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Associate Director, Valuations – Credit
Location: New York, NY
A global alternative investment platform is hiring an Associate Director, Valuations Credit to join its finance organization supporting one of the largest private credit portfolios in the market. This is a newly created role with real ownership over valuation frameworks, governance, and daily processes for illiquid credit assets.
The position sits at the intersection of valuation, risk management, portfolio analytics, and public-company reporting, with close interaction across investment teams, trading, finance, and legal/compliance.
The Role
This role is responsible for supporting and evolving a robust daily valuation process for private credit assets across multiple strategies and product types. The Associate Director will partner closely with portfolio managers, traders, and deal teams to assess market activity, challenge assumptions, and ensure accurate and defensible valuations.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and enhance daily valuation processes for private credit assets
- Develop, review, and substantiate valuation methodologies in partnership with internal stakeholders
- Analyze market and trading activity relative to existing valuations
- Partner with portfolio managers, traders, and investment teams on valuation assumptions
- Perform valuation risk management and portfolio analytics
- Own valuation governance, documentation, execution, and stakeholder communication
- Collaborate on new investments and deal origination assumptions
- Support ad hoc valuation initiatives and process improvements
Qualifications
- 5–10 years of experience in valuation, credit, risk, or related capital markets roles
- Strong understanding of credit markets and alternative investment strategies
- Hands-on experience or familiarity with illiquid asset valuations (e.g., bank loans, mezzanine debt, private credit) preferred
- Ability to operate in complex, fast-paced environments with a strong process orientation
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
- Confident communicator with the ability to challenge assumptions and engage senior stakeholders
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a quantitative field
- Advanced Excel skills; familiarity with Capital IQ and Bloomberg a plus
Salary : $150,000 - $200,000