Junior Associate - Capital Markets

Overview

Remote full-time role seeking a highly driven, high-ownership Junior Associate, Capital Markets. This is an execution-focused position supporting capital raising, lender execution, and strategic finance initiatives across the development portfolio.

Work closely with senior leadership on active deals, communicating with lending partners and gaining exposure to institutional lenders, structured finance, development operations, and capital strategy.

Start preference: Only apply if you're ready to join immediately or within 30 days.

Responsibilities

Capital markets execution

• Support execution of construction, bridge, mezzanine, and development financing transactions.
• Coordinate lender due diligence requests, underwriting packages, closing checklists, and data rooms.
• Assist with review and comparison of loan terms, pricing, leverage metrics, reserves, and covenant structures.
• Track financing timelines and proactively identify execution risks or bottlenecks.

Financial modeling & underwriting

• Build and maintain project-level underwriting and capital stack models.
• Analyze project returns, debt sizing, DSCR, LTC/LTV, interest carry, and sensitivity scenarios.
• Support appraisal, lender, and investor packages with accurate financial analysis and project assumptions.

Strategic operations & ownership

• Prepare executive summaries, lender memos, and internal strategy materials.
• Manage financing trackers, covenant calendars, and draw process coordination.

Relationship management

• Serve as a day-to-day point of contact for lenders, brokers, consultants, and financing counterparties.
• Maintain organized diligence vaults and ensure timely delivery of information requests.
• Support long-term lender relationship management through responsive communication and execution reliability.

Requirements

• 1-4 years of experience in finance, real estate, investment banking, private credit, development, or related fields.
• Strong Google Sheets, G-Suite, and financial modeling capabilities.
• Understanding of real estate financing concepts including LTC, LTV, DSCR, Cash to close, interest reserves, and capital stacks.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and willingness to take initiative without constant oversight.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ownership mindset with strong follow-through.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-paced start up environments.
• Commercially minded and execution-oriented.
• Curious, resourceful, and proactive in solving problems.
• Interest in real estate development, structured finance, and capital strategy.
• Pattern identification & strategic thinking.

Compensation & Benefits

• $800 - $1500 / mo (based on experience and interview)
• Full-time engagement

Location

• Remote