Director - Credit Strategies - Koch

Koch Real Estate Investments (KREI) is seeking a Director - Credit Strategies to join the team to focus on structured capital and credit investing. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced real estate professional to source, underwrite, and execute on large scale structured capital solutions. The ideal candidate will have a diverse background in real estate finance, experience up and down the capital stack, including sub-debt, preferred equity, and unsecured lending on real estate assets and operating companies.

Our Team

The Director will be part of the KREI Credit team which is one of three verticals within KREI alongside Assets and Platforms. Today, the KREI Credit team primarily invests into three strategies: levered lending, liquid investments, and structured capital investments. The Investment Director will focus on structured capital investing which includes sub debt, preferred equity, and specialty finance investments in real estate assets and operating companies.

What You Will Do

• Proactively source and assess structured capital investments by leveraging industry contacts, including investment banks, advisory firms, mortgage brokers, money center banks, and direct principal relationships
• Lead, and co-lead, deal teams responsible for the qualitative and quantitative review of complex investment opportunities, start to finish, including evaluating key stakeholders' goals and objectives, underwriting real estate collateral, and creating and analyzing asset and corporate level capital tables
• Design and negotiate creative capital solutions that mitigate key transaction risks and that are mutually beneficial to all parties
• Articulate investment opportunities, lead internal screening discussions, and present to investment committee deal level recommendations
• Collaborate with KREI partners on structured transactions and consider new strategic partnerships to optimize capital solutions
• Oversee the management of investments post-closing, including annual business planning, ad hoc reporting, integration with asset management, and strategic decisions to optimize financial performance
• Alongside KREI leadership, conduct ongoing industry and market research to generate proactive structured capital and credit investing

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 7 or more years in real estate investment banking, real estate private equity, or commercial real estate finance
• Understanding of CRE capital markets and experience structuring credit investments
• Institutional background preparing and presenting investment memorandums
• Willing and able to travel 20% +

What Will Put You Ahead

• 10 or more years of experience, including debt and equity
• Track record leading CRE transactions in various parts of the capital stack
• Comfortable with term loans, unsecured debt, convertible debt, participating preferred investments, warrants, and combinations of these instruments and structures
• Knowledge of public and private REIT structures and real estate operating businesses
• Active relationships with key market participants
• Exposure to various CRE product types, including niche real estate sectors
• JD, LLM, or other legal background

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

Koch Real Estate Investments (KREI) is the real estate investment arm of Koch Industries, the second largest privately held company in the US with over $115bn in revenue. Since 2003, Koch has completed over $130bn of acquisitions and investments. KREI is active in the private and public markets and makes financial investments throughout the capital stack. With a proven track record of successful investments, we are committed to excellence and innovation in the real estate industry.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information.

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