Structured Real Estate Finance Origination & Execution, UK – Vice President

BBVA is a global company with more than 160 years of history that operates in more than 25 countries where we serve more than 80 million customers. We are more than 121000 professionals working in multidisciplinary teams with profiles as diverse as financiers legal experts data scientists developers engineers and designers.

The successful candidate will be part of the Structured Real Estate Finance EMEA team and will be responsible for the origination arranging structuring and execution of complex Structured Finance deals in the Commercial Real Estate space within the EMEA region with a strong focus in the UK and across several asset class including PBSA BTR Logistics Retail Office Hotels.

About the job:

The successful candidate will have main responsibilities comprising the following:

• Support origination of No Recourse Commercial Real Estate transactions across various markets; manage & develop a relationship with clients lenders advisors internal and external stakeholders.

• Good understanding of different Commercial Real Estate sectors; understanding of UK & international financial markets across Logistics/Last Mile BTR PBSA Office Retail and Hotel.

• Experience in the origination and execution (from the origination to financial closing) of Commercial Real Estate deals including among others: financial structuring financial modelling managing Due Diligence process negotiating financing documentation coordinating credit analysis in conjunction with Analyst and Associates assigned to the opportunity etc. Taking on and handling projects autonomously.

• Financial modelling skills understanding of accounting tax and legal concepts related to No Recourse Commercial Real Estate deals financial statements analysis cash flow analysis derivatives instruments related to deals etc.

• Ability to understand produce and negotiate complex real estate structured finance documentation (term sheets commitment letters credit agreements security agreements and others) and different type of complex financing structures.

• Credit/risk analysis skills; experience in preparing credit papers and reports and negotiating and dealing with Credit Risk teams.

• Strong presentation skills both orally and in writing; preparation of materials and presentations for client pitches.

• Ability to work in a team structure and dealing with different internal areas (client relationship global markets risk and legal departments advisory etc). Ability to coordinate and negotiate with clients lenders advisors etc.

Position Requirements

• At least 6 years of relevant business experience in Structured Real Estate Finance or a comparable background in investment banking or advisory.

• Outstanding and proven track record as real estate professional with strong knowledge of fundamentals to support sound and long-term good business assessing risk and finding appropriate mitigants.

• Ideally lead arranging and bookrunning positions of real estate finance mandates Business School/University degree in economics or business administration finance or related field.

• Fluent in English fluency of a second European language is a plus.

• Experience with large transaction and Originate to Distribute is a plus.

• Formal credit training and a problem-solving attitude combined with a positive attitude to support business creation.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to work in a team environment and under tight deadlines.

• Strong excel and power-point necessary; proficient in all Microsoft Office Tools.

Personal Skills

• Well balanced team player with an international mindset.

• Self-starting and goal-oriented individual with a strong service and client focus.

• Very structured and organized.

• Sensitivity for complex matrix organizations and their specific requirements.

• Proven ability to build internal and external networks.

• Lateral thinker who likes to come up with outside-the-box solutions.

Skills: