Debt Specialist – Acquisition – Senior Associate

The Company 

This is a global property investment platform connecting European investors with global real asset investment and lending opportunities.  As part of a dynamic and fast-paced team, you will have the opportunity to establish yourself in the early stages of the companies growth. This is a unique opportunity for candidates with an entrepreneurial drive looking to join a fast-growing fintech company. We’re an international company comprising of more than 5 nationalities.

The senior management team is made up of highly successful investment banking, private equity and technology entrepreneurs. This company is backed by a high profile institutional global Investment Managers made up of  Lead Investors and partners.

What You Can Expect From Us

We are striving for creating an environment where you can be exceptional at all you do. In order to deliver this you can expect from us:

• Challenge Your Limits by creating an agile and stimulating working environment and offering opportunities for you to be involved in transformational and challenging work
• Support Your Ambitions  with a commitment to learning and development that helps you achieve and build your experience with people who want you to progress and succeed
• Value Your Input whereby our leaders will listen to your ideas and thoughts as well as noticing and valuing the important contribution and difference you make
• Balance Your Life by a work life partnership that focuses on inclusion and diversification to create a diverse and friendly place to work and offers the flexibility and support that enables you to be at your best and grow through your challenges

Responsibilities

As Debt Sales Specialist in the Business Development team you will be responsible for:

• Sourcing, “First” screening, listing and indicatively underwriting of real asset lending opportunities as well as identify, prospect, onboard corresponding and matching lending counterparties with regional focus on United Kingdom
• Maintaining ongoing and regular dialogue with key market participants including borrowers, debt advisors, brokers, and banks throughout the UK
• Work with the product and platform team to develop a user-friendly, scalable and automated process for onboarding and first screen analysis of real asset lending opportunities in order to streamline and accelerate transactional processes for our clients
• You will also focus on converting registered leads into active clients which will require you to conduct mainly warm and some cold calling

Requirements

• Entrepreneurial self-starter with a willingness to engage with others and build relationships
• 5+ years investment banking, investment management, private equity or corporate finance with professional experience in real estate of at least 3 years
• Existing developed networks and relationships with real estate borrowers and lenders based in London but active in major Western European markets
• Knowledgeable across real asset classes and industry sectors
• Inspiring others and bringing passion for all aspects of real asset investing and lending with strong command of real estate terminology
• Advanced financial modelling skills
• English fluency required additional German language proficiency is advantageous
• Good organizational skills
• Enthusiastic, collaborative and approachable
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills
• Strong solution-oriented attitude – cutting through complexities by being clear and decisive not overcomplicating things 
• An interest in working and growing professionally within an exciting, fast-growing and entrepreneurial environment embracing change