Corporate Credit Funds - Associate / Associate Director (NY) (Private Credit)

Location: New York, NY; hybrid schedule with office attendance on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Annual base salary: $105,000–$140,000

Company

hirify.global is a full-service credit rating agency that evaluates and monitors credit ratings across corporate, structured credit, financial institution, and asset-backed securities markets.

What you will do

• Support new-issuance rating analysis, including transaction capital structures, legal protections, collateral quality, portfolio composition, asset performance, and cash flow dynamics.
• Analyze portfolios of corporate loans, bonds, and other credit instruments, including middle-market and sponsor-backed exposures.
• Participate in due diligence meetings with asset managers, direct lenders, arrangers, and issuers.
• Prepare rating memoranda and new-issuance reports.
• Monitor outstanding transactions, tracking portfolio performance, credit migration, and concentration trends.
• Maintain transaction databases and analytical tools, collaborate across credit teams, and contribute to related research and publications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Math, 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.
• Interest in middle-market lending and private credit markets, with a basic understanding of corporate loan structures, capital structures, and credit analysis.
• Proficiency in Excel; financial modeling and cash flow analysis experience is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple assignments in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to manage time and resources in a growing organization.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT for research, data insights, and productivity.
• Experience with CLOs or structured credit.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with three days in the New York office.
• Competitive benefits and paid time off.
• Paid family and disability leave.
• 401(k) plan with employer match and full vesting.
• Educational and professional development financial assistance.
• Employee referral bonus program.