Head of Structured Credit in London

The Structured Credit Investment function assesses, onboards and manages structured credit investments for inclusion in Just’s liability-matching portfolio. The function independently evaluates deals presented to Just, ensuring alignment with Just’s specific regulatory approvals, conducting rigorous risk assessment including detailed analysis and modelling, and presenting investment papers for governance approval. This includes evaluating opportunities across legal, economic, operational, financial risk, non-financial risk and capital considerations, ensuring alignment with Just’s investment objectives and risk appetite, and achieving return targets within defined risk and resource constraints.

The Head of Structured Credit leads the evaluation and onboarding of structured credit investments, including CLOs, ABS, rated feeders, securitisations and private credit transactions. The role independently assesses deals presented to Just, ensures alignment with Just’s regulatory approvals and risk appetite, and progresses suitable deals through governance and approval. The role is accountable for managing approved investments through the full lifecycle from onboarding to ongoing monitoring, performance management and risk oversight.

The role also supports strategic initiatives, including expanding the investable universe and enhancing investment tools, analytics and platform capabilities. The Head of Structured Credit provides leadership through stakeholder management across Just and its group partners and contributes to capability building through coaching and technical development of Structured Credit Analysts and wider team knowledge-sharing.

Key Responsibilities

• Evaluate and assess structured credit investments, including CLOs, ABS, rated feeders, securitisations and private credit transactions for suitability within Just’s portfolio and regulatory framework.
• Build and maintain analytical models to assess risk and return of structured credit investments, supporting robust investment decision-making and governance approval.
• Take potential structured investments through approval processes, considering internal and regulatory frameworks and requirements.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders (including capital management, actuarial, legal and risk) and external parties to coordinate deal assessment, ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, and support onboarding of approved investments.
• Support growth of the structured credit strategy, including new asset class onboarding, platform and tool development and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrate willingness to explore new asset classes and think creatively about potential novel structures.

Accountable for

• Assessing and evaluating structured credit investment opportunities presented to Just, including robust analytical modelling and risk scenario and stress analysis.
• Onboarding and execution of structured investments, including managing approvals, operational readiness assessment and inclusion in asset allocation and pricing processes.
• Structured investment lifecycle management, including ongoing risk assessment, management and reporting.
• Where required, managing the creation/ onboarding and administration of off-balance sheet vehicles housing structured investments.
• Responsible for working with rating agencies to structure and efficiently capitalize private investments.

Technology

In our roles, it is essential to foster a culture of curiosity and embrace new ways of working to drive innovation and growth. We seek individuals enthusiastic about leveraging new technologies to drive innovation and efficiency. The Head of Structured Credit is expected to make use of technology to develop efficient risk analysis and assessment tools as well as to enhance platform capabilities for structured credit lifecycle management.

Outcomes to be delivered

• Successful assessment and onboarding of structured credit investments, as defined in Just’s Structured Credit Investment strategy.
• Internal and regulatory approval for structured investments, at an asset class and/or individual deal level as required.
• Stay abreast of the latest developments and innovations in the structured credit sector and life insurance industry and leverage best practices and new technologies to enhance the structured credit investment capabilities and offerings at Just.

What we’re looking for

• Experience of assessment, due diligence and onboarding of CLOs, ABS, securitisations and/or private credit investments.
• Private credit markets, loan structures and collateral assessment.
• Insurance investment frameworks and regulatory requirements for structured credit, with the ability and interest to develop further.
• The issues surrounding investing on behalf of a (life) assurer (desirable, but not essential).
• Understanding of the products and services provided by Just Group.
• Maintain ongoing dialogue with rating agencies to remain informed of current rating agency criteria and any methodology changes.

Our behaviours

At Just you’ll have the opportunity to develop your career, whilst making a difference to the lives of those around you. You’ll be part of a company with a strong and distinctive culture - we’re ambitious, curious and collaborative – and every decision we make centres around being Just and delivering the best outcomes for our customers.

What’s in it for you

• A competitive salary, pension scheme and life assurance.
• 25 days annual leave plus an additional day on us for your birthday.
• Private medical cover and income protection, just in case.
• A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme.
• Opportunities to progress your career in-role and within the company.
• Free access to the Headspace app, 24/7 employee assistance helpline and trained physical and mental health first aiders.
• A variety of employee funded benefits available via our online benefits portal.
• Plus, several additional purchase options available for you and your loved ones.

Belonging at Just

Valuing diversity of thought and fostering a sense of belonging is critical to our business success, driving innovation and balanced decision making. Our work on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging) aims to deliver a brilliant employee experience underpinned by a sense of belonging, where our people feel proud to work at Just.

We remain committed to our publicly disclosed HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter and Race at Work Charter targets and support a wide range of employee network and events, championing issues including intergenerational working, social mobility and neurodiversity.

Application details

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