Skills

Communication Risk Management Relationship Building Research Attention to detail Risk Analysis Accounting Proactivity

Job Specifications

This job is with Allianz Commercial, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

The Allianz Global Investors Development Finance and Impact Credit team is offering a position in London office, which will give you the opportunity to work across a breadth of impactful private debt investment opportunities. The team's strategies target sustainable and high-impact investment solutions - allowing commercial investors to direct their capital in a way that can make a positive and measurable difference in the world.

You will focus on supporting the structuring, credit analysis, documentation and execution of debt investments across both our emerging markets and Europe-focused strategies. Thus, prior relevant deal experience is the principal screening criteria for the position. You will have a global scope and significant cross functional interaction.

The ideal start date will be April 2025.

We reserve the right to close the application process ahead of the specified closing date if we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.

Investment Process

What you will do

Participating in origination activities including relationship building with partner institutions
Assessing the initial attractiveness of investment opportunities: conduct benchmark pricing and preliminary credit analysis assessing fit against investment guidelines
Running the financial modelling with the ability to project different scenario by challenging key assumptions
Reviewing and analysing available due diligence materials, and sourcing and evaluating independent research and comparables
Preparing investment memos for presentation to the Investment Committee
Collaborating with internal parties (e.g. Operations/Risk/Legal/Accounting functions) to ensure the successful execution of the transaction
Supporting in the investor reporting of existing investments in the portfolio

Others

Supporting the preparation of materials for investor communication whether in the context of reporting or fundraising
Assisting with updating existing investment proposals or presentations (where required) for upsizing mandates, and any ad hoc presentations or requests received from time to time
Facilitating relationships with other teams including Investment committee members, product specialists and support functions (risk management, legal, operations, compliance, products, etc.)

What You Bring

2-3 years' work experience preferable in the following areas:
Development Finance
Private Equity or Private Credit
M&A, Structured Finance team of a leading investment bank
Debt advisory
Experience in and passion for emerging private markets investments (debt or equity, in a principal or advisory capacity) is ideal
Prior experience in financial modelling, financial and/or credit risk analysis and drafting
Experience and interest in sustainability or impact investing a plus
Solid academic track record
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including Microsoft CoPilot. Experience on Bloomberg is a plus.

Attributes/qualities

Eagerness to join a developing platform with a sustainability, transition and impact investing passion and an entrepreneurial spirit
Attention to detail and ability to challenge e.g. views, statements, processes etc.
Preference for working in a fast-paced environment where multitasking is essential
Proactivity in a team where each member will need to assume tasks outside of the typical day-to-day tasks to grow the platform.

What We Offer

We empower our employees by ensuring flexible work arrangements that maintain a balance between performance, productivity, career development and personal priorities (e.g., hybrid model/ flexible working hours)
Securing your future: Access to company pension/savings plans
Shared success: Company share purchasing plan
Support for what matters: Mental health and wellbeing programs
Investments in your career: Career opportunities within the entire Allianz Group
Investments in your skills: Comprehensive learning and development offerings, including certifications and professional qualifications
... and so much more!

About Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading global active asset manager.

We invest for the long term and want to create value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active - in how we partner with clients and anticipate their needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on enhancing our clients' assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability for positive change. Our goal is to enhance the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or goals.

Putting our clients' needs first, behaving in a transparent way and treating people fairly means acting with integrity. We encourage a collegial culture, that supports individual responsibility. We invest in the development of our

About the Company

myGwork is the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Our mission is to make the workplace more inclusive for all by providing individual users and partner organizations access to a wide eco-system of services, including job opportunities, training, mentoring, employer branding, and free community events. Joining the platform is free for individual members, which supports myGwork's goal of ensuring that the platform's benefits are as accessible and as far-reaching as possible. Corporate members get a tai... Know more