Senior Director, Development Finance

The Sr. Director, Development Finance is responsible for the financial strategy, underwriting, and execution support for new development, large-scale capital projects, and M&A activity. This role sits at the intersection of development, corporate finance, and corporate development, serving as a strategic partner to executive leadership in evaluating, structuring, and executing growth initiatives. This leader must be equally comfortable underwriting a ground-up development project, modeling complex partnership structures, evaluating acquisition opportunities, and supporting transaction execution through close.

The role requires strong financial acumen, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to translate complex analysis into clear executive recommendations.

• Lead financial underwriting and valuation of new development projects and major capital investments.
• Partner with Development, Operations, Sales and Legal to structure deals that optimize returns and manage risk.
• Lead/support sourcing, evaluation and execution of acquisitions, divestitures and strategic partnerships.
• Coordinate diligence efforts across internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with integration teams to ensure financial assumptions translate into execution.
• Lead financial modeling, valuation and deal structuring for all developer and M&A deals
• Partner with Treasury team of financing, capital structures for development.
• Develop investment committee materials and board presentations.
• Provide scenario analysis and decision support for long term growth strategy.
• Lead small team of professionals and continue to challenge and drive engagement.
• Provide opportunities to develop and build upon their skill sets.
• Performs other duties/ad-hoc analysis as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting;
  Master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years’ experience in a leadership capacity, with particular expertise in development finance, corporate development, investment banking, private equity or related fields.
• Strong experience underwriting real estate or asset heavy development projects
• Direct M&A experience (buy-side and/or sell-side)
• Hospitality, timeshare industry experience, preferred
• Demonstrated ability to think and act strategically, while focusing and executing tactically to ensure successful and timely outcomes.
• Proven mastery of progressive financial modeling and valuation methodologies as well as sound general financial management practices.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills, with an ability to establish and maintain value added relationships at all levels of the organization.
• Detail oriented and process focused with evidence of driving measurable results within established timelines.
• Ability to understand the business drivers behind the financial statements and how they affect financial performance.
• The ability to work as a business partner is critical
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Solid business acumen and judgment
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and deliver on deadlines
• Must be able to manage multiple priorities in an efficient/timely manner, including effective delegation
• Must be able to handle multiple competing priorities