Associate Director (or Vice President), Product Specialist

Position Information

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Department Overview

The Global Product Group ("GPG") is a component of the Investor Partners Group ("IPG") that is responsible for the investor product lifecycle, spanning product ideation and development, product marketing and execution, product management and reporting. The team oversees, manages and seeks to optimize the Firms existing suite of investor products. GPG collaborates with Firm leadership and business unit leaders to plan and execute high impact projects such as new fund launches, product extensions, customized separate account vehicles and new multi-product strategic partnerships. The team also serves as the product expert for the Firms investor product offerings.

Position Responsibilities

This individual will be responsible for supporting IPGs fundraising efforts across all products and client channels. This individual will be responsible for communicating performance updates to existing clients, partnering with sales in new client conversations, providing data analytics, responding to information requests and drafting responses to investor inquiries.

• Becoming an expert in Golub Capitals fund offerings; understanding the details of the Firms investment products and articulating them in verbal and written communication
• Participating in client conversations regarding fund offerings and performance including quarterly performance update calls and on-site due diligence meetings
• Contributing to new product launches and product-related initiatives including conceptualization, execution and ongoing management; liaising with internal partners and managing key deliverables
• Engaging with internal teams and developing client proposals for customized product solutions
• Contributing to the development of investor facing content (e.g., investor reporting, quarterly performance updates, thought leadership, portfolio analytics) and internal reference documents (e.g., FAQs, competitor analyses)
• Collaborating with departments across the Firm to source product and portfolio information to respond to investor requests
• Support and guide junior staff in the development of high-quality, timely content and work product

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree required; CFA is a plus
• 8+ years of experience for a Vice President; 10+ years of experience for an Associate Director
• Investment management experience specifically focused on credit products
• Knowledge of private credit strategies and investment vehicles including BDCs, CLOs and private funds
• Experience with performance analytics and attribution regarding credit products
• High level of intellectual curiosity with a desire to develop and implement innovative solutions to solve sophisticated business challenges
• Outstanding verbal and written presentation skills
• Proven track record in forming relationships and working effectively with a variety of internal business partners
• Exceptional attention to detail, accuracy and drive to deliver high-quality work
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to take initiative and work independently while demonstrating strong teamwork
• Able and willing to travel (approximately 25%)
• Enthusiastic about working in office and creating a Gold Standard hybrid work culture

Critical Competencies for Success

Our Gold Standards Model defines key behaviors and competencies across 4 dimensions: Leadership, Achieving Results, Personal Effectiveness and Thinking Critically. These behaviors and competencies drive our ability to win together.

• Leadership: Role models in this area consistently focus on the right goals and priorities and continually develop themselves and others. Always team players, they influence and engage with others to contribute to a supportive and inclusive culture where all feel welcome.
• Achieving Results: Role models in this area are high achievers who develop careful plans and deliver consistently and effectively. They hold themselves and others accountable for delivering high quality results, and they remove barriers to ensure others can contribute and grow.
• Personal Effectiveness: Role models in this area build strong relationships, treat others with respect and communicate effectively. They are driven to exceed expectations and are adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Thinking Critically: Role models in this area understand our business, rely on analytical reasoning and seek diverse perspectives to solve problems. They are forward thinking, anticipating issues and addressing them in advance.

The department-specific competencies define the knowledge, skills and abilities that are needed to successfully perform the functional or technical work of this role.

• Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firms position in the industry, specifically with regard to direct lending and asset management, as well as the competitive landscape. Monitors industry trends and changes and recognizes their relevancy and implications to the Firm.
• Firm and Product Knowledge: Demonstrates an understanding of the Firms investment strategies, client base, products and investor needs, including the Firms structure and competitive advantage in the marketplace.
• Innovation: Embodies an agile and creative mindset to help develop new solutions, continuously improve and optimize existing processes and impose structure in ambiguous circumstances through people, process and technology.
• Project / Program Management: Manages projects and / or programs through planning, identifying resources, executing, monitoring and communicating project activities and assessing impacts of the project decisions.
• Analytics: Surfaces, sources, analyzes and interprets data to identify trends and inform strategy and business decisions.
• Data and Content Stewardship: Follows appropriate policies and procedures to enter and manage data and content, including evaluating issues with data and content and taking appropriate steps to address them. Communicates with others regarding data and content stewardship to ensure accuracy and integrity and encourages others to uphold data and content stewardship practices.
• Relationship Management: Creates ways to engage others, cultivate trust and build long-term win-win partnerships with investors, business partners and internal teams.

Compensation and Benefits

Golub Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Due to the highly regulated nature of Golub Capitals business and because of the sensitivity of the information that all personnel have access to, Golub Capital performs extensive and thorough pre-hire screens to ensure that its personnel act with expected levels of integrity, professionalism and personal responsibility.

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