Portfolio Manager, Private Corporate Strategies

PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income with deep expertise across public and private markets. We invest our clients’ capital across a range of fixed income and credit opportunities, leveraging our decades of experience navigating complex debt markets. Our flexible capital base and deep relationships with issuers have helped us become one of the world’s largest providers of traditional and nontraditional solutions for companies that need financing and investors who seek strong risk-adjusted returns.

Since 1971, our people have shaped our organization through a high-performance inclusive culture, in which we celebrate diverse thinking.  We invest in our people and strive to imprint our CORE values of Collaboration, Openness, Responsibility and Excellence. We believe each of us is here to help others succeed and this has led to PIMCO being recognized as an innovator, industry thought leader and trusted advisor to our clients.

We are seeking a senior investor to underwrite, originate, structure, and actively manage private corporate opportunities and special situations investments. The successful candidate will lead end‑to‑end execution across complex capital solutions transactionswhile partnering closely with our Investment Committee and cross‑functional teams in legal, risk, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Underwriting & Structuring: Lead comprehensive due diligence, build and audit financial models, assess collateral packages, structure covenants and intercreditor arrangements, and price risk‑adjusted returns aligned with fund objectives.

• Origination & Sourcing: Develop and execute proprietary and intermediated sourcing strategies; maintain deep relationships with advisors, banks, legal counsels, and management teams across target sectors/geographies.

• Portfolio Management: Own post‑investment monitoring, covenant compliance, valuation inputs, risk reporting, and exit planning; proactively manage performance in volatile or event‑driven contexts.

• IC Governance: Author investment memoranda, present recommendations to the Investment Committee, and steward decisions through governance processes; ensure adherence to risk limits and conflicts policies.

• Stakeholder & Team Leadership: Mentor junior investors, coordinate cross‑functional execution, and lead external engagements with management teams, boards, co‑investors, and LPs as needed.

• Firm & Investor Engagement: Contribute to fundraising, investor diligence, and periodic reporting; support AGM materials and ad hoc LP communications with clear, data‑driven narratives.

Requiriments

• Experience: 12+ years in private credit / special situations, with a track record of originating and leading complex private financings.

• Background: Training from restructuring advisory, LevFin/HY capital markets, or buyside private credit / special situations; legal/documentation fluency strongly preferred.

• Technical Skills: Expert modelling, covenant analysis, and documentation (credit agreements, intercreditor, security packages, etc); strong Excel and presentation skills.

• Leadership & Communication: Proven ability to lead negotiations, influence stakeholders, and present succinctly to investment committees and boards.

• Education: BA/BS required; MBA/CFA preferred.

• Other: High integrity, risk discipline, and ability to operate at pace under evolving circumstances; willingness to travel.

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Salary Range: $ 265,000.00 - $ 360,000.00

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