Sr. Dir, Infrastructure Debt, Americas & APAC

About the role

MetLife Investment Management (MIM) is hiring a Senior Director to originate, source, and structure investment-grade and high-yield infrastructure debt transactions as part of its Infrastructure Debt, Americas & APAC team. The role is focused on driving disciplined growth by sourcing debt investments for separately managed accounts, commingled funds, and structured vehicles in line with client mandates.

Responsibilities

• Originate, source, and structure investment-grade and high-yield infrastructure debt transactions.
• Collaborate with senior Infrastructure Debt team members to build out, develop, and execute origination strategy across the Americas & AsiaPac region, aligned with client mandates, portfolio construction objectives, and risk appetite.
• Lead screening, underwriting, structuring, and negotiation of investment-grade and high-yield infrastructure and project finance debt transactions.
• Serve as a senior decision-maker providing clear investment recommendations supported by robust diligence and risk analysis.
• Oversee preparation and quality of investment committee memoranda, approvals, and client-facing investment materials.
• Direct transaction execution from mandate through closing, coordinating internal stakeholders and external counsel.
• Maintain senior oversight of portfolio investments originated.
• Lead strategy and negotiations related to amendments, waivers, restructurings, and other credit events with issuers.
• Participate in issuer and sponsor credit update meetings.
• Oversee and ensure ongoing monitoring of portfolio investments (including annual reviews), including credit performance, covenant compliance, and market developments.
• Partner with Client Portfolio Management to align originations with client portfolios and respond to client inquiries and reporting needs.
• Lead, and mentor a high-performing origination and underwriting team; provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development support.
• Foster a strong risk culture and disciplined underwriting approach across the team.
• Contribute to broader Private Fixed Income and MIM initiatives, including product development, cross-platform collaboration, and process improvement.
• Represent MIM at industry conferences and meetings; support marketing, fundraising, and client relationship efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA and/or CFA strongly preferred.
• 15+ years of infrastructure and/or project finance credit and origination experience, including deep structuring expertise.
• Experience with investment-grade and high-yield lending, preferably both in bank and bond/note formats.
• Experience in the power & energy sector.
• Demonstrated track record of sourcing and executing infrastructure debt investments across the Americas (and ideally the APAC region).
• Established senior relationships with infrastructure sponsors, agents, advisors, and borrowers.
• Proven leadership experience managing transaction teams and developing investment professionals.
• Strong credit judgment, financial analysis skills, and ability to balance risk and return.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to present complex investment views clearly.
• Understanding of and experience with AI platforms to assist and supplement workflow efficiencies.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Qualifications

• Experience with private placements and bespoke project finance structures.
• Familiarity with Bloomberg and Salesforce or similar tools.
• Experience supporting institutional clients, separately managed accounts, commingled funds, and CLOs.

Benefits

We Offer Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!