Principal – Direct Credit / Credit Secondaries

Join Hamilton Lane, a global leader in private markets, as we scale to meet the demands of our growing client base. Here, you’ll work with ambitious, high‑performing teams built on integrity, candor and collaboration, backed by our market-leading data and technology. We invest heavily in our people and our partners, giving you the platform to enrich lives, safeguard futures and grow your career.  
 
What We Do 
As one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, we provide innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world, specializing in flexibility and full-spectrum access. We currently employ approximately 800 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and have $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $146.1 billion in discretionary assets and $871.5 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2025.  

The Opportunity:

As a Principal you will help lead the Direct Credit Team to make high-quality private credit investments, providing compelling returns for our investors while leveraging the benefits of our platform and market access. The Direct Credit Team at Hamilton Lane invests across a diverse set of private credit strategies, inclusive of both direct lending and credit secondaries.  We are looking for a candidate with a strong overall credit background, excited to spend 50%+ of their time working on credit secondary transactions

Responsibilities:

• Work with the leaders of the Direct Credit Team to drive the strategy, growth and evolution of the platform
• Lead deal teams tasked with performing investment due diligence and credit risk analysis on both credit secondaries and direct lending transactions
• Develop and maintain bank and general partner relationships for primary and secondary transaction sourcing
• Contribute to expanding the platform’s growing credit secondaries capabilities and network
• Make investment recommendations to Hamilton Lane’s Credit Investment Committee
• Assist with prospect and client-facing activities such as fundraising and investor meetings
• Work closely with the legal transaction team to review credit documents and negotiate terms
• Monitor existing investments by analyzing and reporting on portfolio companies’ financial results, inclusive of valuation reviews
• Supervise and develop mid-level and junior investment professionals
• Engage in firm-wide initiatives
• Represent the broader firm in addition to the Direct Credit platform

Qualifications:

• Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of experience performing credit risk and investment analysis, preferably at a reputable leverage finance institution or a private credit manager
• Experience / exposure to credit secondaries transactions a plus
• A track record of successfully mentoring and leading a team including managing multi-level teams.  Seeking a leader with a proven track for guiding, developing, coaching, and motivating a team of people to achieve high performance and operational excellence in a fast-paced work environment.
• Candidates must have a strong credit background; proficient in all phases of private credit analysis (Senior and Junior), including underwriting, monitoring, legal negotiation and restructuring  
• Strong academic credentials
• A team-oriented approach and an ability to interact productively across multiple verticals within Hamilton Lane
• Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong interest and commitment to private markets investing
• Strong work ethic, judgment, and professional demeanor
• Strong written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to work 50+ hours / week and travel 20+% of time
   

Travel Requirements:

•  Up to 20% domestic/international

Benefits

At Hamilton Lane, our benefits philosophy is simple: to provide our employees with a competitive suite of benefits and services to help navigate through the complexities and challenges of working, living, raising a family, and eventually retiring. To do this, Hamilton Lane offers the following benefits:

Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional Health 

Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.

Developing Your Career

Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.

Supporting Your Family & Community

For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team. 

For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.  

Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing

Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.

Hamilton Lane is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at [email protected].

Hamilton Lane is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Hamilton Lane via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Hamilton Lane. No fee shall be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Hamilton Lane as a result of the referral or through other means.