Director of Origination; Real Estate Bridging Finance

We’re supporting a leading real estate debt platform as it expands its presence in Spain, with the appointment of a Director of Origination and Execution professional.

This is a high-impact, front-end role focused on building a high-volume bridging finance platform across the sub-€10m market. The position offers full deal lifecycle ownership — from generating opportunities through to execution.

• Lead origination of short-term real estate debt transactions across Spain
• Build and leverage relationships with developers, investors, brokers and intermediaries
• Drive a consistent pipeline of high-volume lending opportunities
• Execute transactions end-to-end, from initial screening through to completion
• Contribute to establishing and scaling a lending platform in a growing market

• Undertake full underwriting analysis (asset, sponsor and exit)
• Structure transactions aligned to risk and return parameters
• Lead commercial negotiations on pricing and structuring
• Present credit papers and work closely with internal approval processes
• Provide market insight on pricing, competitors and borrower behaviour

• Strong experience in bridging finance, real estate lending or alternative credit within Spain
• Proven track record of originating and executing transactions
• Robust underwriting capability across short-term real estate deals
• Commercially driven with strong risk judgement
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-volume environment
• Fluent Spanish and English

This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in scaling a platform in a dynamic and evolving segment of the Spanish lending market.