Capital Markets Lead

Job Description:

We're looking for a capital markets lead who can own the entire lifecycle: structuring and executing deals, driving secondary trading and marketplace distribution, managing interest rate risk, and uncovering insights through portfolio analytics.

The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of experience in debt capital markets, with a track record of pricing and executing transactions, managing risk, and navigating complex market dynamics. Advanced Excel and SQL skills are expected. You know how to turn data into decisions and decisions into outcomes.

We are looking for someone with obsessive attention to detail and the ability to build productive relationships both inside and outside of Aven. You must thrive in a high-intensity environment while also demonstrating the ability to go from A to Z independently when needed, possess a strong work ethic, and enjoy solving complex problems (and boring ones too).

Responsibilities:

• Lead the structuring and execution of any type of structured financing product, including RMBS and ABS, asset sales, master trust, hedging, etc. This includes driving alignment with external and internal parties, reviewing work done by advisors and lawyers, and prioritization of Aven’s key objectives

• Lead the development of a secondary market trading platform, including:

  • Collateral tape, credit performance data analysis, and cash flow modeling

  • Pricing models

  • Risk management tools, including interest rate hedges and credit risk transfers

  • Setting up scalable infrastructure and third-party documentation

  • Reporting and reconciliations

• Lead the go-to-market financing strategy and execution for new Aven products from end to end

• Build cash flow modeling and analytics of our receivables for financing purposes across ABS execution, rating agency analysis and forward flow sales, across Intex and Excel

• Frontline support services for capital providers, rating agencies and investors: responding to inquiries; ad-hoc collateral analysis; cash flow modelling; performance metrics and projections; ongoing reporting and surveillance, etc.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required: MBA, MCS, or relevant advanced degrees preferred

• At least 10 years of experience in structured products or debt capital market roles, with demonstrated leadership abilities and execution track record

• Prior experience dealing with specialty finance debt structuring and/or securitizations

• Reputation for being the fastest/smartest operator in prior teams

• Reliable on high-precision work. Strong orientation to deadlines and detail.

• Computer Software Skills: expert-level Excel, Intex preferred

• Programming Skills: SQL, Python/R are a plus

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, New York, remote possibility