Private Credit Investment Specialist (m|w|d) London | Edinburgh

At abrdn, our purpose is to enable our clients to be better investors. 
Clients worldwide trust us to find future-fit investment opportunities to deliver the outcomes they want. Our technology and insight help empower them to make better decisions, while the powerful partnerships we build help to enhance the expertise that we offer. And by enabling clients to invest responsibly, it helps us to build a better world.

About The Department
Private credit is a strategically important and growing part of abrdn. The team manages approximately £10bn of AUM across a range of strategies including private corporate debt, infrastructure debt, commercial real estate lending and fund finance.
Our success is derived from delivering flexible solutions for our clients and quality underwriting, underpinned by the talent and experience of c.20 dedicated investment professionals and connectivity across public and private credit and the firm.
We have a robust and repeatable investment process which enables us to source superior risk-adjusted returns across ratings and markets, and ESG is embedded in our approach. 

Tasks

About the role

Reporting to the Global Head of Commercial and Strategy, Fixed Income, and working closely with the Head of Private Credit and the investment teams, the role holder will act as a key link between the investment teams and the client group and product teams to drive the growth of private credit. With the asset class and abrdn evolving, it will be a challenging and interesting role, with high profile.

The role will: 

• Prepare messaging and materials (pitch decks, RFPs etc) 
• Represent private credit internally and with clients and prospects
• Respond to technical client and sales queries 
• Help drive the commercialisation and growth of private credit (e.g. coordinating activity on fund launches and campaigns, input to product strategy)

The role will be part of the Fixed Income specialist team and connect with other Alternatives specialists to share best practice. 

Key stakeholders are predominantly based in London and Edinburgh, and the role can be sited in either of these locations.

Profile / Your qualification / Your personality

Skills and Experience

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
• Excellent attention to detail
• A keen interest in private credit investing 
• A passion for delivering for clients and growth
• Able to work independently and self-start, but also with others – strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work with senior individuals in a complex global organisation
• Organisation and prioritisation – of own time and supporting business prioritisation and focus
• Problem-solving - a forward-looking approach and commitment to continuous improvement and innovation 
• Desirable – private credit market knowledge and competitor insight. Experience of working with a variety of clients both in terms of type but also geographical location
• Desirable – additional European language skills

That awaits you

Our Benefits

There's more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn, get involved and be supported.

When you join us, your reward will be one of the best around, including 40 days annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary, performance based bonus, private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts, season ticket loans and access to an employee discount site amongst many others. You can read more about our benefits here.

Application

We are looking forward to a future with you.

An inclusive way of working
Whatever way you like to work, if you have the talent and commitment to join our team, we’d like to hear from you. 

An inclusive culture, where diverse perspectives drive our actions, is at the core of who we are and what we do. If you need assistance with your application, or a reasonable adjustment to your interview arrangements – for example, because you are neurodivergent, or have a physical, sensory, cognitive, mental, visible or invisible disability – please let us know and we’ll be happy to help.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and which is free from any form of unfair or unlawful treatment.  We define diversity in its broadest sense – this includes but is not limited to our diversity of educational and professional backgrounds, experience, cognitive and neurodiversity, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, religion or belief and ethnicity and geographical provenance.  We support a culture that values meritocracy, fairness and transparency and welcomes enquiries from everyone.

If you need assistance or an adjustment due to a disability please let us know as part of your application and we will assist.

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Location

18 Bishops Square, GB-E1 6EG, London