Capital Markets Associate

The Opportunity:

Our Capital Markets Team is looking for a strong Capital Markets Associate who will play a vital role in securitization and warehouse programs.

How You’ll Contribute:

• Assist in running the Consumer ABS program, with a focus on streamlining operations, adding new investors and collaborating with rating agencies to optimize execution.
• Help conceptualize and structure innovative securitization transactions.
• Contribute to negotiations of new and existing warehouse facilities.
• Build strong relationships with new and existing investors to help raise both debt and equity capital into the firms funding vehicles by actively communicating and preparing performance materials.
• Contribute strategic analysis and insights on the competitive landscape and source new opportunities inside and outside of consumer ABS including new lending product ideas and potential M&A.
• Collaborate internally with product, finance, credit and operations teams to provide a capital markets perspective into the FP&A and business strategy processes.

Why This Opportunity Is Unique:

• This position has a big impact on the company and our customers. The goal of the Capital Markets team is to secure the best funding possible. The better the rate we can secure, the better the rate we can offer our customers. Our work has meaningful impact to our customers and we make a substantial difference in helping them with their lives.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, economics or related field required
• 2+ years relevant experience in investment banking, debt markets or related analytical finance/accounting roles.
• Strong understanding of financial debt instruments and ABS structured products.
• Excellent analytical, organizational and communication skills
• Advanced excel/access skills (ie power pivot, macros, queries)
• Team-player with positive attitude and ability to thrive within a rapidly changing environment.
• CPA or CFA a plus.

About Us:

Freedom Financial Network is a leading digital personal finance company, built to help people. We do what traditional banks don’t: Put people first. We believe in treating people like humans, not account numbers. We help everyday people get on, and stay on, the path to a brighter financial future, with innovative technology and personalized support at every step. We help people control expenses, manage debt, save money, plan ahead, and make better financial decisions. By leveraging our proprietary data and analytics and artificial intelligence we offer solutions tailored for each step of a consumer's financial journey, including personal loans, home equity loans, help with debt, and even financial tools and education.

With 2,400 employees across California, Arizona and Texas, we have served more than 1 million customers, resolved more than $15 billion in consumer debt and originated $6.5 billion in loans over the course of our 20 years in business.

Driven by our core values, we’re passionate about supporting our communities and proudly awarded over $500,000 in grants distributed by the Freedom Foundation Fund and the Freedom Family Fund in 2021. We believe in a culture led by diversity, equity, and inclusion, and encourage our employees to bring their full selves to work every day. Our diversity-focused Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are open to all, whether a member of the ERG community or an ally of the group and we are a member of the Fintech Racial Equity Coalition to address and improve inequality in the fintech industry.

And finally, we take great pride in our achievements. This year we topped the list of Best Place to Work by the Phoenix Business Journal, were a top 100 Corporate Philanthropist by the San Francisco Business Times, a 2021 Most Admired Company and a Tech Company with the Best Company Culture by BestCompaniesAz, a 2021 Top Work Places winner by AZcentral and a BuiltIn Best Places to Work winner, to name a few.

Attention Agencies & Search Firms: We do not accept unsolicited candidate resumes or profiles. Please do not reach out to anyone within Freedom Financial Network (FFN) to market your services or candidates. All inquiries should be directed to Talent Acquisition only. We reserve the right to hire any candidates sent unsolicited and will not pay any fees without a contract signed by FFN’s Talent Acquisition leader.