Company: Arena Investors, LP (www.arenaco.com) is a global investment manager focused on attractive risk-adjusted returns in credit markets. Westaim Corporation owns Arena and Ceres Life Insurance. Westaim is controlled by CC Capital. Arena’s assets under management are roughly $5 billion concentrated in corporate, real estate, and structured credit markets.
Position: Director / Managing Director for syndicated high-yield corporate loans in growing U.S. CLO platform. This will be integrated with other funds with flexibility to invest across capital structures. This is a full-time permanent position. Based in Midtown New York City with hybrid/remote options considered.
Responsibilities- Sole coverage of companies in specified sectors to recommend and monitor leveraged credits for CLO platform and opportunistic credit funds.
- Evaluate full capital structures with fundamental analysis, relative value, risk awareness, financial modeling with downside analysis, and legal documentation.
- Prepare investment buy/sell recommendations, memos, updates, and financial models.
- Contribute to portfolio management and think like a portfolio manager within their coverage areas.
Requirements
- 10+ years of directly relevant investing experience.
- Expertise across capital structures, industries, debt restructurings, and legal documentation.
- Conduct independent research for due diligence and to identify risks and opportunities.
- Knowledge of CLO constraints and mechanics.
- Self-motivated with proven performance record.
- Think like a portfolio manager within coverage areas.
- Communicate clearly in written and verbal form and have highest level of integrity, work ethic, curiosity, and collaboration.
- Relationships with other investors, sell-side institutions, and management teams.
- Proficiency with Bloomberg, AI tools, and standard high-yield data sources.
- Prefer CFA and/or MBA, math or accounting background, and multiple languages.
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
- Training & Development
- Wellness Resources
Skills Required
- 10+ years of directly relevant investing experience
- Expertise across capital structures, industries, debt restructurings, and legal documentation
- Conduct independent research for due diligence and to identify risks and opportunities
- Knowledge of CLO constraints and mechanics
- Prefer CFA and/or MBA, math or accounting background, and multiple languages
What We Do
Arena Investors is an institutional asset manager that provides creative solutions for those seeking capital in special situations. Arena brings decades of experience, a track record of comfort with complexity, the ability to deliver within time constraints, and the flexibility to engage in transactions that cannot be addressed by banks and other conventional financial institutions. Arena’s mandate is global, and also unconstrained in terms of asset class and industry.
