Director, Origination

Deerpath Capital Management

$200K — $250K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of overall experience in finance or lending
  • 6-10+ years within a buy-side credit or debt capital markets role
  • Extensive deal execution skills with a track record of driving processes
  • Strong communication skills for negotiation and sponsor interactions
  • Bachelor's degree with a solid academic record
  • Proficient in financial modeling
  • Ability to work independently and willingness to travel

Responsibilities

  • Manage and develop relationships with sponsors to generate deal flow
  • Identify and screen promising transaction opportunities
  • Oversee the internal investment approval process for presentations to the investment committee
  • Negotiate deal terms and structure with sponsors and borrowers
  • Lead the due diligence process, coordinating with external parties
  • Review and negotiate legal documentation
  • Monitor the ongoing performance of existing loans

Benefits

  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion in hiring practices
  • Opportunities for professional growth within a leading firm
  • Dynamic work environment with a focus on middle market financing
  • Engagement with a network of global investor relations offices
Full Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
  • Manage and develop sponsor relationships to originate deal flow
  • Screen and identify attractive transaction opportunities to pursue
  • Manage internal investment approval process, including oversight and presentation of analyses and materials to the firm's investment committee
  • Develop transaction structure and negotiate deal terms with sponsor and borrower
  • Spearhead due diligence process, including external diligence meetings and calls
  • Lead legal documentation review and negotiation
  • Monitor ongoing performance of existing credits


Desired Skills & Experience
  • 10+ years of overall experience with 6-10+ years of experience at a buy-side credit / direct lending fund, leverage finance or debt capital markets at an investment bank. Relevant sponsor coverage is a positive.
  • Considerable deal execution experience with proven ability to drive deal process
  • Good communicator, with ability to interface with sponsors and management teams, and spearhead negotiations
  • Strong academic record, including a bachelor's degree
  • Excellent financial modeling skills
  • Ability to work independently
  • Willingness to travel
  • Preference given to candidates in Boston, Chicago and South Florida and open to other locations


Compensation Range: $200,000-$250,000, plus a competitive bonus

NO RECRUITERS or AGENCIES for this posting. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Deerpath will be considered Deerpath property. Deerpath will NOT pay a fee for any placements resulting from the receipt of any unsolicited resumes.

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