Senior AI-Powered PO Financing Associate for CPG Brands

Bridge; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health coverage (medical, dental, and

401(k) with company contribution

Job summary

Bridge is seeking a Sr. Associate to join the Credit & Underwriting team behind our PO financing for growing CPG brands.

You will underwrite real transactions from day one on Bridge's AI-powered platform, working with brands, retailer partners like Walmart, and Bridge's leadership to deliver credit decisions that are faster, sharper, and better supported than traditional lenders offer. You will collaborate closely with credit leadership, origination, product, and engineering to build smarter

Qualifications

• 2–7 years in commercial credit or related fields with underwriting or portfolio analysis responsibility.
• Strong financial analysis and modeling skills; comfortable with borrower financials and cash conversion cycles.
• Interest in data-driven automation and building credit tools; experience with data queries is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite PO finance opportunities on Bridge's AI-powered platform, evaluating borrower financials, purchase orders, supplier terms, end-buyer credit quality, and margin resilience.
• Prepare AI-assisted credit memos and supporting materials for credit committee with clear, well-supported recommendations.
• Run technology-driven diligence workflows using AI and new data sources to process volumes of information.
• Monitor portfolio performance through automated indicators and covenant tracking.
• Analyze supply chain and repayment data across the portfolio to surface signals at scale.
• Support draw reviews, annual reviews, and remediation work on challenged credits.
• Sit at the intersection of AI and underwriting to sharpen credit analysis on every deal.

Skills

Underwriting experience

Financial modeling

Data analysis

Written communication

Ownership mindset

Data-driven underwriting

CPG / retailer exposure

Tools

AI-powered underwriting platform

Scorecards

Job description

Bridge is seeking a Sr. Associate to join the Credit & Underwriting team behind our PO financing for growing CPG brands.

You will underwrite real transactions from day one on Bridge's AI-powered platform, working with brands, retailer partners like Walmart, and Bridge's leadership to deliver credit decisions that are faster, sharper, and better supported than traditional lenders offer. You will collaborate closely with credit leadership, origination, product, and engineering to build smarter