Manager - Origination

Responsibilities

• Lead the underwriting and execution of real estate debt transactions, including development finance, bridge finance and other structured lending solutions.
• Oversee the Deal Team across the full transaction lifecycle, ensuring that financial analysis, valuation, risk assessment, due diligence and documentation workstreams progress efficiently and to a high standard.
• Coordinate the preparation of Investment Committee materials, credit papers, underwriting outputs, due diligence reports and transaction recommendations.
• Work with and support the Origination team when required, including in the deal structuring, assessment of new opportunities, indicative terms and borrower discussions.
• Manage relationships and workflow with external legal, technical, valuation, tax, financial and insurance advisors, ensuring timely and focused input into the underwriting and execution process.
• Support negotiation of key financing terms, security packages, conditions precedent and transaction documentation, in coordination with senior leadership and legal counsel.
• Mentor, coordinate and develop a team of analysts and associates, including resource planning, prioritisation, quality control and training.
• Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of the underwriting operating model, including templates, approval processes, risk frameworks, reporting standards and execution discipline.