Vice President Business Operations

Vice President Business Operations at Cobalt Recruitment Vice President Business Operations at Cobalt Recruitment in Weehawken, New Jersey Posted in 7 days ago.

Type:

full-time

Job Description:

Our client is a real estate credit platform that is now scaling out its lending operations. This role will own the execution and operating layer of the lending business - the seat that takes a deal from approval to funded and builds the systems that make the whole program scale. Responsibilities Quarterbacking loan closings coordinating internal teams, external counsel, borrowers, and third parties through to funded Designing and scaling loan origination operations, templates, checklists, vendor network, communication systems, version control Contributing to the lending box, underwriting guidelines, and credit framework Building a roster of third-party vendors and deciding what stays in-house vs.

outsourced Optimizing competing objectives:

speed, credit, customer experience, cost, and ultimate value to borrowers and capital partners

Experience:

10+ years in real estate, finance, or capital markets Meaningful experience in direct asset-backed lending - at a specialty lender, debt fund, bank, or comparable platform Strong credit and structuring chops, with comfort analyzing complex transaction documents A track record of building scalable systems and processes from the ground up Sound judgment on when to make a call, when to escalate, and when to push through ambiguity