Associate / Senior Associate, Private Credit

Brookfield Asset Management • New York, NY

290d • $145,000 - $165,000

About The Position

Brookfield is a global asset manager focused on real estate, infrastructure, renewable energy & transition, private equity and private credit with approximately USD 1 trillion in assets under management. The Global Clients Group (GCG) manages institutional relationships and raises capital for Brookfield's various private funds. The Diligence Management team is responsible for managing the end-to-end fund due diligence process for Brookfield's various private funds. The team oversees all aspects of the fund due diligence process, from fund launch and initial client interest to IC approval. The Associate/Senior Associate serves a critical function within the team, partnering with Client Relationship Managers, Fundraise Management, Investor Relations, Marketing, Product Development, Legal, Compliance, Tax and other stakeholders to deliver this best-in-class diligence experience for prospects and drive client conversions. Brookfield Credit manages approximately USD 314 billion of assets globally, focused on a broad range of private credit investment strategies, including infrastructure and renewable credit, real estate, asset based, and corporate credit. Return profiles span investment grade, sub-investment grade, and opportunistic. The business combines Brookfield's substantial credit history with strategic partners, including Oaktree Capital Management (Diversified Credit), Castlelake (Aviation and Asset Based), LCM Partners (European Consumer and SME Credit), 17Capital (Fund Finance), and Primary Wave Music (Publishing Royalties). The firm offers both private credit funds as well as separately managed accounts. The Associate/Senior Associate plays a pivotal role in the Diligence Management team, partnering directly with prospective investors, CRMs and other stakeholders to manage all aspects of the due diligence process for Brookfield's private credit funds and separate accounts. This includes initial creation of diligence materials prior to fund launch, project managing all diligence deliverables during fundraising (RFPs, DDQs, etc.) and coordinating client calls, meetings, asset tours, on-sites to advance investor due diligence processes. The role is principally focused on working with private credit investors globally and, over time, is expected to develop significant expertise in the firm's private credit investment platform and funds and serve as a client-facing contact working directly with investors to guide them through the due diligence process. A significant portion of Brookfield's private credit business is expected to be separately managed accounts, so the position is expected to develop a strong understanding of the commercial and operational elements of such engagements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, business management, marketing, communications or other relevant discipline.
• 4-7 years of experience in private credit fund marketing, due diligence, sales, client services or other fundraising or client function.
• Familiarity with investment products and services, including a strong understanding of the private credit asset class and investment strategies; experience in an institutional private fund marketing environment is highly desired.
• Strong project management skills, with experience in managing timelines, resources, and stakeholders across multiple projects simultaneously; experience in a global environment working with stakeholders across numerous jurisdictions and time zones strongly preferred.
• Experience in high volume processes and technology enabled solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Good technical knowledge and familiarity with the private credit asset class and private funds generally; ideally a solid understanding of the LP mindset and needs when conducting due diligence, including familiarity with distinct institutional client types (pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, family offices, etc.).
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills in English.
• High attention to detail in written materials and quantitative data is crucial.
• Strong understanding of due diligence processes, with project management skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines while maintaining a high standard is essential; highly organized with a proven ability able to handle multiple concurrent assignments.
• Must work well in a team environment, excellent interpersonal skills to engage senior professionals and liaise with global teams across the firm.
• Experience in relevant software tools or equivalents is a plus (Salesforce, Loopio, PowerBI, Mercatus, Seismic).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ideally strong relationship management skills and exposure in working across multiple countries, being able to flex communication style to diverse geographies and investors.
• Shares information with team members in a clear and concise manner.
• Proactively seeks opportunities to get involved in more challenging projects.
• Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast-paced and team-oriented environment.
• Self-motivated and proactive, both with respect to managing workload and own professional development.

Responsibilities

• Developing and managing required due diligence deliverables necessary to advance clients during fundraising, including DDQs, RFPs, RFIs, quantitative datasets, IDD / ODD presentations, etc.
• Working closely with stakeholders to respond to investor diligence requests, especially the investor relations team and investment professionals to provide nuanced technical materials to advance the fund diligence process.
• Planning and overseeing interactions between prospective investors and investment teams or other subject matter experts (tax, legal, operational, etc.) as part of fund due diligence, including managing calls, meetings, asset tours, arranging on-sites, due diligence days, etc.
• Working directly with clients and CRMs to design individual diligence plans and tracking and reporting on all due diligence activities, both internally and to clients.
• Initial creation of due diligence materials prior to fund launch (standard DDQs, investor presentations, PPMs, case studies, quantitative datasets, etc.).
• Building a thorough understanding of the firm's credit products, SMA capabilities, investment strategies, and portfolio as well its corporate setup, history, operations to facilitate the accurate and consistent creation of diligence content; develop a deep understanding of Brookfield's credit business, being able to clearly and succinctly communicate the Brookfield story to investors.
• Navigating and effectively utilizing the firm's suite of tools and resources to respond to client requests, including the RFP content database (Loopio), standard quantitative datasets, HR and personnel data, performance metrics, etc.
• Demonstrating excellent interpersonal and communications skills, both verbally and in writing, and the ability to work directly with clients, CRMs, senior investment professionals and other team members under tight deadlines and across jurisdictions.
• Managing other client-facing materials and channels related to fund due diligence, including updating consultant databases and maintenance of marketing collateral during fundraising period (e.g., pitchbook presentations, standard DDQs, case studies, etc.)

Benefits

• Salary Range: $145k - $165K
• Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus).
• Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive.
• Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education and designations.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Real Estate
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree