What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President, Valuations - Alternative Credit position at Blue Owl Capital?
Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives®.
With $273 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Assets. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.
Together with over 1,200 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.
Responsibilities
With $273 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2025, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Assets. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional investors, individual investors, and insurance companies differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.
Together with over 1,200 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.
Responsibilities
- Lead the valuation process for Blue Owl’s Alternative Credit platform, including its daily interval fund
- Build financial models to evaluate, support, and reconcile valuations, including stress-testing and back-testing
- Create performance analyses, variance summaries, KPI trackers, reporting packages, and presentations for senior management
- Implement valuation best practices to ensure accurate and timely delivery of valuation materials across multiple teams
- Coordinate activities and materials for the Valuation Committee with a focus on identifying and presenting trends and performance drivers relevant to our business
- Provide subject matter expertise on valuation‐related items, such as regulatory reviews, new business initiatives, and current market practices relating to valuation issues / hot topics
- Drive process enhancements while ensuring policies, procedures, and methodologies are in accordance with ASC 820 Fair Value Measurement and industry best practices
- Act as a liaison for external auditors and third-party valuation firms, managing inquiries and ensuring valuation integrity
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business
- 8 years of valuation related work experience in Corporate Direct Investments and Asset Backed Finance including experience in one or more of following ABF segments: consumer finance, small business finance, equipment and aviation leasing, residential finance.
- Direct experience utilizing valuation techniques and methodologies including discounted cash flow (DCF), comparable company, and precedent transactions with a thorough understanding of ASC 820 and corresponding valuation guidance
- Strong ability to analyze and evaluate data, formulate accurate conclusions, and clearly recommend solutions
- Effective project management skills with an awareness of internal business controls
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to forge strong collaborative relationships with internal partners/stakeholders at all levels
- Self-motivated individual with strong work ethic and ability to work in a fast‐paced dynamic environment with limited supervision
- Ability to work in the office regularly past 5:30/6pm to ensure daily pricing responsibilities are met
- Finance or accounting designation such as CFA, CPA preferred
- Proficiency in Power BI preferred