Aksia
Senior Investment Professional, Private Credit
New York · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$175k-$250kDetected 127 days ago
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About the role
- Aksia Overview Aksia is an alternative assets specialist, providing investment solutions for institutional investors globally.
- Our business provides clients with advisory, investment management, and research services across hedge funds, private credit, private equity, real assets, and real estate.
- The Managing Director / Director will join the Aksia Private Credit Team which is responsible for sourcing, due diligence, monitoring and portfolio management for our private credit managed assets and certain advisory relationships.
Responsibilities
- Lead the sourcing and evaluation of new private credit investment opportunities with a focus on private credit co-investments/direct investments and secondaries
- Manage external GP/sourcing partner relationships to drive additional investment opportunities
- Manage mid-level and junior resources through the investment due diligence and monitoring process
- Support client facing resources to provide market, portfolio and deal updates to Aksia's clients and investors
- Develop a deep understanding of the firm's full investment capabilities across various Private Markets strategies (private credit, private equity, infrastructure, etc.) and methods of access (primary fund commitments, co-investments/directs, SMAs/joint ventures, secondaries, etc.)
- Collaborate with legal, operations, risk, accounting and other internal stakeholders
- As of October 31st, 2025, Aksia advises on over $326bn and manages $34bn of client capital.
- We advise our clients on and manage on their behalf, strategies investing in primary funds, co-investment/direct investments and secondaries.
- The Managing Director / Director is expected to lead all aspects of the investment diligence process, support portfolio management, provide guidance and leadership to more junior resources and to act as a representative of the Private Credit team to external stakeholders and clients.
Requirements
- 10+ years of relevant work experience at a private credit or investment firm, a private markets allocator, an investment bank or related leveraged finance experience
- Strong understanding of credit analysis/documentation, credit restructurings as well as understanding of primary/secondary credit fund due diligence
- Ability to think analytically and critically
- Strong work ethic, exhibiting a high degree of initiative, commitment and drive
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Incredible attention to detail
- Strong Microsoft Suite skills, especially Excel, Power Point & Word
- Team player with the ability to effectively manage other professionals
Compensation
- The estimated base salary range for this position is $175,000 to $250,000, which is specific to New York and may change in the future.
Benefits
- This position will have significant growth opportunities in a fast-growing, collaborative and dynamic team.
Company info
- Our private credit platform invests across corporate credit, asset-backed credit, specialty finance and special situations globally.
- We are seeking an experienced credit investment professional to focus on private credit investment opportunities with a focus on further advancing our direct credit and co-investment origination, underwriting and monitoring capabilities and footprint.
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