Position Overview:
The Vice President will originate and execute debt and equity transactions as part of the MBP Capital Markets team, managing the firm's extensive pipeline. This role is based in our Miami, FL office. The ideal candidate must be adept at handling the financing process from start to finish, including outreach, origination, underwriting, application processing, and closing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with the Managing Director and team members to provide capital market expertise to clients.
- Independently execute transactions from start to finish.
- Pitch new financing ideas, support acquisition financing, and collaborate on project financing and refinancing opportunities.
- Maintain regular follow-up and client relationships while identifying new client prospects.
- Conduct quick analyses and underwriting of commercial real estate transactions.
- Communicate daily with borrowers, lenders, attorneys, title and escrow officers, and report writers on closing items, changes, and due dates.
- Develop and maintain detailed checklists and timelines for each transaction.
- Review loan applications and coordinate loan requirements with third-party vendors, attorneys, and escrow companies.
- Obtain zoning letters and certificates of occupancy.
- Gather and submit lender closing items and documentation.
- Compile invoices and wiring instructions for payment by escrow.
- Coordinate loan documents and signing.
- Post-closing: gather loan documentation and submit closing files to the servicing department and the borrower.
- Maintain and update the pipeline of loans in process in the company tracking system.
- Perform other related business duties assigned by a supervisor.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in real estate capital markets, banking, or related fields.
- Substantial knowledge of real estate capital market concepts and the US debt capital markets.
- Established relationships and experience working with real estate owners and developers.
- Proven experience in client interaction with annual origination of $50M+.
- Experience managing junior staff members.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and work effectively as part of a team and individually.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas persuasively.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with the ability to analyze risk and identify mitigating factors.
- Experience with title/escrow, real estate law, and underwriting is beneficial.
- Ambitious with a strong desire to grow and succeed.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well under pressure.
- Target-driven with a focus on delivering results towards long-term goals.
- Maintain a high level of confidentiality and exercise independent judgment and analysis.
Salary:
Full commission.
About Max Benjamin Partners:
Max Benjamin Partners (MBP) is a boutique real estate investment bank based in Beverly Hills, specializing in providing innovative capital solutions to real estate developers and investors. Our vast network of international and domestic capital providers, creative and comprehensive approach to the capital stack, and commitment to our clients enable us to deliver the most competitive financing options on the market. Since our inception, we have successfully facilitated over $4 billion in debt and equity placements across 350 transactions nationwide. MBP is an employee-centric firm dedicated to empowering our originators. We offer the highest commissions in the industry and robust resources to ensure every originator's success, with a clear pathway to partnership.
MBP is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
Max Benjamin Partners, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, providing equal opportunities to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, age, gender, gender expression, national origin, veteran status, disability, or other legally protected categories.
At MBP, we believe diversity and inclusion are essential to our future and mission. We invest in our employees through various programs and initiatives, ensuring they are respected as individuals and valued for their unique perspectives.
MBP is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants and employees with physical or mental disabilities.
