Carlyle seeks to hire a Vice President for our Direct Lending Underwriting Team. Carlyle Direct Lending's Underwriting Team is organized across four distinct sectors: Services and Industrials, Software and Technology, Consumer and Retail and Healthcare. Each sector has a dedicated group of investment professionals which generally consists of a sector lead and several supporting Vice Presidents.
The Vice President we seek to hire will serve as a key member of the team, critical to the underwriting, credit approval and portfolio management processes for transactions, including initial screening of deals, structuring, proposal issuance, detailed due diligence, formal credit approval, negotiation of documentation and closing. The Vice President will have primary responsibility for industry analysis, financial modeling oversight, and development of key diligence analyses in conjunction with all proposed transactions. We anticipate this individual will develop expertise and thought leadership over time in one (or more) of the broader vertical's many sub-sectors.
Primary Responsibilities
The Vice President will be involved in all aspects of the deal process and key responsibilities will include:
- Industry analysis and financial modeling oversight in conjunction with all proposed transactions
- Evaluation of business and industries as well as identification of the economic attractiveness of investment opportunities
- Leadership in due diligences processes
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree required
- 5-8 years of prior relevant experience in credit investing, M&A, restructuring, or leveraged finance
- 3+ years of prior credit investing experience
- Industry experience in Residential Services is preferred
- Strong credit acumen with the ability to think critically about the qualitative aspects of a transaction as well as execute on the quantitative analysis required to evaluate an investment opportunity
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong sense of accountability, responsiveness, and follow-through
- Team oriented, with ability and interest in providing technical training and mentoring to junior employees
- Highly adaptable, with flexibility on depth and breadth of role and responsibilities
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize and multi-task
- Consistent attention to details
- Highly ethical
Benefits/Compensation
The compensation range for this role is specific to New York City and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $250,000.
In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs. Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by The Carlyle Group.
