Credit Middle Office Manager - Meredith Brown Associates - #2097032

Our client, a highly successful Private Capital Asset Manager are looking to add an experienced Middle Office Manager to their Credit Investing team. This high performing team of 18 investment professionals manages a range of transactions across asset-backed lending and structured credit and is scaling rapidly. As the portfolio grows, this newly shaped role will bring greater structure, consistency and oversight to how the business monitor and manage it.

Role & Responsibilities

Sitting within the investment team but distinct from front-office deal execution, the role combines a portfolio risk-management mindset with strong operational and data capability. The successful candidate will own monitoring and oversight across the credit portfolio, drive consistency and efficiency in systems and processes, and act as the central point of communication between the investment team and the operations, finance and technology functions. This is a long-term role with scope to shape the function and build a team as the strategy scales.

Portfolio Monitoring & Oversight

1. Monitor performance across the credit portfolio, tracking actuals against the investment case and surfacing issues early.
2. Maintain a consistent view of risk and reporting KPIs across different asset classes and structures, ensuring monitoring standards are applied uniformly.

Data, Systems & Process

1. Act as the lead user and point of contact for the firm's new AI-enabled data management and monitoring platform, ensuring it gives the team a single, reliable view across 50 transactions, scaling to 100+.
2. Own the firm's data architecture and analytics capability across the credit portfolio, providing a scalable, reliable foundation for monitoring and reporting.
3. Design and embed more efficient, transparent systems and processes for managing data f low and monitoring across the portfolio.

Risk, Governance & Stakeholder Management

1. Bring a portfolio risk-management lens to oversight, balancing commercial judgement with disciplined risk assessment.
2. Constructively challenge the front-office deal teams where needed, differentiating genuine risk from commercial pragmatism without impeding the business.
3. Ensure appropriate governance, controls and oversight across the portfolio, consistent with the firm's internal policies and FCA requirements.
4. Consider and assess operational risks across the portfolio, ensuring they are identified, monitored and mitigated.

Background & Experience

1. Typically, 7 to 10 years' experience in a middle office, portfolio monitoring or operational risk role, equivalent to VP level.
2. Background in asset-backed lending and securitisations, ideally gained at a credit house, bank or the alternatives arm of an asset manager.
3. Exposure to at least three asset classes, with a strong grasp of different risk profiles and reporting KPIs.
4. Able to work independently, exercise judgement on risk and engage credibly with senior internal and external stakeholders.
5. Demonstrable experience coordinating people across multiple teams to deliver projects or initiatives; direct line-management experience is beneficial but not essential.
6. Comfort with technology, data and reporting tools, including AI-enabled monitoring platforms, is a plus.
7. Workout and operational experience, including servicing oversight and standby servicer arrangements, is considered a plus

Please note that due to the high volume of applicants responding to our adverts we are regrettably not able to feedback on all applications; only successful candidates will be contacted