Western Asset Management

CLO Analyst

The CLO Analyst role involves supporting Portfolio Managers with trade execution, portfolio analytics, and credit monitoring for leveraged loans and CLO activities. Key requirements include a minimum of 5 years of experience in asset management and strong analytical capabilities with Excel. The position is office-based in Pasadena, CA.

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May 7, 2026

What you will do

  • Portfolio & Trading Support
    • Assist PMs with trade preparation, allocation, and compliance verification for loan and CLO tranche transactions
    • Maintain accurate daily records of exposures, liquidity, cash balances, pipeline, and portfolio risk.
    • Track primary and secondary market activity, price color, flows, and technicals across loans and CLO tranches
    • Support scenario analysis for portfolio repositioning, risk budgeting, and relative-value opportunities
  • Credit & Collateral Analysis
    • Gather, update, and analyze borrower-level financials, covenant packages, rating changes, and event-driven news
    • Support CLO collateral modeling including WARF, WAS, WAL, CCC buckets, documentation tests, and par metrics
    • Maintain deal- and issuer-level data sets used for credit selection and ongoing monitoring.
    • Contribute to investment memos, credit reviews, and internal portfolio discussions
  • CLO Tranche Evaluation
    • Run cash flow models, structural analyses, and stress tests for CLO tranches
    • Track manager behavior, deal performance trends, reinvestment activity, and structural features across deals
    • Maintain updated tranche and deal dashboards to support PM decision-making
  • Reporting & Data Management
    • Produce daily and weekly reporting packages: performance, exposures, risk metrics, liquidity, pipeline, and attribution
    • Reconcile data across systems, pricing feeds, trustee reports, and internal risk systems.
    • Maintain accuracy of models, databases, and dashboards used for investment and portfolio oversight
    • Audit and reconcile monthly reports with trustee, shadow trustee and internal systems to ensure accurate calculations across tests in CLO reports
  • Operations, Risk, and Compliance Coordination
    • Liaise with operations, risk, compliance, and technology teams on trade settlement, corporate actions, and lifecycle events
    • Ensure timely and accurate updating of pricing, reference data, and model inputs
    • Assist in audit requests and regulatory inquiries as needed

What you will bring

  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in the asset management space with 2–3+ years of that experience in leveraged loans, CLOs, structured credit, or related investment/analytics roles
  • Strong analytical capabilities with advanced Excel proficiency; familiarity with CLO modeling tools
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced trading environment with excellent attention to detail.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
  • Experience with Bloomberg, loan settlement platforms, and credit data systems (Markit, LCD, Intex, WSO)
  • Understanding of CLO documentation, indentures, and trustee reporting
  • Familiarity with the programming architecture required to develop automated data analysis (Python, SQL, VBA) a plus but not required

Pay Transparency

Expected base salary for the role will generally be between $140,000 - $155,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base salary if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include other forms of compensation such as, discretionary bonuses, short and long-term incentive packages, and Company-sponsored benefit programs.