Vice President, Structured Real Estate Finance Origination & Execution

Role Overview

• Support origination of No Recourse Commercial Real Estate transactions across various markets; manage & develop a relationship with clients, lenders, advisors, internal and external stakeholders.
• Good understanding of different Commercial Real Estate sectors; understanding of UK & international financial markets across Logistics/Last Mile, BTR, PBSA, Office, Retail and Hotel.
• Experience in the origination and execution (from the origination to financial closing) of Commercial Real Estate deals including among others: financial structuring, financial modelling, managing Due Diligence process, negotiating financing documentation, coordinating credit analysis in conjunction with Analyst and Associates assigned to the opportunity, etc.
• Taking on and handling projects autonomously.
• Financial modelling skills, understanding of accounting, tax and legal concepts related to No Recourse Commercial Real Estate deals, financial statements analysis, cash flow analysis, derivatives instruments related to deals, etc.
• Ability to understand, produce and negotiate complex real estate structured finance documentation (term sheets, commitment letters, credit agreements, security agreements and others) and different type of complex financing structures.
• Credit/risk analysis skills; experience in preparing credit papers and reports and negotiating and dealing with Credit Risk teams.
• Strong presentation skills, both orally and in writing; preparation of materials and presentations for client pitches.
• Ability to work in a team structure and dealing with different internal areas (client relationship, global markets, risk and legal departments, advisory, etc).
• Ability to coordinate and negotiate with clients, lenders, advisors, etc.

Requirements

• At least +6 years of relevant business experience in Structured Real Estate Finance or a comparable background in investment banking or advisory.
• Outstanding and proven track record as real estate professional with strong knowledge of fundamentals to support sound and long-term good business, assessing risk and finding appropriate mitigants.
• Ideally lead arranging and bookrunning positions of real estate finance mandates.
• Business School/University degree in economics or business administration, finance or related field.
• Fluent in English, fluency of a second European language is a plus.
• Experience with large transaction and Originate to Distribute is a plus.
• Formal credit training and a problem-solving attitude combined with a positive attitude to support business creation.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment and under tight deadlines.
• Strong excel and power-point necessary; proficient in all Microsoft Office Tools.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Flexible working hours