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Who We Are
Cross River is a highly profitable, fast-growing financial technology company powering the future of financial services. Our comprehensive suite of innovative and scalable embedded payments, cards, and lending products deliver financial services for millions of businesses and consumers around the globe. Cross River is backed by leading investors and serves the world’s most essential fintech and technology companies. Together with its partners, Cross River is reshaping global finance and financial inclusion.
We are on a mission to build the infrastructure that propels access, inclusion, and the democratization of financial services. While our company has tripled in size over the last three years, our strong sense of purpose led Cross River to be named to American Banker’s list of Best Places to Work in Fintech for the last 6 years. The reason for this success is simple – our nimble and collaborative family culture lives in every member of our growing team. Together we are at the forefront of technology and innovation, and we invite passionate, collaborative, and motivated high performers to join our expanding team.
What We're Looking For
Cross River’s Commercial Banking Group (“CBG”) is looking for a VP, Syndications to lead the team’s syndications efforts with their commercial suite of products, including commercial real estate, construction, lender finance, healthcare, and SBA portfolios. The VP will work with the Capital Markets team to develop and deliver innovative solutions aligned with market conditions and support overall business objectives.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain strategic relationships with institutional investors, banks, and financial partners to expand the firm's real estate syndication network and enhance distribution capabilities
- Collaborate with origination teams to identify syndication opportunities and determine appropriate hold levels based on market conditions and business objectives
- Provide expert guidance on real estate loan pricing, terms, and structural considerations to maximize syndication success
- Structure and position commercial real estate transactions to appeal to targeted investor segments while ensuring compliance with credit policies and regulatory requirements
- Prepare marketing materials, deal summaries, and term sheets
- Partner cross-functionally, as well as with external parties, to facilitate transactions
- Analyze commercial real estate market trends, property fundamentals, and competitor activities to inform syndication strategies and enhance market positioning
- Present compelling investment opportunities to potential participants, effectively communicating deal merits, risk considerations, and market insights
- Prepare comprehensive performance reports, business forecasts and market updates for senior management
- Represent team at industry conferences and investor events
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in commercial real estate finance, with specific expertise in loan syndications, capital markets, or structured finance
- Established network of institutional investors, banks, and financial partners in the commercial real estate debt space, with proven ability to build and maintain strategic relationships
- Strong understanding of commercial real estate market fundamentals, credit analysis, deal structuring, banking trends, and regulatory requirements governing syndicated loan transactions
- Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks under tight time constraints
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
- Willingness to travel
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or a related field preferred
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Salary Range: $150,000.00 - $200,000.00
Cross River is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Cross River does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
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