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Head of Real Estate Finance for CRS Development Finance Commercial Mortgages and BTLBridging Finance Residential Mortgages

Role: Origination – Director of Partnerships

Location: London | Hybrid

Our client is a boutique UK-based real estate lender is seeking a driven, network-oriented Origination Lead to spearhead strategic partnerships across institutional, banking, and alternative credit platforms.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a commercially sharp business developer with a strong network in real estate finance. You’ll play a pivotal role in generating deal flow via co-lending, syndication, referral, and club-deal partnerships — helping scale capital deployment through intelligent relationship-led sourcing.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with UK, European, and US-based financial institutions including banks, alternative lenders, funds, and platforms
• Identify and convert partnership-led opportunities into actionable leads
• Represent the firm at events, roundtables and industry functions — growing brand visibility
• Collaborate with credit, origination, and capital markets teams to drive execution
• Contribute to content and insights that position the firm as a thought leader
• Stay ahead of market movements and partner activity to inform strategy

Ideal Experience

• 4–6 years’ experience in real estate lending, capital markets, or institutional credit origination
• Existing network across lenders, banks, brokers, and alternative platforms
• High EQ and strong interpersonal presence — a natural relationship builder
• Solid understanding of UK mid-market real estate debt landscape
• Proven track record in sourcing via partnerships and institutional channels
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial mindset

What’s On Offer

Competitive base salary + performance-related bonus

Direct exposure to senior leadership, credit, and capital markets functions

High-growth platform with real capital and ambitious plans

Collaborative and dynamic culture, well-networked in the market

All applications are treated in the strictest confidence.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Banking and Financial Services

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