Sen. Associate

Job Title: Senior Associate (Underwriting & Asset Management)

Company: Sahara Investment Group

Location: Las Vegas, NV

Job Type: Full-Time

About the Firm:

Sahara Investment Group (“SIG” or the “Firm”) is a direct lender in commercial real estate, leveraging its local market knowledge and institutional competencies to provide flexible, fast and creative financing solutions to its borrowers. Based in Las Vegas, NV, the Firm targets investment opportunities across all real estate product types within select markets in the Southwest and Mountain West States. We believe the success of our approach is rooted in our team’s proven skillset, an empowering company culture, differentiation in our target markets, the ability to think like principals and a respect for the entrepreneurs that we serve.

Sahara Investment Group is the investment arm of a broader integrated company and invests out of a discretionary fund structure. Its sister company, CORE Advisory Partners, provides strategic advisory and capital markets services to family offices, real estate developers and other investors in its target markets. We believe that SIG benefits from this broader platform through shared knowledge, investment opportunities and greater human capital.

About the Position:

As a Senior Associate, you will be driving and supporting the team’s effort to source, underwrite, close and manage first lien mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, and related investments that align with the Firm’s investment mandate.

You will be responsible for managing loan underwriting and analysis, closing loans, driving process, supporting the company's origination strategy, executing on asset management, cultivating industry relationships and elevating the Firm’s reputation in the market.

SIG recently completed its first fund and is in the process of raising Fund II with an expected first close in Q1 2024 and a focus on lending in NV, UT, ID, AZ, TX and NM. The Senior Associate will play a critical role in shaping the future of the Firm, executing and growing the platform through this investment vehicle and others in the future.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in business, real estate, finance, or a related field preferred.
• Comprehensive understanding and experience as an investment professional the commercial real estate industry, with a strong understanding of various property types (5+ years of experience preferred).
• An understanding of the real estate investment landscape including borrowers, commercial and investment banks, real estate brokers, real estate owners, developers, third party real estate professional service companies, finance companies and investors.
• Expertise in UT, ID, AZ, TX, NV and/or NM is preferred.
• Strong credit, structuring, and underwriting experience in commercial real estate.
• Proven ability to take on responsibility for transaction underwriting and asset management.
• Experience in closing loans and/or other real estate investments including; third parties, key documentation, diligence items and process management.
• Ability to teach and manage junior resources while also being able to step in and execute.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Knowledge of financial products, market dynamics, and risk management.
• Strategic, critical thinker with a results-oriented mindset.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and competitive environment.
• Professional interpersonal skills; strong attention to detail, ability to interact effectively with people.

Why Join Us:

• Opportunity to be a key member of a growing organization.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package with upside tied to performance.
• Culture that empowers the team to take on new challenges with the support of the Firm.
• Opportunity to help shape an enduring financial institution in the markets we serve.
• A platform to be creative, grow professionally, broaden relationships and identify greater business opportunity.

• Benefit from shared resources and insights across the Firm's other business lines.