Associate Director - Core Origination & Structuring (Real Estate)

Location: London, Manchester or Birmingham, UK; hybrid working with at least three days per week or 60% of working time at an office site

Company

hirify.global is transforming its banking business and investing in technology, workplaces and colleagues to shape the future of finance.

What you will do

• Build client relationships, identify commercial real estate opportunities, develop prospect pipelines and win new business.
• Work with Relationship Directors to grow the UK commercial real estate business and deliver tailored financing solutions.
• Support transactions from initial opportunity through completion, including financial analysis, structuring, due diligence and negotiation of commercial terms.
• Maintain high standards across credit, pricing, documentation, governance and risk management.
• Collaborate with Coverage, Specialist Origination & Structuring, Asset Management, Capital Markets and product teams.
• Support clients with environmental, social and governance and Net Zero ambitions while contributing to the development of the new team.

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in the UK Real Estate sector, including developer, investor and living-sector markets.
• Knowledge of real estate market trends, credit risk, debt structuring, legislation and government influence.
• Experience in credit assessment and debt structuring, including developing commercial financing solutions that balance risk, return and client outcomes.
• Strong communication, collaboration and client relationship skills, with experience influencing stakeholders across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience in Corporate and Institutional Banking or a comparable financial services environment.
• Knowledge of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, Financial Promotions and Financial Conduct Authority requirements.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns through reasonable workplace adjustments.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, learning and development, and support for colleagues with disabilities, long-term health conditions or neurodivergent conditions.
• Pension contribution of up to 15%, annual performance-related bonus and share schemes including free shares.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, adaptable lifestyle benefits, wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies.

Hiring process

• Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process; applicants can request the support they need.
• The Disability Confident Scheme guarantees interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria and have a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition.