Position Overview:
Leon Financial, LLC is seeking a senior-level Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Credit Originator to join its growing real estate credit platform. This role is designed for a proven, fully formed credit originator with the ability to independently source, structure, and close institutional real estate credit transactions across multiple asset classes.
Leon Financial operates a diversified real estate credit platform, with active focus areas that include industrial, multifamily, healthcare, retail, and self-storage. The successful candidate will be a strong CRE credit generalist — someone with depth in certain asset classes and the judgment and flexibility to execute across others as capital allocation and deal flow evolve.
This is not a training or ramp-up role. The expectation is immediate contribution and consistent production.
Key Responsibilities:
Originate commercial real estate credit transactions across a diversified set of asset classes, including:
- Industrial and logistics
- Multifamily
- Healthcare-related real estate
- Retail
- Self-storage
Source opportunities through established relationships with:
- Sponsors and operators
- Developers and owners
- Brokers and capital markets intermediaries
Structure and execute a range of CRE credit solutions, including:
- Senior secured loans
- Mezzanine debt
- Preferred equity
- Transitional and structured credit investments
- Recapitalizations and complex capital stacks
- Own transactions end-to-end, from initial sourcing and structuring through underwriting, credit approval, and closing, in close partnership with internal investment, legal, and asset management teams.
- Maintain a consistent pipeline of institutional-quality opportunities aligned with Leon Financial’s risk-adjusted return objectives.
- Represent Leon Financial, LLC in the market with sponsors, intermediaries, and industry participants.
Qualifications:
- 10–20+ years of commercial real estate credit origination experience with a verifiable history of closed transactions.
- Demonstrated track record as a high-performing CRE credit originator, not an emerging producer.
- Experience originating credit across multiple CRE asset classes, with depth in one or more of Leon Financial’s core focus areas.
Background originating credit at one or more of the following:
- Private real estate credit funds
- Real estate debt platforms
- Institutional or specialty CRE lenders
- Strong credit judgment and comfort with underwriting transactions across different property types and market cycles.
- Proven ability to operate autonomously with high accountability and minimal oversight.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
What This Role Is Not:
- Not a training or development program
- Not a junior or mid-career origination role
- Not a development or brokerage position
- Not suitable for candidates still building an origination book
Why Leon Financial, LLC:
Leon Financial, LLC is a diversified real estate credit platform operating across multiple commercial real estate strategies. The firm partners with experienced sponsors and operators to originate and structure thoughtful, risk-adjusted credit solutions across the capital stack.
Leon Financial, LLC offers senior credit originators the opportunity to operate within a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment while leveraging the flexibility, scale, and support of a broader investment platform.