Director, Investment Operations – Credit – Client Role

Responsibilities

• Oversee the operational lifecycle of credit investments from trade execution through funding, servicing, repayments, restructurings, and portfolio exit activity. 
• Serve as the primary operations oversight contact for assigned investment products, funds, and investment teams. 
• Oversee the performance of outsourced middle- and back-office service providers, ensuring operational accuracy, timely execution, and adherence to established procedures. 
• Partner with internal stakeholders and third-party providers to support new fund launches, separately managed accounts, financing structures, and strategic business initiatives. 
• Review operational activity including trade processing, cash movements, reconciliations, position reporting, and investment data to ensure completeness and accuracy. 
• Support the development and enhancement of operational controls, governance frameworks, and standard operating procedures. 
• Partner with portfolio management, finance, legal, compliance, technology, investor relations, and fund accounting teams to deliver scalable operational support. 
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes, data quality, automation, and reporting capabilities across the investment platform. 
• Support operational due diligence meetings with investors, counterparties, auditors, and other external stakeholders. 
• Contribute to strategic projects focused on operational efficiency, technology enhancements, and platform scalability.

Qualifications & Preferred Experience

• 6+ years of experience in investment operations, middle office, fund operations, loan operations, or alternative asset management. 
• Strong understanding of private credit, structured credit, specialty finance, commercial real estate debt, or alternative investment operational workflows. 
• Experience overseeing outsourced service providers, fund administrators, or middle-office operating models. 
• Familiarity with complex credit products, financing structures, and investment transaction lifecycles. 
• Experience supporting fund launches, separately managed accounts, or new investment platform initiatives is preferred. 
• Strong understanding of operational controls, reconciliation processes, cash management, and governance best practices. 
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail. 
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across investment, finance, legal, compliance, and technology teams. 
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant professional certifications are a plus.