Associate Director, Corporate Real Estate - 12 month FTC

Location: London
Hours: Full Time
Working Pattern: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site

About This Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Associate Director to join our Corporate Real Estate ('CRE') Loan Syndicate, Sponsors & Structured Finance Team on a 12 month fixed term contract covering family leave.

You'll support the team with all aspects of loan origination and syndication including coordination, underwriting, best efforts and broader loan distribution mandates.

You'll work collaboratively and build strong working relationships with internal partners including the relevant CRE sector origination team, credit risk, portfolio management and loan sales team. You'll lead and support other members of the team in originating, structuring, pricing and distributing both secured and unsecured real estate loan instruments.

Your accountabilities will include:

1. Working with CRE Originators to grow the business, lead on client pitches to win coordination, underwriting and best efforts mandates.
2. Taking a lead role in new deal structuring through Term Sheet negotiation, advising on loan market conditions.
3. Leading / assisting primary syndication process including creating information memorandums and assisting Loan Sales with the trade settlement mechanics.
4. Developing relationships across the market to ensure successful delivery of syndicated financings for Lloyds Bank CRE clients.
5. Leading negotiation, structuring and execution of loan documentation working with external advisors and internal partners.
6. Working on wider origination and syndication strategies to assist growth of CRE business.
7. Supporting junior resources by sharing standard methodology as well as imparting technical and specialist CRE knowledge.
8. Taking ownership of ongoing team reporting for external league tables as well as internal finance and balance sheet reporting.

What we'll need from you:

1. Experience in Real Estate Origination or Syndication preferred with understanding of financing requirements across a wide variety of CRE asset classes.
2. Good understanding of the LMA CRE Investment and Development Finance documentation.
3. Strong understanding of credit and financial analysis and their application in transaction structuring.
4. Knowledge and experience of other debt financing and risk management products.
5. Strong and established relationships with a broad range of borrowers, advisors, banks and investors.
6. Proven track record of leading transactions from origination through to execution.

About working for us!

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

1. A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
2. An annual performance-related bonus
3. Share schemes including free shares
4. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle
5. 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
6. A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

If you're excited by the thought of becoming part of our team, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.

This role is considered Certified under the Senior Manager and Certification Regime. Successful candidates will be subject to enhanced levels of vetting.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve.