guiding talent development, recruiting, or program management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop junior investment professionals (interns, analysts, associates) within the credit team.
• Structure and drive talent programs, including recruiting, training, performance management, and development frameworks.
• Collaborate with senior investment leadership to standardize processes and improve execution across teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Ownership mindset

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Ambiguity navigation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Who You’ll Work With:

AB Private Credit Investors is the $24+ billion direct lending platform of AllianceBernstein. We provide flexible financing solutions primarily to private equity-backed companies, to private equity funds, and to the management companies of leading private equity sponsors. We also make equity co-investments alongside our sponsor relationships.

AB-PCI is led by tightly knit group of seasoned senior investment professionals with strong industry background and investing track-record. The group maintains a cohesive culture and values teamwork, collaboration, and contribution of individual team members.

https://www.alliancebernstein.com/go/abpci

What You’ll Do:

AB-PCI is seeking to hire a Credit Program Management leader to join the investment team, with a focus on managing and developing junior investment professionals (interns, analysts, and associates) and driving selected process and project initiatives in partnership with the credit team leadership. The role will support the structuring, coordination, and ongoing evolution of AB-PCI’s junior talent programs, including recruiting processes, training, performance management, and development frameworks.

This position provides an attractive opportunity for a high-caliber individual to assume significant responsibility within the investment team, interact directly with senior team members, serve as the primary manager and development lead for a group of high-performing investment professionals, and drive significant cultural and performance contributions across a scaled and growing investment platform.

The successful candidate will combine strong people management capabilities with program-building, culture focus, process orientation, and will work with and across investment teams to enhance consistency, training, and execution by the junior credit team.

What We’re Looking For:

• The ideal candidate will have:
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills, with the ability to synthesize feedback and drive structured outcomes.
  • A proactive, resourceful, and ownership-oriented mindset, with the ability to operate independently in an ambiguous environment.
  • Experience leading teams, complex projects and building or improving scalable processes.
  • Strong judgment and business awareness, with the ability to operate effectively within an investment-oriented environment.
  • Excellent academic credentials.
  • Ability to develop and manage high-performing junior investment professionals, including delivering structured feedback and coordinating input from multiple stakeholders.
  • The ability to manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, while maintaining accountability for both individual and team outcomes.
  • Experience interacting with and influencing senior stakeholders across a matrixed organization.
• Experience within private credit, asset management, investment banking, or consulting environments, ideally with exposure to investment teams and/or talent development, recruiting, or program management initiatives is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree and approximately 7-10+ years professional experience, with increasing scope of responsibility in program management, team leadership, or platform-building roles.

About AB

We are a leading global investment management firm offering high-quality research and diversified investment services to institutional clients, retail investors, and private-wealth clients in major markets around the globe. With over4,000employees across57locations operating in26countries and jurisdictions, our ambition is simple: to be the most trusted investment firm in the world. We realize that it’s our people who give us a competitive advantage and drive success in the market, and our goal is to create an inclusive culture that rewards hard work.

Our culture of intellectual curiosity and collaboration creates an environment where you can thrive and do your best work. Whether you’re producing thought-provoking research, identifying compelling investment opportunities, infusing new technologies into our business or providing thoughtful advice to our clients, we are fully invested in you. If you’re ready to challenge your limits and empower your career, join us!

All are encouraged to apply.AB does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status or any other basis that is prohibited by applicable law. AB’s policies and practices seek to ensure that employment opportunities are available to all employees and applicants based solely on job-related criteria.

Austin, Texas