Managing Director, Credit Restructuring

CPPIB

. Serve as Credit Investments' senior restructuring expert and provide commercial leadership and decision-making authority on material stressed and distressed investments .

Posted 10/5/2026full-timeToronto • CanadaLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in restructuring processes, including liquidity analysis, capital structure evaluation, and negotiation strategies. Proven ability to lead complex transactions and advise institutional clients while collaborating effectively with investment teams and legal counsel.

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Restructuring ExperienceLiquidity AnalysisCapital Structure EvaluationNegotiation SkillsCreditor-Side Representation

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Hard Skills

Restructuring ProcessesValuation AnalysisRecovery AnalysisTransaction ExecutionComplex Out-of-Court RestructuringsFormal Restructuring ProcessesLME NegotiationsFinancing AlternativesCreditor DynamicsRestructuring Documentation

Soft Skills

Executive PresenceJudgmentCollaborative MindsetInfluencing SkillsCoaching and Development

Industry Keywords

Investment BankingRestructuring AdvisoryInstitutional ClientsSteering CommitteesPortfolio ManagementHigh-Stakes NegotiationsMarket IntelligencePerformance-Driven EnvironmentCredit InvestmentsBorrower Engagement

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Credit Investments' senior restructuring expert and provide commercial leadership and decision-making authority on material stressed and distressed investments
Partner with investment teams to develop and execute restructuring strategies that protect investment value and maximize recoveries
Lead negotiations involving amendments, waivers, recapitalizations, exchange offers, LMEs, rescue financings, asset sales, refinancings and formal restructuring processes
Assess restructuring pathways, likely outcomes, negotiating leverage, new-money requirements, timing and execution risk
Anticipate potential creditor actions and position Credit Investments ahead of key events
Advise on capital structure, liquidity, valuation, recovery scenarios, financing alternatives and strategic options
Engage with borrowers, sponsors, shareholders and other creditors
Advise on creditor-group formation, steering committees and lender-coordination processes
Support selection and direction of external restructuring bankers, financial advisers and other specialists
Bring restructuring market intelligence, conventions and precedents to portfolio-management decisions
Work with deal teams as lead restructuring specialist adviser while deal teams retain investment-outcome ownership
Work closely with CI Legal to integrate commercial, negotiating and legal strategy
Partner with Portfolio Management and senior leadership to identify situations requiring early intervention
Lead CI's restructuring panel, triage situations, challenge strategies and mobilize resources
Establish watchlist triage before formal default or restructuring
Develop restructuring playbooks, precedent libraries and market intelligence resources
Lead post-mortems and transfer lessons across investment teams
Coach and develop investment professionals in restructuring knowledge and judgment
Contribute to broader strategic and portfolio initiatives during lower restructuring activity
Represent CPP Investments with borrowers, sponsors, banks, advisers and institutional creditors

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant restructuring experience gained as a banker or adviser at a leading restructuring advisory firm, or investment bank
Senior-level experience of approximately 15 years consistent with a Managing Director appointment
Demonstrated ability to lead complex restructuring processes and advise sophisticated institutional clients
Deep creditor-side experience representing lenders, bondholders, creditor groups and/or institutional investors
Extensive experience with LMEs, complex out-of-court restructurings and formal restructuring processes
Strong expertise in liquidity analysis, capital structures, valuation, recovery analysis, financing alternatives and transaction execution
Demonstrated experience negotiating with sponsors, companies, creditor groups and advisers in high-stakes situations
Strong knowledge of restructuring market conventions, precedents and creditor dynamics
Meaningful familiarity with restructuring documentation and legal concepts, and ability to work effectively with counsel
Strong executive presence and judgment, with ability to influence senior investment professionals collaboratively
Ability to move between detailed transaction execution and broader strategic judgment
Collaborative mindset suited to CI's deal-team ownership model
Motivation to contribute in a rigorous, high-standards, performance-driven environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

Cutting-edge AI tools
Dedicated learning time
Practical support to help colleagues deliver with greater impact
Inclusive and accessible recruitment process with accommodation support