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**Associate Director, Credit Risk, Direct Lending** - Lead credit risk assessment for direct lending investments across Europe. - Collaborate with Macquarie Capital, provide independent insights, and challenge senior stakeholders. - Oversee transaction and financing documentation, build relationships, and develop team capabilities. - Required: 10+ years in credit risk (direct lending/private credit/leveraged finance), strong financial analysis skills, proven leadership, and effective stakeholder management. - Enjoy a rewarding career with flexible working, comprehensive benefits, and wellness programs.
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Associate Director, Credit Risk, Direct Lending
Additional office locations
London
Job ID
23045
Date
06-Jul-2026
Permanent - Full time, Senior
Job category
Risk Management
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Shape the future of private credit investing while helping to manage risk in some of the most complex transactions across Europe. Joining the Credit Risk team within the Risk Management Group, you will work closely with Macquarie Capital to support innovative direct lending investments, providing independent insight and challenge that helps drive informed decision-making and long-term success.
We are a global financial services group operating in 30 markets with 57 years of unbroken profitability. At Macquarie, youre empowered to shape a career that is fulfilling and creates value. You will bring your insights and expertise to the task at hand and feel supported as you make your own kind of impact for a better future.
What role will you play?
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As an Associate Director within the Risk Management Group, you will partner closely with Macquarie Capital to assess, structure and oversee Direct Lending transactions throughout the investment lifecycle. Combining strong credit judgement with commercial awareness, you will analyse complex opportunities, evaluate risks and present clear recommendations to senior stakeholders, helping to support sound investment decisions. You will build trusted relationships across the business, contribute to the ongoing development of the teams risk approach and capabilities, and provide leadership, coaching and people management support within the team.
While Macquarie offers hybrid working for many of our roles, this role does require 3 days a week in our advertised location.
What you offer
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- 10+ years of credit risk experience, ideally gained within direct lending, private credit or leveraged finance environments
- Strong expertise in financial analysis, credit assessment and reviewing transaction and financing documentation
- Demonstrated experience leading, developing and mentoring team members in a high-performance environment
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior colleagues constructively
- A proactive, adaptable and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality outcomes in a dynamic environment
We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.
What we offer
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At Macquarie, youre empowered to shape a career thats rewarding in all the ways that matter most to you. Macquarie employees can access a wide range of benefits which, depending on eligibility criteria, include:
- 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
- 26 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks paid leave for secondary caregivers
- Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment
- 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching
- Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options
- Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including, comprehensive medical and life insurance cover
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
- Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription
- Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services
- Recognition and service awards
- Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role
- Reimbursement for work from home equipment
About the Risk Management Group
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Our Risk Management Group works as an independent, and centralised function, responsible for independent and objective review and challenge, oversight, monitoring and reporting in relation to Macquaries material risks. We are a global team that aims to manage the risks of today and anticipate the risks of tomorrow. Our divisions include compliance, credit, financial crime risk, market risk, operational risk, aggregate risk and prudential, and central.
Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
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We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio-economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.
Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.
