Managing Director

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At SitusAMC, we are looking to match your unique experience with one of our amazing careers, so that we can help you realize your potential and career growth within the Real Estate Industry. If you are someone who can be yourself, advocate for others, stay nimble, dream big, own every outcome, and think global but act local – come join our team!

Our client is looking for a Managing Director, CRE conduit loan originator in its New York office to source, originate, structure, and close commercial real estate financings across a range of property types for the group’s conduit CMBS business. This position will work closely with the loan underwriters, capital markets desk, credit risk management, loan transaction management, securitization bankers, loan closing team, and other important stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Solicit new business: source and originate CRE conduit loans in accordance with market standards and the bank’s origination guidelines and risk parameters
Develop and maintain strong productive relationships with existing and prospective clients with an emphasis on origination opportunities among regional and national brokerage firms, local developers, high net worth individuals, corporations and other owners and operators in the real estate development and ownership space
Prescreen opportunities prior to the sizing, underwriting and documentation process
Oversee a deal origination team to prepare and present lending packages for internal credit approval and rating agency/ investor analysis
Lead in negotiating loan terms and conditions with borrowers working to achieve optimal terms for both the client and the bank
Provide independent, succinct and objective in-depth analysis of credit quality to present a financing request to senior management, loan approval committee and credit risk for approval
Use credit skills to identify strengths and weaknesses of a transaction and create structural features to mitigate risks
Work closely with:
the loan transaction management team to review and finalize loan documentation, ensuring compliance with market standards, internal policies and regulatory requirements
the loan underwriting team to prepare initial deal summaries and preliminary loan analysis and, should the loan approval progress, finalize the model
the syndicate desk, securitization bankers and capital sources to achieve superior execution on transactions
all stakeholders to maintain a high level of customer service and continuously strive to meet client objectives in the effort to responsibly grow a market-leading CMBS conduit platform
Coordinate the processing and closing of approved loans in compliance with the company lending policies and procedures
Provide leadership, mentorship, and support to junior team members

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:
Candidate is required to have a BA/BS, ideally in commercial real estate finance, finance or similar 
Strong network of contacts in the CRE industry including mortgage brokers and key decision makers at potential borrowers
Proven track record of originating and closing a high volume of securitized CRE conduit loans
At least 15+ years’ experience focused on commercial real estate 
Strong valuation, analytical and problem-solving skills
Skills in structuring and planning work, and proactively managing tasks through ebbs and flows in workload 
Desire to work among a diverse team and be a supportive and collaborative colleague 
Exceptional interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
The person will be expected to work from the client’s New York office on weekdays. Travel is expected

Note: This job description is not intended to be all inclusive or exclusive. At any time, employees may perform other related duties as required to meet the ongoing needs of the organization and participate in additional trainings. SitusAMC does not accept unsolicited resumes from staffing agencies, search firms or any third parties. Any unsolicited resume submitted to SitusAMC in any manner will be considered SitusAMC property, and SitusAMC will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

The annual full time base salary range for this role is

$300,000.00 - $350,000.00

Specific compensation is determined through interviews and a review of relevant education, experience, training, skills, geographic location and alignment with market data. Additionally, certain positions may be eligible to receive a discretionary bonus as determined by bonus program guidelines, position eligibility and SitusAMC Senior Management approval. SitusAMC offers PTO and paid holidays, the terms of which are set forth in the program policies. All full time employees also are eligible to participate in various benefit plans, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance and 401K; in each case in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

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