Senior Vice President - Valuations

Arena is a global investment management firm that seeks to generate attractive risk adjusted, consistent and uncorrelated returns by employing a fundamental based, asset-oriented financing and investing strategy across the entire credit spectrum in areas where conventional sources of capital are scarce.Arena specializes in off-the-run, stressed, distressed, illiquid and esoteric special situation transactions through originations and acquisitions of asset-oriented investments across a wide array of asset types (including but not limited to private direct corporate credit, commercial real estate bridge lending, and commercial and consumer assets).Arena is looking to expand the Asset Management team, through the addition of a VP/SVP. To oversee all aspects of the investment valuation process, under the direction of the Head of Asset Management based in New York. The Asset Management Group’s primary responsibilities include asset valuation, portfolio surveillance, and maximization of return for the firm’s investment portfolio. Ideal candidates will be organized, self-motivated, resourceful, and be able to work effectively with all internal groups.Job responsibilities:• Oversee all aspects of Arena’s Valuation Process.The process includes:• Being the senior advisor regarding valuation subjects for the firm, providing insights and advice regarding the appropriate approach to valuing complex, illiquid, investments.• Working directly with asset managers and analysts in New York, Jacksonville, Dublin, Bengaluru, Singapore, and Auckland, managing the production process of valuations for over 150 investments monthly.• Manage the hiring, oversite, and value reconciliation process with 3rd-Party valuation providers.• Oversee the scheduling of all related regularly-scheduled and ad-hoc meetings of the valuation committee.• Must be a “Player Coach”, with personal responsibility for modeling and valuing complicated assets, while overseeing and training team members and support analysts.• Extensive interface with Finance and Operations teams.• Will work with the Managing Director Asset Management to build out the team over time as the asset base grows.

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