Specialty Finance Senior Associate in London

About Neuberger: Neuberger was founded in 1939 to do one thing: deliver compelling investment results for our clients over the long term. This remains our singular purpose today, driven by a culture rooted in deep fundamental research, the pursuit of investment insight and continuous innovation on behalf of clients, and facilitated by the free exchange of ideas across the organization.

As a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, Neuberger is structurally aligned with the long-term interests of our clients. We have no external parent or public shareholders to serve, nor other lines of business to distract us from our core mission, and with our employees and their families invested alongside our clients - plus 100% of employee deferred cash compensation directly linked to team and firm strategies - we are truly in this together.

From offices in 40 cities worldwide, Neuberger manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide. With more than 700 investment professionals and more than 2,900 employees in total, Neuberger has built a diverse team of individuals united in their commitment to client outcomes and investment excellence. Our culture has afforded us enviable retention rates among our senior investment staff and has earned us citations in the top-ranked firms (among those with 1,000 or more employees) in the Pensions & Investments “Best Places to Work in Money Management” survey each year since 2013.

Position Overview: Neuberger Berman Specialty Finance (“NBSF”) team is a capital solutions provider in the short duration high yield loans and receivables market. NBSF seeks to identify assets within the consumer, small business, and hard asset segments in order to build short duration, income producing credit portfolios for its clients. The group will partner with high-quality originators who have strong underwriting and servicing capabilities. Utilizing the latest financial technology, NBSF will strive to create diversified portfolios with robust risk protection. The group will leverage strong internal research and data to best position portfolios for the current economic climate.

Neuberger Berman is seeking a highly motivated individual to join the Specialty Finance & Fintech Investment Team and help build our investment portfolio. This role will provide you with visibility and access to the forefront of the venture capital and technology communities. You will be part of a growing team and be able to work on cutting edge projects with the backing of one of the top global asset management firms in the world with $567 billion in AUM. The work will provide you exposure to the VC community and the broader aspects of the Private Equity industry.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Developing cash flow credit models to model deal returns within consumer, small business and hard assets segments and various investment structures – portfolio of whole loans, credit facilities, and tranches of ABS
• Underwriting and executing whole loans and credit facilities
• Building comprehensive financial models and evaluating various cases and types of deal structures
• Interacting with investors and communicating funds’ strategies and performance; Building out investor presentations in PowerPoint
• Supporting due diligence of loan originators – usually new, private fintech companies
• Pricing and modeling securitizations either in Intex or in-house models built in Python/Excel

Key Requirements / Qualifications:

• Quantitative degree preferred in mathematics, statistics, econometrics, computer science, or other quantitative disciplines
• 3-7 years of experience Tier 1 Buy-side or Sell-side experience in investment banking, securitization banking, asset-based finance, asset backed securities portfolio management or asset-based lending
• Must have extensive trading experience using Intex and interacting with the street
• Excellent technical proficiency in Excel/VBA; database and programming skills are a plus
• Extensive experience within securitization markets and the ability to analyze a specialty finance company and its assets
• Intellectually curious, resourceful, organized, and attentive to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and driven with the ability to work in a collaborative, demanding, and dynamic environment

Applicants must be authorized and have the right to work in the country where the role is located without the need for current or future sponsorship. Neuberger is an equal opportunity employer. The Firm and its affiliates do not discriminate in employment because of race, creed, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, citizenship status or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.