Vice President, Fund Finance - GIP Infrastructure Credit
About this role
Vice President – Fund Finance – New York
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a part of BlackRock
About this Role
The GIP Infrastructure Credit platform invests across all major infrastructure markets and sectors, spanning the full capital structure and offering both investment grade and non-investment grade strategies. The team has deployed nearly c.$27bn across more than 270 investments globally. GIP's Infrastructure Debt business originates, structures and manages infrastructure investments designed to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns with a focus on capital preservation and income generation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced professional to join the Fund Finance team supporting GIP's Infrastructure Debt platform globally.
The successful candidate will play a central role in the operational and strategic management of the Global Infrastructure Debt ("GID") platform, GIP's flagship non-investment grade commingled fund platform, which invests across a broad range of infrastructure sectors and debt structures, including senior secured, second lien and holding company financings. Working closely with Investment Teams, Asset Management, Fund Accounting, Fund Administration, Legal, Tax, Portfolio Compliance and Investor Relations, the individual will help drive the effective management and continued growth of the platform.
The role spans the full investment lifecycle from transaction execution and portfolio construction through to liquidity management, valuations, financing oversight, reporting and investor servicing, while also supporting the continued evolution of the platform and launch of new products.
The successful candidate will have significant exposure to a broad range of structures including:
- Leveraged and unlevered commingled funds
- Rated note structures (vertical and horizontal)
- Asset-backed lending facilities
- Subscription and fund financing facilities
- Collateralized Fund Obligations (CFOs)
- Separately Managed Accounts (SMAs)
- Fund-of-One mandates
This is a highly visible role with regular interaction with senior management, investors, rating agencies, fund administrators and external counterparties.
Key Responsibilities
Fund Oversight & Investment Execution
- Act as a senior Fund Finance lead supporting the GID platform and associated feeder, financing and leverage vehicles.
- Partner with Investment Teams throughout the investment lifecycle to ensure efficient onboarding, execution and ongoing management of investments across participating funds and mandates.
- Lead allocation review processes and confirm adherence to allocation policies, investment guidelines and portfolio construction objectives.
- Oversee transaction execution and settlement activities, resolving operational issues relating to compliance, settlement, funding, hedging and reporting.
- Coordinate with borrowers, sponsors, lenders, legal counsel and external service providers to...