Director of Fund Finance in London

We are seeking an experienced and commercially driven Principal to join a growing Fund Finance Advisory platform. This is a senior leadership role focused on delivering high-value advisory services to leading private markets clients across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real estate. The successful candidate will play a central role in originating, advising on, and executing multiple transactions simultaneously across a dynamic and fast-moving market. This role is highly relationship-driven and requires an individual who thrives in an advisory environment, can manage several active mandates at any given time, and is capable of becoming a trusted strategic advisor to sophisticated clients and counterparties. This position offers significant autonomy, direct client exposure, and the opportunity to help shape the continued growth and market positioning of the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead advisory mandates across a broad range of fund finance transactions, acting as senior advisor and primary client contact.
• Manage multiple live deals concurrently, ensuring efficient execution across parallel workstreams and timelines.
• Advise sponsors and fund managers on financing strategy, structuring considerations, lender positioning, and market dynamics.
• Originate new advisory opportunities through existing relationships and proactive business development activity.
• Develop and maintain deep relationships with private markets sponsors, lenders, investors, and other market participants.
• Coordinate and oversee the full transaction lifecycle, including lender engagement, negotiation processes, structuring discussions, documentation, and execution.
• Deliver tailored financing solutions aligned with clients’ strategic and commercial objectives.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients on market conditions, financing alternatives, and capital strategy.
• Support the continued growth of the advisory platform through market insight, strategic initiatives, and leadership contribution.
• Mentor junior team members and help foster a high-performance, entrepreneurial culture.

Requirements

• 10+ years’ experience within fund finance, debt advisory, leveraged finance, or a related advisory environment.
• Strong track record of advising on and executing complex fund finance transactions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple transactions and client relationships simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
• Established network across financial sponsors, lenders, institutional investors, and service providers.
• Proven business origination capabilities with a strong commercial and advisory mindset.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong technical and analytical capabilities with sound structuring experience.
• Highly organised with strong execution discipline and project management skills.
• Entrepreneurial, proactive, and capable of operating effectively in a lean, growth-oriented platform.

Desirable

• CFA, CAIA, ACA, or equivalent qualification.
• Experience advising across a range of fund structures and financing products.
• Fluency in a second European language.

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to join a growing advisory-focused platform in a senior leadership capacity with meaningful responsibility from day one. The role offers significant exposure to leading market participants, the ability to work across a high volume of sophisticated transactions, and the opportunity to directly influence the future growth and strategic direction of the business.