Basic information
Job Name:
Associate, ABF Asset Management
Location:
New York/OVA
Line of Business:
Global Credit
Job Function:
Investment Professionals
Date:
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Associate, ABF Asset Management
The Carlyle Group
New York, NY, USA
USD 110k-150k / year
Posted on Mar 5, 2026
Position Summary
Carlyle Global Credit is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join the ABF (Asset-Backed Finance) Asset Management team, with a dedicated focus on analytics and reporting. This individual will play a critical role in maintaining and analyzing data that supports collateral analytics and portfolio surveillance across Carlyle’s ABF strategies.
The Associate will work closely with the Investment Teams to ensure the platform’s data is accurate, timely, and actionable. This role offers significant exposure to ABS and structured credit investing.
Responsibilities
Data & Platform Management
- Maintain and enhance core ABF datasets (deal-, asset-, and facility-level).
- Partner with Technology to improve data integrations, automation, and analytics tools.
- Support the evolution of models and infrastructure for risk, liquidity, and ALM monitoring.
Cash Flow Modeling & Analytics
- Build and maintain asset- and liability-level cash flow models (waterfalls, triggers, eligibility, credit enhancement, reinvestment assumptions).
- Produce scenario, sensitivity, and stress analyses to assess market, structural, and performance impacts.
- Analyze asset and facility performance trends (delinquencies, prepayments, recoveries, collateral migration).
- Support valuation processes and ongoing portfolio surveillance.
Portfolio Construction, Leverage & Liquidity
- Partner with PM/Group Head on portfolio construction, sizing, diversification, and yield optimization within investment guidelines.
- Develop short-, medium-, and long-term liquidity forecasts across funds and financing structures.
- Monitor triggers, coverage tests, borrowing limits, advance rates, and structural headroom.
- Evaluate the impact of originations, repayments, and market dynamics on leverage, liquidity, and capital efficiency.
Financing & Structured Execution
- Support execution and ongoing management of warehouse facilities, subscription lines, NAV/hybrid facilities, rated feeders, and ABS issuances.
- Prepare borrowing base calculations, covenant compliance, collateral reporting, and lender packages.
- Maintain facility and ABS models incorporating rating agency methodologies and structural tests.
- Coordinate with lenders, trustees, agents, and internal stakeholders to ensure compliance and optimization.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Reporting
- Partner with Investment, Fund Management, IR, Accounting, and Operations teams to align data, modeling, liquidity planning, and reporting.
- Support underwriting, asset onboarding, diligence, and forward funding analysis.
- Produce recurring reporting packages and provide analytics for investor communications and portfolio reviews.
Qualifications
Requirements
- 2–5 years of experience in ABS, CLOs, structured credit, private credit, financial analytics, Portfolio & Liability Management, or financial operations roles within asset management, banking, or structured finance platforms.
- Experience with loan-level datasets, securitization or warehouse reporting, or structured finance analytics.
- Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple time-sensitive deliverables in a dynamic, cross-functional environment.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to translate technical data concepts into clear insights for non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits/Compensation
The compensation range for this role is specific to New York and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.
The anticipated base salary range for this role is $110,000 to $150,000.
In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs. Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected for the interview will be contacted by Carlyle.
Company Information
The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with $477 billion of assets under management and more than half of the AUM managed by women, across 678 investment vehicles as of December 31, 2025. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world's largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 2,500 professionals operating in 27 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Carlyle places an emphasis on development, retention and inclusion as supported by our internal processes and seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). Carlyle's purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, which range from public and private pension funds to wealthy individuals and families to sovereign wealth funds, unions and corporations. Carlyle invests across three segments - Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Carlyle AlpInvest - and has expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, real estate, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation.
At Carlyle, we believe that a wide spectrum of experiences and viewpoints drives performance and success. Our CEO, Harvey Schwartz, has stated that, "To build better businesses and create value for all of our stakeholders, we are focused on assembling leadership teams with the strongest insights from a range of perspectives." We strive to foster an environment where ideas are openly shared and valued. By bringing together teams with varied expertise and approaches, we enjoy a competitive advantage and create a stronger foundation for long-term success.