Associate / Sr. Associate, Product & Strategic Development

Job Description
This role will focus on product development across the Churchill Asset Management platform. The role will support the development and creation of structured products, separate accounts, commingled funds and registered funds dependent on market and investor demand with a focus on structured investment solutions targeting insurance investors who have risk-based capital sensitivities. The candidate will achieve results through idea generation and collaboration with distribution, senior investment management, asset class product leads, legal & compliance, marketing, operations, and finance personnel.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Strong knowledge of private market asset classes.
• Familiarity with legal documentation of private funds, securitizations or other fund finance products.
• Experience and proficiency building financial models including asset-level cash flows and distribution waterfalls and analyzing the impact of stress scenarios.
• Proficiency and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, PowerPoint).
• Excellent written and verbal communication as well as excellent analytical, research and reporting abilities.
• Team player with a strong sense of personal accountability and urgency.
• Desire to join a growing asset management platform with highest ethical and performance standards.

Additional Requirements

• Supporting the development, modeling and structuring of investment products including, but not limited to, rated note feeders, collateralized fund obligations and other securitized structures.
• Responding to existing and prospective investor questions, diligence requests (RFIs, RFPs, DDQs) and follow-up items from both external and internal meetings.
• Assisting in the preparation and distribution of quarterly reporting for Churchill issued structured solutions.
• Collaborating closely on Product Development idea generation and follow-up.
• Gathering and summarizing market intelligence, research and data.
• Performing Ad Hoc and special projects as needed.

Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or finance/accounting.

Work Experience

• 3+ years of related work experience in accounting or financial modeling or planning.

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
5IC

Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000 / annually

Related Skills

Adaptability, Business Acumen, Business Development, Collaboration, Commercial Mindset, Communication, Conflict Management, Consultative Communication, Influence, Innovation, Investor Relationship Management, Market/Industry Dynamics, Nuveen Products/Services Acumen, Private Credit Investments, Relationship Management, Sales

Anticipated Posting End Date:

2026-01-15

Base Pay Range: $92,900/yr - $130,000/yr

Actual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.  In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans). 

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Company Overview

Churchill, an investment-specialist affiliate of Nuveen (the asset manager of TIAA), provides customized financing solutions to U.S. middle market private equity firms and their portfolio companies across the capital structure. With over $52 billion of committed capital, we provide first lien, unitranche, second lien and mezzanine debt, in addition to equity co-investments, secondary solutions and private equity fund commitments. Churchill has a long history of disciplined investing across multiple economic cycles and our unique origination strategy and investment approach are driven by nearly 200 professionals in New York, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. To learn more, visit