Overview
This Associate role sits within the European Credit team of a global asset manager, one of the world's largest and most respected institutional investors. The Credit Investments platform manages assets in excess of C$70 billion, with individual investment sizes ranging from $100 million to over $1 billion, and a team of more than 150 investment professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia.
The European Credit team is specifically focused on developing Associates into experienced, data‑driven, cross‑asset‑class investors and leaders, with deep exposure to the full deal lifecycle from origination through to exit. This is a role for someone with genuine intellectual curiosity about credit markets, strong quantitative instincts, and the drive to contribute to outcomes that compound over generations.
Key Responsibilities
- Research, analyze, and evaluate sub‑investment grade and crossover structured credit and loan portfolio investment opportunities across various industries, including CLOs, asset‑backed loans, SRTs, financial corporates, and forward flows.
- Build complex, dynamic financial models to analyze investment opportunities, asset portfolios, and financing structures, with the capability to test assumptions and sensitivities and run scenario analyses and simulations.
- Stratify and analyze large datasets to identify historical performance trends, isolate key drivers, and derive assumptions for projection periods.
- Participate in asset management and monitoring of a growing portfolio, including building internal reporting and risk tracking systems.
- Review and assist in the negotiation of legal documents.
- Prepare presentation materials and present investment recommendations to Investment Committees.
Skills & Experience
- Relevant post‑undergraduate experience, preferably in credit or quantitative investing with a focus in a structured or quantitative area.
- Undergraduate degree in a technical or quantitative discipline such as financial economics, statistics, or engineering.
- Strong quantitative, technical, financial modelling, analytical, and valuation skills, with specific expertise in modelling portfolios and structured finance opportunities.
- Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) and their applications in data processing, analysis, and decision‑making.
- Genuine experience and passion for investing and for analyzing and modelling large datasets.
- Ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Flexibility to adapt across different investment asset classes, jurisdictions, and risk profiles.
- Strong interpersonal and business relationship skills.
- Ability to distill complex information into clear, actionable investment decisions.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines and perform well under pressure.
- Collaborative team player who contributes to a high‑performance culture.
- Additional European languages or coding languages are considered an advantage.
- Demonstrated commitment to integrity, partnership, and high performance.
Why This Role Stands Out
- Direct exposure to a credit platform managing over C$70 billion in assets, with deal sizes that provide genuine scale and complexity.
- Structured development pathway within the European Credit team, with an explicit focus on building cross‑asset‑class expertise and investment leadership capability.
- Access to a globally integrated team of more than 150 investment professionals across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Long‑term investment horizon and a disciplined philosophy that allows the team to pursue complex, differentiated opportunities not accessible to shorter‑cycle investors.
- Meaningful work with tangible, long‑duration impact, alongside colleagues who are committed to shared excellence.
