Associate Director, Structured Credit and Fund Finance Portfolio Management

Associate Director Portfolio Management

ORIX's Portfolio Management team is seeking to hire an Associate Director for its New York office. The Portfolio Management team reports to the Head of Integrated Risk and Portfolio Management and is responsible for the ongoing portfolio management and monitoring of ORIX's investments across its Private Credit, Private Equity, and Real Estate businesses. Its key function is to identify credit migration and risk mitigation strategies in coordination with the business and the Risk Management team.

The Associate Director's overall objective is to manage ORIX's portfolio exposure to Structured Credit, Asset Based Finance, and Fund Finance assets. The Associate Director will determine the appropriate investment risk ratings through the ongoing review of financial metrics, the completion of periodic reviews of business line reports, liquidity and valuation analysis, covenant review and testing, monitoring of industry news articles and other early warning alerts, quarterly investment reporting, and the preparation of Watch-List review.

In this role, the Associate Director will work closely with the Originations and Underwriting teams to actively manage the dialogue with the underlying portfolio assets and assist in the evaluation of amendments and / or collateral modifications. In parallel, the Associate Director will also work with other members of the Portfolio Management team and other stakeholders on various strategic initiatives related to portfolio management, including enhancements to data quality, management and reporting, process improvements, credit research papers, and the development / review of policies and procedures.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Monitoring of Structured Credit, Asset Based Finance, and Fund Finance portfolio investments analyze financial KPIs, underlying end markets, and sector trends; track financial performance and covenants against expectations; understand levers and negotiation tactics associated with credit documentation; prepare discussion materials for internal portfolio reviews, and present to senior management;
• Financial and credit analysis review valuation analyses; assess asset values, collateralization and liquidity; recommend changes to risk ratings, credit reserves, and impairments; evaluate amendment and / or collateral modification requests;
• Monitor portfolio KPIs and communicate and co-ordinate risk mitigation strategies as risk(s) evolve;
• Prepare portfolio management presentations for senior management that include analytics on expected portfolio performance and areas of potential risk and / or opportunity;
• Establish and leverage cross-business partnerships and network with key internal and external constituencies;
• Assist the Portfolio Management team on various projects, which may focus on, but are not limited to, data quality, monitoring process, or governance; and
• Other projects and duties as assigned.
• This is not a trading role.

Contacts

This position has frequent contact with all levels of employees and management. In addition, this role may interact with outside business partners, vendors, consultants, and other office visitors.

Education, Skills & Experience

Annual base salary gross : $150,000 - $185,000 (NY only). The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end of the ORIX USA's salary for this position. Actual base salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base pay is one component of ORIX USA's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include cash bonuses, long term incentives, health insurance, accident and life insurance, and retirement benefits. Please visit our Benefits page for additional information.

Life at ORIX

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees and offer a quality, competitive benefits package that provides valuable healthcare and financial protection for our workforce, while emphasizing a healthy work / life balance.

You Time

We want you to have the time needed to recharge and manage life with our competitive vacation policy, floating personal holidays, extensive leave options, our annual observed holidays, and more.

Family Care

Every family has a different journey and ORIX USA Group is proud to offer extensive benefit programs such as : infertility coverage, adoption support, child and elder care, fully paid maternity, and generous parental leave benefits to help you and your families along the way.

Flexible Work Arrangements

ORIX associates enjoy the advantages of our hybrid working model with a 3 day in-office minimum requirement.

ORIX USA is an equal opportunity employer, providing equal employment opportunities (EEO), and is committed to diversifying its workforce. All employees and applicants for employment will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.