Associate (or Analyst), Structured Products

Position Information

Hiring Manager

Associate Director

Department

Structured Products

Department Overview

The Structured Products Team is a component of the Investor Partners Group (“IPG”) and is responsible for all debt and equity strategies and placement for the Firm.

The Structured Products Team is responsible for the structuring and placement of a variety of debt solutions for our various funds and accounts, all of which support our Direct Lending, Broadly Syndicated Loan and Credit Opportunities businesses. Firmwide, the Structured Products Team has executed 103 securitization vehicles representing more than $57 billion in notional value. In addition, the Structured Products Team manages more than $20 billion of debt commitments across a variety of loan-to-SPV secured bank lines, corporate revolvers and capital call lines of credit.

The team has an outstanding track record of top tier execution and innovation in the debt capital markets. The team interfaces with external banks and investors, while staying closely aligned with front, middle and back office functions to ensure delivery of timely and efficient debt solutions for the Firm’s various strategies.

Position Responsibilities

This individual will support the Structured Products Department in arranging lending facilities, securitization financing transactions, Middle Market and BSL CLOs, total return swaps, asset-backed finance, warehouse financing and issuance of senior unsecured bonds.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• Assisting in structuring and negotiating securitization financing and related transactions including collateralized loan obligations, lending facilities and total return swaps
• Helping with ancillary documents such as offering circulars and indentures
• Supporting the handling of internal borrowing transactions including external and internal warehouse financing and related ancillary documentation
• Coordinating with Treasury and Operations to ensure the smooth pricing and closing of all CLO transactions and bank lines
• Modeling deal capital structures and generating cash flow projections in Excel, Intex and Moody’s
• Running monthly / quarterly internal reporting
• Participating in Golub Capital’s CLO debt investor management and completing CLO investor requests as needed (including CRM record maintenance)
• Preparing in-depth presentations and historical analysis for marketing CLO debt and equity to potential investors
• Researching and developing new product ideas related to new and existing business initiatives
  
  

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 1 year of experience for an Analyst; 3 years of experience for an Associate
• Experience at a top-tier investment bank or asset manager
• Financial transaction modeling experience is a plus
• Self-starter with strong project management skills
• Heightened attention to detail; must be meticulous and consistently accurate
• Ability to learn and excel at day-to-day responsibilities and contribute to process improvement, standardization and automation
• Team oriented with the ability to build relationships and earn the respect of others
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent analytical reasoning capabilities
• Enthusiastic about working in office and creating a Gold Standard hybrid work culture
  
  

Critical Competencies for Success

Our Gold Standards Model defines key behaviors and competencies across 4 dimensions: Leadership, Achieving Results, Personal Effectiveness and Thinking Critically. These behaviors and competencies drive our ability to win together.

• Leadership: Role models in this area consistently focus on the right goals and priorities and continually develop themselves and others. Always team players, they influence and engage with others to contribute to a supportive and inclusive culture where all feel welcome.
• Achieving Results: Role models in this area are high achievers who develop careful plans and deliver consistently and effectively. They hold themselves and others accountable for delivering high quality results, and they remove barriers to ensure others can contribute and grow.
• Personal Effectiveness: Role models in this area build strong relationships, treat others with respect and communicate effectively. They are driven to exceed expectations and are adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Thinking Critically: Role models in this area understand our business, rely on analytical reasoning and seek diverse perspectives to solve problems. They are forward thinking, anticipating issues and addressing them in advance.
  
  

The department-specific competencies define the knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed to successfully perform the functional or technical work of this role.

• Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm’s position in the industry, specifically with regard to direct lending and asset management, as well as the competitive landscape. Monitors industry trends and changes and recognizes their relevancy and implications to the Firm.
• Firm and Product Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firm’s investment strategies, client base, products and investor needs, including the Firm’s structure and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Innovation: Embodies an agile and creative mindset to help develop new solutions, continuously improve and optimize existing processes and impose structure in ambiguous circumstances through people, process and technology.
• Project / Program Management: Manages projects and / or programs through planning, identifying resources, executing, monitoring and communicating project activities and assessing impacts of the project decisions.
• Analytics: Surfaces, sources, analyzes and interprets data to identify trends and inform strategy and business decisions.
• Data and Content Stewardship: Follows appropriate policies and procedures to enter and manage data and content, including evaluating issues with data and content and taking appropriate steps to address them. Communicates with others regarding data and content stewardship to ensure accuracy and integrity and encourages others to uphold data and content stewardship practices.
• Relationship Management: Creates ways to engage others, cultivate trust and build long-term win-win partnerships with investors, business partners and internal teams.
  
  

Compensation And Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Golub Capital offers a full range of benefits which includes medical, dental, vision and 401(k).

Golub Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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