Capital Markets Manager

Your Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytically driven Capital Markets Manager to support the execution, planning, and economics of Ascend's transactions. Ascend is also the fourth largest premium finance organization in the country, originating over $3 billion in premium finance loans annually, maintaining over $1.2 billion in committed credit facilities, and having recently completed our inaugural S&P and Moody's rated ABS transaction. This role will play a central part in managing the day-to-day operations of Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities, combining strong modeling skills with hands-on data management to keep the portfolio running smoothly. You'll balance rigorous quantitative work with cross-functional collaboration by controlling portfolio reporting, running diagnostics, and supporting the design and execution of new funding facilities.

Responsibilities will include

Objective #1: In your first 30 days, you will:

• Dive deep into Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities, transaction structures, and current reporting processes and tools
• Build foundational relationships with internal partners across Finance, Legal, and Capital Markets
• Begin developing fluency in our waterfall models, data sets, and funding protocols

Objective #2: In your first 60 days, you will:

• Own key aspects of portfolio management including reporting, running diagnostics, and data cleansing across Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities
• Develop a strong understanding of the firm's funding protocols and procedures, executing them accurately and on schedule
• Support the design, development, and execution of securitization, warehouse, and corporate funding facilities alongside senior team members

Objective #3: In your first 90 days, and beyond, you will:

• Fully own day-to-day management of Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities, controlling all aspects of reporting, diagnostics, and data cleansing
• Actively participate in special projects including interest rate risk management initiatives and portfolio analysis and forecasting
• Play a key role in driving proactive portfolio insights that leadership can act on across underwriting, operations, and collections
• Help refine scalable portfolio management practices and modeling approaches that enable Ascend to operate a best-in-class funding platform

You might be a good fit if you are / have

• A four-year college degree, with majors in engineering, math, finance, physics, or economics preferred
• Proficiency with structured finance/credit analytics platforms and programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python, SQL) preferred
• Experience in financial cash flow modeling for securitization transactions in Excel
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Access)
• Exposure to legal documents such as offering memorandums, offering circulars, indentures, and private placement memorandums is a plus
• Ability to work independently and multitask in a fast-paced environment to meet client deadlines
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Some relevant working experience in the following areas is a plus: mortgage and asset-backed securities, accounting firms, corporate trust, mortgage banking, loan servicing, fixed income investments, or rating agencies

Compensation: $100,000-$150,000

Location: This is a remote position! 

 

Your Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented, analytically driven Capital Markets Manager to support the execution, planning, and economics of Ascend's transactions. Ascend is also the fourth largest premium finance organization in the country, originating over $3 billion in premium finance loans annually, maintaining over $1.2 billion in committed credit facilities, and having recently completed our inaugural S&P and Moody's rated ABS transaction. This role will play a central part in managing the day-to-day operations of Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities, combining strong modeling skills with hands-on data management to keep the portfolio running smoothly. You'll balance rigorous quantitative work with cross-functional collaboration by controlling portfolio reporting, running diagnostics, and supporting the design and execution of new funding facilities.

Responsibilities will include

Objective #1: In your first 30 days, you will:

• Dive deep into Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities, transaction structures, and current reporting processes and tools
• Build foundational relationships with internal partners across Finance, Legal, and Capital Markets
• Begin developing fluency in our waterfall models, data sets, and funding protocols

Objective #2: In your first 60 days, you will:

• Own key aspects of portfolio management including reporting, running diagnostics, and data cleansing across Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities
• Develop a strong understanding of the firm's funding protocols and procedures, executing them accurately and on schedule
• Support the design, development, and execution of securitization, warehouse, and corporate funding facilities alongside senior team members

Objective #3: In your first 90 days, and beyond, you will:

• Fully own day-to-day management of Ascend's securitizations and other funding facilities, controlling all aspects of reporting, diagnostics, and data cleansing
• Actively participate in special projects including interest rate risk management initiatives and portfolio analysis and forecasting
• Play a key role in driving proactive portfolio insights that leadership can act on across underwriting, operations, and collections
• Help refine scalable portfolio management practices and modeling approaches that enable Ascend to operate a best-in-class funding platform

You might be a good fit if you are / have

• A four-year college degree, with majors in engineering, math, finance, physics, or economics preferred
• Proficiency with structured finance/credit analytics platforms and programming/scripting languages (e.g. Python, SQL) preferred
• Experience in financial cash flow modeling for securitization transactions in Excel
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products (Excel, Word, Access)
• Exposure to legal documents such as offering memorandums, offering circulars, indentures, and private placement memorandums is a plus
• Ability to work independently and multitask in a fast-paced environment to meet client deadlines
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Some relevant working experience in the following areas is a plus: mortgage and asset-backed securities, accounting firms, corporate trust, mortgage banking, loan servicing, fixed income investments, or rating agencies

Compensation: $100,000-$150,000

Location: This is a remote position!