Current Career Opportunities

POSITION SUMMARY:    
The Head of Private Debt is a senior leadership role carrying full responsibility for the fund’s investment performance, commercial development, and day-to-day operations. The postholder will lead and develop a team while remaining personally active across deal origination, execution, and portfolio management. Over time, this position will build up a larger team as the fund scales up and grows.

Alongside managing the team, the Head of Private Debt oversees the investor relationship programme and oversees the complete deal pipeline, being responsible for the fund’s performance.

 

KEY TASKS

• Strategy & Fund Development - Contribute to the fund’s investment strategy, market positioning, and product development in partnership with senior stakeholders
• Team Leadership & Management - Lead, manage, and develop direct reports, setting clear objectives, providing regular coaching, and conducting formal performance reviews
• Investor Relations (‘IR’) - Own and be accountable for the fund’s investor relations programme, personally manage key engagements with institutional investors, including strategic updates, bespoke reporting, and senior-level engagement at key moments
• Deal Oversight & Portfolio Management - Maintain overall responsibility for the fund’s deal pipeline and portfolio
• Personal Deal Execution - Originate, structure, and execute a personal deal flow from inception through to close and ongoing monitoring, working end-to-end 
• Cashflow Management - Maintain a forward-looking view of the fund’s cashflow position, including capital deployment, interest and fee receipts, scheduled repayments, and distributions
• Compliance & Legal Structure - Maintain overall accountability for the fund’s compliance

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree-educated 
• CFA, CFA Institute Certificate in Private Markets, or equivalent qualification desirable

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience in private debt, direct lending, or credit investment, with a demonstrable track record of originating and executing transactions independently over 10+ years (preference for 15+ years)
• Hands-on experience in investor relations, fundraising, with the credibility to lead senior investor conversations
• Strong credit and structuring skills across a range of asset types and capital structures

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Self-starter, success orientated and commercially minded
• Confident and credible communicator, and strong people leader
• Rigorous analytical thinker with sound credit judgment and attention to detail
• Culturally appropriate – humble, authentic, respectful and collegial

Send your details in confidence to: nicole.sindelman@amropwoodburnmann.co.za  

 

Note: Amrop Woodburn Mann will verify the qualifications of candidates prior to final client interview. Should you be interviewed by Amrop Woodburn Mann you will be asked to sign a consent form to permit us to verify your qualifications. Scanned copies of your degrees and diplomas may be asked for and can be sent to us when sending us your educational and career details