Senior Analyst, Private Credit Secondaries & Deals

Selby Jennings; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings partners with a private credit secondaries firm in New York City and seeks a Senior Analyst to join its growing team. You will lead diligence, financial modeling, and underwriting for new opportunities, and present recommendations to senior leadership.

The role offers exposure to senior decision-makers in a lean, collaborative environment, with meaningful responsibility and a direct influence on capital deployment and portfolio construction.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in investment banking (preferably leveraged finance), private credit, secondaries, co-investments, or fund of funds.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct due diligence, financial modeling, and credit analysis for potential investments.
• Support transaction structuring, documentation, and coordination with legal and third‑party advisors.
• Monitor existing investments, track performance metrics, and identify risks and opportunities.
• Prepare and present investment memos and recommendations to the Investment Committee.
• Assist with reporting, tracking deal flow, and maintaining internal systems and documentation.

Skills

Analytical skills

Financial modeling

Written communication

Verbal communication

Collaboration

Job description

We are partnering with a private credit secondaries firm in New York City that is looking to add a talented investment professional to its growing team. The firm invests across private credit secondaries, co‑investments, fund‑of‑funds strategies, and direct investments (both credit and equity), and currently manages approximately $3 billion in AUM.

The team is seeking a Senior Analyst to focus primarily on evaluating, and executing new investment opportunities. This individual will play a pivotal role in leading transaction workstreams, performing rigorous fundamental analysis, overseeing due diligence processes, and presenting investment recommendations to senior leadership.

This is a high-impact position within a lean, collaborative team, offering meaningful responsibility, frequent exposure to senior decision-makers, and the opportunity to directly influence the firm's capital deployment and portfolio construction.

Key Responsibilities

• Investment Analysis & Underwriting: Conduct due diligence, financial modeling, and credit analysis for potential investments.
• Deal Execution: Support transaction structuring, documentation, and coordination with legal and third-party advisors.
• Portfolio Management: Monitor existing investments, track performance metrics, and identify risks and opportunities.
• Investment Committee Support: Prepare and present investment memos and recommendations to the Investment Committee.
• Operational Support: Assist with reporting, tracking deal flow, and maintaining internal systems and documentation.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience of investment banking (preferably leveraged finance), private credit, secondaries, co-investments, or fund of funds
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.