The Director / Managing Director, Real Estate Credit Asset Management role will be responsible for all asset management functions of real estate credit investing activities.

Responsibilities:

Prior to loan closing:

Actively participate and collaborate with the originations team on the underwriting of all new credit investments to ensure consistency through post-closing

Assist on diligence and closing processes of new credit investments

Review all loan documents and understand structure of the loans to accurately asset handle all loans post-closing

Proactively asset handle all real estate credit investments, including developing institutional asset management processes to ensure visibility and ability to address any potential concerns before concerns arise in deals

Maintain positive relationships with borrowers and counterparties, balancing oversight/control of deals with future business given we are in a relationship business

If a credit deal is not performing, run all workouts and potential remedies required to protect the investments, including loan negotiations in collaboration with other senior leaders of Real Estate Credit

Collaborate with senior team members within Real Estate Credit to develop a detailed quarterly risk management process of all real estate credit investments:

The quarterly risk management process will provide all investment professionals within Real Estate Credit of individual deal level performance, business plan updates and any deal-level covenants / turning points we need to address

The risk management process will also provide a forum to address any potential leverage updates needed with our counterparties

Collaborate with internal valuations team to supervise the internal quarterly risk management process

Liaise with external third-party valuation service providers when applicable

Supervise risk management and asset management lifecycle of all real estate credit investments:

Develop an internal real estate credit asset management tracking system for risk management and asset management

Anticipate potential deviations from underwritten business plans and or potential credit issues that may result in impact loan-level performance

Collaborate with other team members to address / front-run potential upcoming credit issues and coordinate with the team to share with counterparties and / or co-lenders

Supervise the third-party administrator/servicer and work with third-party loan administrator and servicer to ensure all loans are loaded to the third-party system:

Ensure all loans are onboarded accurately to the third-party system

Ensure the third-party administrator/servicer works efficiently with internal MIM operations department

Ensure all lenders, including our counterparties, receive all money flows accurately from the deals (loan cash waterfall, any reserve fundings/releases and loan fundings, etc.)

Provide help to third-party administrator, if they have questions on loan documents

Support all new originations activities, including lending an extra pair of hands with the loan closing process

Support financing / capital markets initiatives of the fund and deals such as warehouse, subline and deal-by-deal leverage

Collaborate with fund administrator to ensure all fund-level reporting on investments are accurate and reflected accurately

Actively engage in all business development initiatives including fundraising (investment case studies, pitchbooks, participating in meetings with potential investors)

Collaborate with other members of MIM’s Global Real Estate platform

Mentor and train junior members

Qualifications:

This role within Real Estate Credit will be a highly motivated, results oriented self-starter who can lead and handle the capital markets for real estate credit platform.  The ideal candidate possesses a minimum of 10 years of asset management experience on the buyside within a real estate credit fund, real estate private equity firm, mortgage REIT, or real estate investment bank, able to support and lead an outstanding asset management strategy for real estate credit investing in public and private credit.

Bachelor’s Degree in finance, economics, or a related field.

Has experience as an asset manager for a real estate credit fund or mortgage REIT

Validated ability to actively lead asset management of real estate credit, both public and private credit

Excellent relationship-management skills to establish, cultivate and maintain positive relationships with institutional investors, partners, and clients.

Experience with loan asset management, including workout / foreclosure across full lifecycle of a deal

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Demonstrates attention to detail and can assess potential risks of investments

Comprehensive understanding of the financial markets, market trends, regulatory requirements, and the ability to develop and implement sound investment strategies

Strong strategic, analytical and risk assessment skills

When you join our team:

We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

About Manulife and John Hancock

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

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Referenced Salary Location

New York, New York

Working Arrangement

Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between

$174,000.00 USD - $326,000.00 USD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact recruitment@manulife.com for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife/John Hancock offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension/401(k) savings plans and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in the U.S. includes up to 11 paid holidays, 3 personal days, 150 hours of vacation, and 40 hours of sick time (or more where required by law) each year, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence.

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