National Life
Senior Associate, Structuring
$165K–$242K
Addison, TX +5 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Location
- Addison, TX
Montpelier, VT
New York, NY
Addison, TX
Montpelier, VT
New York, NY - Experience
- 3–7 years of experience in CLO, feeder fund, ABS, or other structured vehicle work, in structuring, origination, banking, buy-side analysis, or at a rating agency.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, math, computer science, or a related quantitative field.
- Visa sponsorship
- The company does not offer visa sponsorship for this position.
About the job
Structures and manages feeder funds, CLOs, warehouses, and other asset-backed financing vehicles, from modeling and ratings through compliance, reporting, and refinancings.
What you'll do
- Design and execute structured vehicles, including capital structures, eligibility criteria, coverage tests, and deal economics.
- Manage existing vehicles, including covenant monitoring, reporting, amendments, resets, and refinancings.
- Build cashflow models and analytics, coordinate rating agency processes, and support investment and financing decisions.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics, math, computer science, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong command of structured credit documentation, capital structures, covenants, coverage tests, and the ratings process.
- Ability to execute the end-to-end structuring and ratings process and build cashflow models against rating agency methodologies and stress scenarios.
- Proficiency with Excel and Intex, plus Python and SQL.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree and/or CFA.
- Experience with middle market loan, private credit, or asset-based collateral; familiarity with Databricks or similar data platforms.
Pay
$165,000 — $242,000 USD base salary
Tools
Excel, Intex, Python, SQL, Databricks
AI focus
Use approved AI tools where appropriate to improve work efficiency, quality, and impact; review and validate AI outputs, and follow company policies on responsible use, confidentiality, privacy, security, compliance, retention, and intellectual property.
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