Senior Associate or Vice President - Asset Backed Finance

About the role

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Responsibilities

• Work as a part of a team to deliver and execute solutions that generate capital markets revenue from a targeted list of clients and prospects.
• Support Relationship Managers and prioritize a pipeline of securitization opportunities.
• Create and deliver high value-added financial analysis and market advice to current and prospective securitization clients.
• Participate and provide key support in pitching, driving, leading, managing and closing all aspects of ABS and loan/note asset securitization transactions in public or private markets.
• Management of ABS/private placement transaction processes from origination to closing including any rating agency agreement/analysis/dialogue/3rd party coordination and organization/coordination with Syndicate/discussion with investors and operational aspects for these transactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field; MBA or relevant advanced degree/certification (e.g., CFA) preferred but not required.
• 5–7 years of total relevant investment banking, capital markets or corporate finance experience, including prior Associate-level responsibilities; internal promotion candidates typically have 5–7 total years’ experience.
• Proven project leadership across multiple concurrent transactions with tight deadlines; ability to manage across senior bankers and external advisors.
• Sectors of expertise: ABS 144a, 4a2, and loan-format deal execution performance history and credit underwriting skills.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics for ABS transactions.
• Solid experience of financing securitization facilities (Warehouse, term loan, portfolio).

Skills

• Execution Leadership: Anticipate roadblocks, manage critical paths, and ensure on-time, on-quality delivery across complex engagements.
• Client Impact: Elevate client dialogue with insights on valuation, credit, process strategy, and market dynamics.
• Commercial Acumen: Support origination with idea generation and by identifying cross-sell opportunities across the platform.
• Team Building: Develop junior talent through structured feedback, training moments, and role-modeling of best practices.
• Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate operational, reputational, and compliance risks.

Pay

Total Base Pay Range: $82,100.00 - $172,500.00 USD Annual

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