Associate Director, Hospitality

Location: Greater London

## Associate Director, Hospitality Apply locations:
London, UKtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 4 Days Agojob requisition :
Req-1915
** Department:
** EMEA Capital Markets We are Walker & Dunlop.  We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.
** Department Overview
** Our EMEA experts deliver exceptional debt and equity solutions across the commercial real estate spectrum, combining deep capital markets expertise with local EMEA real estate knowledge to maximise returns and minimise risk for our clients.

Walker & Dunlop's EMEA Hotels Investment & Sales practice provides institutional-grade hotel brokerage, sell-side advisory, debt and equity placement, and M&A services across the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Germany, and the broader EMEA region. With a focus on single-asset and portfolio transactions in the £70-500m range, our team connects institutional investors, private equity, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and owner-operators with the capital and counter parties that drive exceptional outcomes.

Through our unified approach, we serve the full hospitality spectrum while leveraging Walker & Dunlop's extensive global capital network, proprietary technology, and transaction expertise to maximise value for our clients.
** The Impact You Will Have
** Join a rapidly growing team as Associate Director within Walker & Dunlop's EMEA Hotels Investment & Sales practice in London. Working closely with the Managing Director and Director across live hotel capital markets mandates, you will take a leading role in financial underwriting, transaction process management, marketing material preparation, and investor engagement. You will also begin to develop your own client relationships and contribute to origination activity, with a clear and structured path to Director.

In a lean, high-performing team, your execution quality and commercial instincts will be visible from day one.
** Primary Responsibilities
*** Assist senior advisors in identifying and pursuing new business leads, maintaining existing client relationships, and managing the deal pipeline across UK and EMEA hotel markets.
* Conduct detailed reviews of potential sell-side, debt advisory, and M&A mandates; assess their viability and oversee the production of pitch documents and financing proposals as required.
* Analyse hotel investment and financing scenarios for existing and prospective clients considering acquisition, refinancing, recapitalisation, or disposal opportunities.
* Oversee and take responsibility for the preparation and assembly of Investment Memoranda, Financing Memoranda, and ancillary documents — including cashflow models and market analyses — associated with new mandates.
* Manage allocated hotel transactions across all stages: from initial identification and pitching, through deal marketing (preparation of materials and investor engagement), to final closing (legal documentation and completion).
* Develop strong relationships with external clients, with a particular focus on building your peer network within the investor, lender, and owner-operator communities.
* Take joint responsibility with the Director for the training and development of the Senior Analyst and any junior team members.
* Work with the Director to coordinate tasks and delegate work streams across the junior team, ensuring appropriate distribution of mandates across the resource pool.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
* The Company’s core working hours are 7:00AM to 7:00 PM local…