Senior Portfolio Manager - Development Finance

As AllianzGI continues to develop and grow its Development Finance investment business, there is an opportunity to join the team in London. The Senior Portfolio Manager will focus on the origination, analysis, negotiation, and execution of debt investments across Emerging Markets. Furthermore, the successful candidate will participate in the fundraising efforts across the various Emerging Markets private credit strategies. The new joiner will work closely with the London team in a collaborative and exciting high-performance team environment.

AllianzGI, with the support of our parent company Allianz, is a pioneer in Development Finance. The team focuses on creating private credit investment strategies that enable investors to invest in Emerging Markets in support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The team has grown in the past years and now manages more than $4Bn of commitments across three blended finance vehicles as well as tailored investor mandates. Our current strategies invest in private debt instruments mainly alongside Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). The investments target impactful sectors such as sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, agriculture, manufacturing, and financial institutions across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central, South and Southeast Asia.

What you do

• Identify, originate, and screen new investment opportunities.
• Assess opportunities and conduct the financial, legal, tax, insurance, commercial, technical, geopolitical, and environmental due diligence, as applicable.
• Undertake credit risk analysis, managing and overseeing the financial modelling of the investment opportunities.
• Conduct rigorous ESG and impact assessments in compliance with the relevant mandate guidelines, reviewing available due diligence and applying the necessary frameworks utilized by the Development Finance Team.
• Negotiate the term sheets and the finance documentation with the advisors, borrowers or MDBs/DFIs, as applicable.
• Manage the assistance of junior members of the team, the credit memoranda and present the investment opportunities to the Development Finance Investment Committee.
• With the assistance of junior members of the team, conduct KYCs and CP checks and prepare the closing documents engaging with relevant internal parties.
• Manage a smooth transition of closed transactions to the asset management team.
• Assess jointly with the asset management team complex waiver and amendment requests.
• Assist in the preparation of marketing materials and attend prospective investor meetings.
• Participate in the annual or semi-annual portfolio review meetings with existing investors.
• Build and maintain relationships with relevant public sector institutions such as MDBs, DFIs, etc.
• Keep informed of key developments in private credit in Emerging Markets, blended finance, and development finance, and ensure the dissemination of information to the wider team.
• Attend seminars and other trainings to supplement knowledge as required.
• Attend and/or present at relevant conferences.
• Liaise with a variety of administrative, mid-, and back-office personnel involved with the implementation of the investments.
• Conduct meetings with investors, public sector agencies, advisors, sponsors, and financial and legal advisers.

What you bring

• 12-14 years of relevant professional experience in Emerging Markets across private credit, infrastructure debt or equity, corporate lending, renewable energy investing, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with Emerging Markets assets including experience originating, assessing, and negotiating private credit transactions; experience engaging with MDBs and DFIs and handling restructuring scenarios strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of the legal, tax, accounting, and regulatory environments relevant to Emerging Market investments.
• Ability to review and negotiate the full suite of legal documentation standard for private debt transactions.
• Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments, including institutional investors, issuers, and senior internal partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and concisely.
• Strong analytical capabilities and high level of financial and spreadsheet literacy.
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and able to prioritize effectively in a deadline driven environment.
• Bachelor's degree required, advanced degree preferred.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are an advantage.
• AI Skills: Data Analytics.

What we offer

• We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development, and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/flexible working hours).
• Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans.
• Shared success: Company share purchasing plan.
• Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs.
• Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group.
• Investments in your skills: Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications.
• Volunteering time.... and so much more!

We therefore welcome applications regardless of ethnicity or cultural background, age, gender, nationality, religion, social class, disability or sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected under applicable local laws and regulations.