Managing Director, Head of Originations

Description

• Partner with Portfolio Management and Servicing teams to uphold strong risk management, credit quality, and portfolio oversight standards.
• Leverage established relationships with developers, owners, and investors to source and close high-quality lending opportunities.
• Enhance the firm's brand and visibility by participating in industry events, contributing thought leadership, and engaging in relationship-driven business development, representing the firm as a trusted and solution-oriented partner.
• Act as a team-oriented player-coach, developing and leading a group of skilled commercial loan origination professionals while maintaining a personal book of business.
• Set ambitious growth targets and manage business plans for the Texas-based origination team, overseeing origination strategy and market execution.
• Serve as a hands-on leader, actively collaborating with team members to solve challenges and ensure successful execution.
• Develop a consistent origination pipeline aligned with the firm's credit strategy and growth objectives, overseeing all aspects of deal origination and collaborating with senior stakeholders on structuring, negotiation, and closing of loans.
• Work closely with the credit risk and underwriting teams to ensure transactions meet underwriting standards and investor expectations.

Requirements

• Expertise in financing the construction, development, or improvement of single-family communities, as well as multifamily and mixed-use properties.
• Proven leadership in growing sales and origination teams, with the ability to teach, coach, and manage a geographically dispersed workforce.
• In-depth knowledge of credit, underwriting, valuation, and structured finance, with experience at regulated and/or unregulated institutions.
• Track record of successfully growing and managing a dispersed portfolio of real estate assets.
• Expert in structuring and negotiating complex loans, including mezzanine financing and preferred equity, with emphasis on ground-up development, construction, and value-add strategies for residential assets such as multifamily, build-to-rent, manufactured housing, horizontal single-family, and master-planned communities.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in commercial real estate investment and lending.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO, health/dental/vision/life insurance, 401(k) matching, parental leave, adoption services reimbursement/learning/educational incentives, Volunteer Time Off, well-being programs, company events, self improvement/productivity tools, & the incredible feeling of making a difference.

Living Fully: We prioritize living fully with a dedication to achieving optimal health in all aspects of life: faith, family, friends, freedom, fun , fulfillment, fitness, and finance.

• We are disciplined, following our exclusive Elite Execution System to develop personally and professionally.

Training + Development

Interview process

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Security clearance