Senior Director - Barings Portfolio Finance

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Title: Senior Director - Barings Portfolio Finance

Business Unit: Portfolio Finance

Location: Boston, MA

Barings is a leading global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of our clients and customers. Through active asset management and direct origination, we provide innovative solutions and access to differentiated opportunities across public and private capital markets. A subsidiary of MassMutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with business and investment professionals located across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Job Summary

This Senior Director role will be responsible for the portfolio management function of Barings Portfolio Finance clients, including MassMutual. This position will focus on ensuring the needs of MassMutual across various stakeholders are being met, while promoting clear and consistent communication across Barings internal stakeholders as well as MassMutual. Over time, the role is expected to consist of a similar function for other third-party Barings Portfolio Finance clients.

Portfolio Finance originates customized, proprietary senior secured financings to major asset managers across a wide range of asset classes. These transactions are highly negotiated and often involve complex structuring across various global jurisdictions. The Portfolio Finance team has originated over $48 billion in private investments since 2017 and transitioned to Barings from MassMutual (Barings’ parent company) in 2024.

The Team

The team is small, close-knit, and highly collaborative. The Senior Director will be a critical full-time member of the team. Team members are motivated by a shared goal to originate and manage attractive investment opportunities for MassMutual’s GIA and third-party clients. The Senior Director will support all portfolio management aspects of the Portfolio Finance platform, with a focus on the MassMutual GIA portfolio. This includes working closely with portfolio managers, investment analysts, structuring leads, loan asset management, portfolio analytics, and other team members across Barings as well as external partners, including legal counsel.

The Impact

The Senior Director will provide a primary portfolio management point of contact for MassMutual, ensuring clear communication and client success. Barings Portfolio Finance seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for all clients including MassMutual. The Senior Director will be a positive contributor to the team, provide coaching, feedback, and mentorship to other members of the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with at least ten (10) years of relevant experience in: investment banking, leveraged finance, portfolio finance, private credit, or other alternative investment experience
• Experience with portfolio finance investments, including an understanding of the investment merits, risks, structures, and detailed underwriting considerations underpinning these transactions
• Ability to clearly and concisely articulate the details around portfolio finance investments
• A deep understanding of insurance general account investment portfolios, including ALM considerations across various liability segments
• Passion in finance / investments, with a strong understanding of accounting principles
• Comfortable working with and making investment decisions using concepts of leverage and other financing related metrics
• Deep understanding of the roles, responsibilities and motivations of the primary participants in the investment management ecosystem
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral, to succeed in a fast-paced, team environment
• Ability to conduct initial and on-going research, analysis and due diligence of various asset classes and understand the risks associated with each
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to multitask and deliver work products on short timeframes
• Ability to work closely with portfolio managers and senior management, in addition to internal and external stakeholders
• Ability and openness to understanding operational, accounting, and legal aspects of investments
• Strong computer skills including experience with financial applications including proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Power Point and Word)
• A deep understanding of large complex insurance organizations or other similar institutional investor organizations, including ability to communicate with multiple stakeholders
• Significant professional experience working on complex negotiated transactions
• Experience working with alternative asset class and a deep understanding of the risks and operations of others across the alternative investment landscape
• Comfort describing complex structural and legal considerations, including having a good understanding of what is appropriate in each transaction
• Deal underwriting and execution experience, including working with operations and on-boarding teams in order to holistically provide structure around each transaction’s unique implementation issues and reporting

Barings is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer; Minority/Female/Age/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Individual with Disability/Protected Veteran. We welcome all persons to apply.

Barings offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

CORE BENEFITS & WELLNESS

• Medical (including Virtual Care), Prescription, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Fitness Center Reimbursement Program (Including Online Memberships)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Fertility Benefits

FINANCIAL WELL-BEING

• Highly competitive 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company Contributions
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) - Health Care & Dependent Care
• Retirement Health Reimbursement Account

LIFE INSURANCE

• Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
• Spouse and Child Life Insurance

TIME OFF, DISABILITY AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE

• Paid Vacation, Sick Days and Annual Holidays
• Paid Leave of Absences (Maternity Leave, Parental Leave, Caregiver Leave, Bereavement Time)
• Short and Long Term Disability Plans
• Paid Volunteer Time

 OTHER BENEFITS

• Education Assistance Program
• Charitable Matching Gifts Program
• Commuter Reimbursement Program
• Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement Program