Real Estate Financing Structurer, AVP

Are you looking to take the next step in your career, working in a highly specialized role within the Commercial Real Estate Finance business team with linkages into Credit Financing, ABS and Residential Securitization? Citi is currently looking to hire a structurer who has a legal background and can negotiate legal contacts as wells as execute the transaction, execution and management relating to the closing and syndicating of real estate debt transactions across EMEA.

The role will provide a wide range of deal-making experiences related to real estate finance, including balance sheet loans, syndicated loans, senior/mezzanine structures, intercreditor arrangements, warehouse financing, master repo facilities, loan on loan facilities, securitization including risk retention, and take-private / corporate special situations. 

The role will also provide a high level of exposure to strategic global players in the industry and leading European law firms and will involve direct negotiation with Citi’s clients and counterparties. This is an in-Business role with a direct reporting into a senior Transaction Execution specialist, as opposed to being a part of Internal Legal.

What you will do will be varied day to day, but the key drivers for the role are:

• Assist senior and junior transactors in document/opinion negotiation and in the review of legal and structuring due diligence

• Assist with preparation of credit memos and presentation of legal and structural aspects to credit committee.

• Assist in discussions with client counterparts and advisers

• Assist with syndication queries, transfer documentation and execution as well as the drafting of short and long form term sheets

• Interface with internal Legal team regarding business related legal risks

• Involvement in syndication and other ad hoc workstreams

What we will need from you:

• Experience in European structured credit / real estate finance transactions

• Strong computing and numeracy skills required

• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and spoken) skills

• Self-motivated and a strong work ethic

• Ability to multi-task and meet short deadlines

• Ability to manage stressful situations and heated discussions in a calm, professional, diplomatic and focused manner

• University degree or similar, and above including requisite legal specific qualifications (i.e. LPC) and current Practicing Certificate

This role would likely suit an Associate-level lawyer who currently sits in the banking team of a silver/magic circle law firm with lender-side experience on commercial real estate finance transactions

What we will provide you:

By joining Citi London, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)

• A discretional annual performance related bonus

• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Program

• Pension Plan

• Paid Parental Leave

• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends

• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay, and empowered to thrive.

If you are actively working with clients, have a passion for relationships and want to be part of a successful global franchise – then apply today.

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Candidates applying for this role must be aware that it is a Certified Role, subject to the FCA and PRA Certification Regime.

The Certification Regime is one element of the Individual Accountability Regime which came into effect on 7 March 2016.

Under the Certification Regime, Citi UK regulated entities (Citi entities) must ensure that employees working in certain roles categorised as specified significant harm functions (Certified Roles) are assessed as fit and proper to carry out their role.

Under the guidance provided by the FCA and PRA, firms should have regard to the following when assessing fitness and propriety:

* Honesty, integrity and reputation
* Financial soundness
* Competence and capability

In order to comply with the requirements of the Certification Regime, Citi entities must take reasonable care to ensure that an employee does not perform a Certified Role without first being certified as Fit and Proper. For this reason, you will be assessed for this role against the Fit and Proper requirements, as described above.

This assessment will be carried out through extensive interviews, self-disclosures, permitted criminal record checks, regulated reference checks, credit checks and other background screening checks.

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