Corporate Credit Funds - Associate / Associate Director (London)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid schedule with office attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Company

hirify.global is a full-service credit rating agency covering corporate, structured, financial institution, and asset-backed finance markets.

What you will do

• Support new-issuance ratings by evaluating capital structures, legal protections, collateral quality, portfolio composition, asset performance, and cash flow dynamics.
• Analyze portfolios of corporate loans, bonds, middle-market exposures, and other credit instruments.
• Participate in due diligence meetings with asset managers, direct lenders, arrangers, and issuers.
• Prepare rating memoranda and new-issuance reports.
• Monitor outstanding transactions, including portfolio performance, credit migration, and concentration trends.
• Maintain transaction databases and analytical tools, and collaborate with experts across structured credit, corporate finance, financial institutions, and ABS.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• Two to four years of experience in corporate credit analysis, private credit, direct lending, fund investing, CLO analysis, or structured finance.
• Understanding of middle-market lending, private credit markets, corporate loan structures, capital structures, and credit analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with financial modeling and cash flow analysis is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT is advantageous.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid work schedule with three regular office days per week.
• Competitive benefits and paid time off.
• Pension plan.
• Financial assistance for educational and professional development.
• Employee referral bonus program.