Director, Municipal Finance

Orix • Dallas, TX

13d • $225,000 - $250,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

ORIX Corporation USA’s Infrastructure and Public Finance Group seeks a Director to conduct credit research and underwriting in its New York or Dallas office. The Director will underwrite private credit transactions, provide credit research for public market bond trades and will assist with portfolio management. Candidates should have 7+ years of experience in high yield US municipal bond, real estate, and/or infrastructure transactions. A background in private credit underwriting, including sectors such as healthcare, education, housing, land development and/or special tax districts is preferred. Experience providing credit support for primary and secondary market trading is also preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year university
• 7+ years of experience underwriting high yield municipal, infrastructure or real estate credit
• Ability to manage credit underwriting tasks independently
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Bloomberg
• Ability to work collaboratively with a high-performance team

Nice To Haves

• CFA or MBA is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead due diligence on private credit transactions
• Independently draft investment applications
• Provide transaction structuring solutions for private credit opportunities
• Provide credit research and recommendations for public market bond purchases
• Communicate with investment committees and interact with the ORIX Risk team.
• Participate in portfolio monitoring
• Consistently deploy professional writing skills
• Review underwriting models for accuracy and quality
• Some travel is required

Benefits

• cash bonuses
• long term incentives
• health insurance
• accident and life insurance
• retirement benefits
• competitive vacation policy
• floating personal holidays
• extensive leave options
• annual observed holidays
• infertility coverage
• adoption support
• child and elder care
• fully paid maternity
• generous parental leave benefits
• hybrid working model with a 3 day in-office minimum requirement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees