Investment Associate - Octopus Real Estate

Whats in it for you

This is an exciting opportunity to join a marketleading real estate debt team and develop your career in a dynamic and collaborative environment. The role provides exposure to a variety of highprofile transactions and the chance to work alongside experienced industry professionals. This role offers excellent development opportunities within a dynamic and successful real estate debt team which has completed over 6.8 billion of loans since its inception.

The team

You will be part of an Investment team of 8 within a larger debt team of 50 professionals. The Investment Associate will assist senior members of the Investment Team in originating and executing lending opportunities secured against commercial investment and development real estate assets across the UK.

What will you be doing

• Support Origination & Execution
  • Assist senior team members in identifying sourcing and structuring lending opportunities.
• Underwriting & Analysis
  • Perform detailed financial modelling and risk analysis for loan opportunities.
  • Assist in drafting credit papers and preparing presentations for the Credit Committee.
  • Conduct market research and competitor analysis to support decisionmaking.
• Team Collaboration & Networking
  • Work collaboratively with the broader investment and debt teams to achieve common goals.
  • Actively engage with industry professionals at events and meetings to expand the firms network.

Qualifications :

Experience & Skills

• 13 years of postqualified experience (PQE) within real estate debt or finance sectors.
• Understanding of the UK real estate market including commercial investment and development assets.
• Strong analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to evaluate complex financial information.
• Highly numerate with strong attention to detail.
• Energetic enthusiastic and proactive approach.
• Confident communicator with the ability to collaborate effectively within a team.
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn and grow within a fastpaced environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level preferably in a related field such as finance economics or real estate.
• RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) accreditation is preferred but not essential.

Additional Information :

What we offer

A competitive salary bonus pension and share incentive plan 
Untracked holiday 
Hybrid working   most of our people spend 3 days a week in the office
Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud Digital GP & more 
Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender 
Life insurance critical illness cover and income protection 
Private medical insurance for you and your family 
Electric vehicle leasing 
The option to work overseas up to a month per year 

Our Values 
At our core we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. Thats why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders employees customers communities environment and shareholders are considered in every decision we make. 

We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development we embrace and celebrate all races genders religions sexual orientations ages disabilities and socioeconomic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

Were proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability including neurodiversity and mental health conditions throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to optin to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process well be happy to accommodate where possible.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime