Senior Manager - Venture Debt Investment - NBFC

Key Responsibilities

- Proactively source startup debt/lending opportunities in early-stage companies across sectors

- Build and maintain strong relationships with startup founders, micro VCs, angel investors, institutional lenders, and venture platforms

- Lead financial and business due diligence, structure transactions, and manage deal closures

- Maintain and monitor lending portfolios, ensuring healthy credit quality and performance

- Define and implement robust credit policies to drive consistency and standardization

- Develop and execute a strategic roadmap to achieve division growth and financial goals

- Represent the company at industry events, investor forums, and startup ecosystems to enhance visibility and identify new opportunities

- Manage the end-to-end lending lifecycle: sourcing, evaluation, due diligence, deal structuring, term sheet negotiation, and closure

- Actively participate in Credit Committee meetings and support data-driven decision-making

- Collaborate with legal, compliance, finance, and risk teams for smooth and timely execution

- Work closely with internal teams to drive operational efficiency and improve turnaround time

Candidate Requirements

- Minimum 5 years' experience in lending, venture debt, NBFCs, investment banking, structured finance, or credit roles

- Proven track record in sourcing or credit underwriting, deal execution, and portfolio management

- Strong understanding of financial analysis, credit risk, and investment structuring

- Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills

- Strategic mindset with ability to lead and collaborate across functions