Private credit has been the fastest-growing asset class in alternative investments, expanding from a niche strategy into a multi-trillion dollar industry that now rivals traditional leveraged lending. Wall Street Careers lists private credit jobs across direct lending, unitranche, mezzanine, distressed debt, CLOs, and credit opportunities — at firms including Ares Management, HPS Investment Partners, Blue Owl, Golub Capital, and Evolution Credit Partners.
Roles span investment (origination, underwriting, portfolio monitoring), credit analysis, structuring, and fund operations. Most front-office private credit roles require strong credit analysis fundamentals, financial modeling skills, and ideally prior experience in leveraged finance, investment banking, or loan syndications.