Vice President or Senior Vice President, Attorney, Global Private Debt

Oaktree; New York (NY); On-site; USD 250,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Comprehensive benefits

Flexible work arrangement

Job summary

Oaktree, part of Brookfield, seeks a senior corporate finance attorney with a strong background in lending and private debt. You will negotiate, draft, and close complex loan documents, mentor junior staff, and coordinate with tax and accounting teams.

Experience in cross-border financing and asset management is valued. The role offers a competitive base salary, discretionary bonus incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package with a flexible work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of legal experience at a top 100 law firm with emphasis on finance.
• Experience with sponsor lending, non-sponsor lending and syndicated facilities.
• In-house candidates should have 5+ years in a credit-based investment team.

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate finance legal advice with outside counsel and investment professionals.
• Negotiate and execute portfolio company investments in credit-based deals.
• Prepare and review loan documents including term sheets and credit agreements.
• Mentor and train junior members of the legal team within Global Private Debt.
• Assist with closing investments and coordinate with operations, accounting and tax.
• Research market trends in private credit and cross-border transactions.

Skills

Finance

Syndicated lending

English law

Leadership

Contract drafting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Law degree

Tools

Financing grids

Credit agreements

Term sheets

Security agreements

Job description

Our Company

As a part of Brookfield’s $416B credit platform, Oaktree is a premier credit manager emphasizing an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investing across credit, equity, and real estate.

Our Company

As a part of Brookfield’s $416B credit platform, Oaktree is a premier credit manager emphasizing an opportunistic, value-oriented, and risk-controlled approach to investing across credit, equity, and real estate. Oaktree is committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture. Oaktree is wholly owned by Brookfield, a leading global investment firm with more than $1 trillion in assets under management. Brookfield owns and operates high-quality businesses and real assets that provide essential services and form the backbone of the global economy. It invests on behalf of institutions and individuals around the world across infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity, real estate, and credit. Specific to its credit strategies, Oaktree has more than $160 billion in assets under management, investing in both liquid and illiquid instruments sourced directly from borrowers and via public markets. There are over 200 investment professionals working within its credit-based strategies. For additional information please visit our website at www.oaktreecapital.com.

Responsibilities

• Provide corporate finance legal advice and support, including working with outside counsel, senior officers and investment professionals within Oaktree’s Global Private Debt strategy
• Negotiate and execute portfolio company investments alongside other members of the deal team, primarily in credit-based investments
• Assist with preparing, reviewing and negotiating all loan documentation, including, financing grids, commitment papers, letters of intent, term sheets, credit agreements, intercreditor agreements and all ancillary agreements and deliverables
• Negotiate and execute amendments, post-closing deliverables and other necessary items throughout the life of the investment alongside other members of the deal team
• Mentor, train and eventually take-on direct management responsibilities for more junior members of the legal team within Global Private Debt
• Assist with closing portfolio company investments, including working closely with Operations, Accounting and Tax
• Research and review new market trends in private credit, secondary market trading, and cross-border transactions
• Participate in cross-departmental initiatives to design and implement firm-wide procedures
• Supervise operations team members in their collection of counterparty KYC for Global Private Debt deals as needed
• Provide support on other transactional matters and special projects

Experience Required

• 7+ years of legal experience at a top 100 law firm with an emphasis on finance and experience with sponsor lending, non-sponsor lending and syndicated facilities
  • Experience with life science lending, mezzanine lending, cross-border transactions, and English law credit facilities as well as exposure to asset management, investment funds and other corporate transactional work is a plus
  • In-house candidates should have at least 5+ years of experience at a top law firm and current experience working within a credit-based investment team
• Expert level knowledge of financing grids, credit agreements, security agreements, term sheets, letters of intent, commitment papers, and ancillary deal documents
• Exceptional writing, drafting and communication skills
• Proven ability to manage and train junior personnel
• Proven capability in analyzing complex data, evaluating information and drawing logical conclusions and demonstrated ability to identify key issues
• Track record in planning and project management and in maintaining composure under pressure while meeting deadlines

Personal Attributes

• High level of integrity and professionalism
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize deliverables
• Ability to resolve stressful situations in a professional manner
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner with other members of the investment team, other investment groups, and other global staff in Legal and Compliance, Tax, Accounting and other departments
• Ability to train, mentor and manage junior resources
• Exercise senior business judgment and aware of when issues need to be escalated

Education

A Bachelor’s degree and a law degree is required.

Base Salary Range

$250,000 - $275,000

In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible to receive discretionary bonus incentives, a comprehensive benefits package and a flexible work arrangement. The base salary offered will be commensurate with experience and/or qualifications, industry knowledge and expertise, as well as prior training and education.

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles

For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.