Senior Analyst, Global Credit

Overview

We are looking for candidates with a credit structuring/investing background to join the OMERS Asia Credit team. This position offers an opportunity to be part of a well-established credit team focusing on the APAC private and public high-yield credit markets. The successful candidate will help the team deliver absolute-return performance by investing across the credit capital structure. Key responsibilities centre on forensic and fundamental investment research, credit diligence and underwriting, and post-investment asset management, with a focus on credit investing in Asia. Applicants should be intellectually curious and have experience analysing, modelling and evaluating credit transactions in the Asia Pacific region, particularly in the non-public space.

We welcome a strong team player to join a collaborative team that values mutual respect and cognitive diversity. We value curiosity, candour and contrarian thinking. Our focus is investment results; our mission is to help secure the financial future of the beneficiaries of our pension plan.

As a member of the OMERS Asia Credit team, you will:

Help source credit transactions; guide issuer and asset selection, perform diligence and build investment cases.

Monitor and review positions in the portfolio, across both private and public investments.

Hold responsibility and accountability for assigned sectors and markets; present and defend investment recommendations; support the diligence and documentation process in private transactions.

Participate in, contribute to and encourage healthy, robust investment debate and challenge of ideas.

Collaborate with OMERS investment teams and offices globally and help institutionalise knowledge.

What you will bring:

Relevant experience in leveraged finance, investment banking or buy-side credit (typically around 4–6 years, or equivalent demonstrated capability).

Strong credit skills and the ability to assess all parts of the capital structure; familiarity with leveraged finance as an asset class.

A track record of underwriting in private markets in Asia.

Experience evaluating, parameterising and recommending transactions, with the ability to articulate clear, logical, convincing arguments.

Strong understanding of credit structures, covenants and asset coverage; familiarity with loan markets.

Ability to develop and nurture relationships within the capital-markets community.

Strong interpersonal skills, a team-player mindset, and a bias to action with a high degree of initiative.

A university degree in economics, business, or a quantitative/engineering-related discipline, or equivalent experience.

About OMERS

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada's largest defined benefit pension plans, with C$151.6 billion in net assets as at June 30, 2026. A jointly sponsored pension plan, with 1,000 participating employers, OMERS invests and administers pensions on behalf of almost half a million active and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children's aid societies across Ontario. Contributions are funded equally by members and employers.

OMERS has employees in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe –originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments.

OMERS Global Credit invests in public and private credit strategies, including liquid securities and structured investments, both directly and alongside top-tier asset managers and direct lenders. We leverage our scale, expertise and strong partnerships to pursue innovative investments.

OMERS strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. Diversity and inclusion at OMERS means we respect and value the broadest range of experiences, geographies, gender, ethnicities and perspectives as key elements of our culture. We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process.

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with CAD 114 billion in net assets as at June 30, 2021. OMERS is a jointly sponsored pension plan, with 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children’s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe – serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.