PERM SPD - Structured Real Estate Finance - Director

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Is the next step in your career at SMBC Group EMEA? We're looking for a Director to join our Structured Real Estate team.

• Responsible for origination, arranging, negotiating, execution of UK and some European structured real estate financings. Senior team member that leads deal teams and product development across new business opportunities that contribute to the achievement of Structured Real Estate Finance () budget.
• Take a leading role in further expanding the  activities and product capabilities in all areas of structured real estate including back leverage, CMBS, whole loans, A/B and senior/mezz structures for the bank's balance sheet and syndication in loan and debt capital markets.
• Develop and maintain strong client / borrower and cross-departmental relationships to identify and execute new business opportunities across existing portfolio, SMBC client base and external market contacts.
• Responsible for all execution aspects of relevant transactions including in the areas of legal, credit, operational, compliance, risk management; and to manage deal teams across multiple of transactions with supervisory responsibility for certain staff

This role resides in the Structured Real Estate Finance () group within the Specialised Products Department (SPD). The EMEA Structured  originates, arranges and manages real estate finance loans comprising principally income producing and development non-recourse structures on properties located in UK and continental Europe.

The  was established by SPD in 2014 and currently manages c. $5.5bln in funded assets and commitments across c. 50 exposures/borrowers. The financing portfolio is secured on income-producing properties and developments across UK/Europe in the office, retail, logistics, residential, hotel, student and alternative sectors.