Location
Brookfield Place New York - 250 Vesey Street, 15th Floor
Brookfield Culture
Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader: Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.
Job Description
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE/TSX: BAM) is a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $1 trillion of assets under management across renewable power & transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit. Our objective is to generate attractive, long-term risk-adjusted returns for the benefit of our clients and shareholders. Brookfield Asset Management manages a range of public and private investment products and services for institutional and retail clients. We earn asset management income for doing so and ensure strong alignment of interests with our clients by investing alongside them. Our access to large-scale capital enables us to make investments in sizeable, premier assets and businesses across geographies and asset classes that we believe few others can.
Brookfield Credit manages approximately $305 billion of assets globally, focused on a broad range of private credit investment strategies, including infrastructure and renewable credit, real estate, asset backed, and corporate credit. Return profiles span investment grade, sub-investment grade, and opportunistic. The business combines Brookfield's substantial credit history with strategic partners, including Oaktree Capital Management, Castlelake, LCM Partners, 17Capital, and Primary Wave Music. As one of the world's largest and most experienced credit managers globally, we deliver flexible, specialized capital solutions to borrowers, and attractive risk-adjusted returns to our investors.
Brookfield has a dynamic and strong 'promote from within' culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with the Attributes of a Brookfield Leader, which are Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through interesting work assignments and exposure to a diverse set of businesses.
Position Summary:
The Vice President - Investments, will be a key contributor of our growing credit team and will report to our Head of Corporate Credit. The role will be based in Brookfield's New York city offices at Brookfield Place.
This is a dynamic role with a flexible mandate. The scope of the mandate includes direct lending, private high grade and fund finance. While getting exposure to all facets of the business, the focus of this role will be on direct lending. The ideal candidate will be a team player that demonstrates exceptional communication skills, strong work ethic, collaborative mentality and an entrepreneurial attitude. The candidate will be expected to act as both a lead originator and underwriter for our direct lending business. An ideal background will be 8+ years of investment banking or buy side credit investing experience.
Responsibilities:
• Originate private credit transactions through sponsor and corporate coverage
• Lead underwriting process for new investments, managing junior/mid-level team members - this will include all aspects of fundamental analysis (i.e., financial modeling and analysis, 3rd party expert calls, review of 3rd party reports, etc.)
• Negotiate terms, credit agreements, commitment letters, etc.
• Present investments to screening committees and investment committee
• Manage and collaborate with the team(s) to ensure smooth executions - legal, accounting, compliance, operations, etc. Qualifications & Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree from leading institution
• 8+ years relevant work experience - investment banking or buy side private credit investing experience - with a focus on Industrials sectors
• Strong sponsor relationships, with a focus on core and upper middle market sponsors
• Master in Finance or Accounting, CPA, MBA and/or CFA is a plus
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present clearly and offer practical advice
• Self-motivated and proactive with the ability to operate independently
• Team-oriented with a commitment to shared success
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop collaborative relationships at all levels in the organization
• Excellent judgement and analytical skills combined with attention to detail and thoroughness
• Excellent organizational skills to effectively manage priorities while meeting timelines
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. Accordingly, we do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment.
We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.
