Director, Municipal Finance

Purpose and Job Summary:
ORIX Corporation USA’s Infrastructure and Public Finance Group seeks a Director to conduct credit research and underwriting in its New York or Dallas office.  The Director will underwrite private credit transactions, provide credit research for public market bond trades and will assist with portfolio management. Candidates should have 7+ years of experience in high yield US municipal bond, real estate, and/or infrastructure transactions. A background in private credit underwriting, including sectors such as healthcare, education, housing, land development and/or special tax districts is preferred. Experience providing credit support for primary and secondary market trading is also preferred. 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Lead due diligence on private credit transactions
•    Independently draft investment applications 
•    Provide transaction structuring solutions for private credit opportunities
•    Provide credit research and recommendations for public market bond purchases
•    Communicate with investment committees and interact with the ORIX Risk team.
•    Participate in portfolio monitoring 
•    Consistently deploy professional writing skills 
•    Review underwriting models for accuracy and quality
•    Some travel is required

Education, Skills and Experience:
Required:

•    Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year university
•    7+ years of experience underwriting high yield municipal, infrastructure or real estate credit 
•    Ability to manage credit underwriting tasks independently
•    Effective written and verbal communication skills
•    Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Bloomberg  
•    Ability to work collaboratively with a high-performance team
 

Preferred:

CFA or MBA is a plus. 

Annual base salary gross: 225,000 – $250,000 (NY only). The base salary range represents the estimated low and high end of the ORIX USA’s salary for this position. Actual base salaries will vary and will be based on various factors, such as candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and proficiency for the role. The base pay is one component of ORIX USA’s total compensation package for employees. Other rewards and benefits include cash bonuses, long term incentives, health insurance, accident and life insurance, and retirement benefits. Please visit our Benefits page for additional information.

Life at ORIX

We are committed to the health and well-being of our employees and offer a quality, competitive benefits package that provides valuable healthcare and financial protection for our workforce, while emphasizing a healthy work/life balance.

You Time

We want you to have the time needed to recharge and manage life with our competitive vacation policy, floating personal holidays, extensive leave options, our annual observed holidays, and more.

Family Care

Every family has a different journey and ORIX USA Group is proud to offer extensive benefit programs such as: infertility coverage, adoption support, child and elder care, fully paid maternity, and generous parental leave benefits to help you and your families along the way.

Flexible Work Arrangements

ORIX associates enjoy the advantages of our hybrid working model with a 3 day in-office minimum requirement.

ORIX USA is an equal opportunity employer, providing equal employment opportunities (EEO), and is committed to diversifying its workforce. All employees and applicants for employment will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.