Head of Real Estate Finance – Leiter Immobilienfinanzierung

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential real estate investment organization based in Duisburg, Germany, seeking a Head of Real Estate Finance to lead the structuring, procurement, and ongoing management of financing for their property portfolio, development projects, and real estate holdings across Germany.

In this senior leadership role, you will oversee the complete financing spectrum including acquisition financing, asset financing, development financing, bridge financing, refinancing, and alternative financing structures. You will serve as the primary interface with banks, debt funds, insurance companies, savings banks, cooperative banks, and other capital providers while collaborating closely with executive management, asset management, project development, transaction management, and controlling functions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement property- and project-specific financing strategies across the portfolio
• Structure acquisition, asset, development, bridge, and refinancing transactions
• Analyze financing requirements and determine appropriate debt and mezzanine capital structures
• Prepare financing requests, bank documentation, information memoranda, and decision templates
• Select and approach suitable banks, debt funds, insurance companies, and alternative financing partners
• Negotiate loan amounts, terms, margins, amortization structures, covenants, collateral, and other financing conditions
• Manage the complete financing process from initial contact through loan agreement execution and drawdown
• Coordinate financing due diligence processes and provide economic, legal, technical, and property-specific documentation
• Build and maintain financing data rooms
• Coordinate external advisors including appraisers, attorneys, tax advisors, and financing intermediaries
• Review and support loan, collateral, and intercreditor agreements
• Monitor drawdown conditions and manage capital calls
• Ensure timely funding of acquisition and project financings
• Create and maintain financing overviews, liquidity planning, and maturity profiles
• Support corporate liquidity and business planning processes
• Lead and develop the internal financing team
• Build and maintain a robust network with banks, financiers, investors, and advisors
• Provide regular reporting to executive management

What We're Looking For

• Completed degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business Administration, Banking, Economics, or comparable field; alternatively, completed banking or real estate training with relevant continuing education
• Minimum five years of professional experience in real estate finance, commercial real estate lending, real estate finance, or corporate finance
• Proven experience structuring and executing real estate financing transactions
• Experience with asset financing, acquisition financing, and development financing
• Deep knowledge of various loan and financing structures
• Strong command of loan-to-value, loan-to-cost, debt-service-coverage-ratio, interest-coverage-ratio, and other financing metrics
• Experience creating and reviewing business plans, cashflow models, and feasibility analyses
• Experience negotiating loan agreements, collateral packages, and covenants
• Knowledge of asset deals and share deals
• Experience managing internal staff and external advisors
• Broad and established network with banks, debt funds, insurance companies, and other capital providers
• Strong negotiation skills and confident presence with financing partners
• Entrepreneurial mindset with high degree of personal responsibility
• Structured, meticulous, and solution-oriented working style
• Ability to quickly grasp complex economic, legal, and technical matters
• Strong numerical aptitude and analytical capabilities
• Excellent German and English language skills, written and spoken
• Willingness to travel regularly within Germany

How We Work with You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our talent team will screen your application and conduct an initial interview to understand your background and career goals. Qualified candidates will be submitted to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the hiring organization directly, as all communication is managed through our recruitment process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on your experience and qualifications.

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