At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead credit assessments and decision-making for complex property transactions.
- Company: Established commercial real estate private credit business with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, performance incentives, and a focus on diversity and inclusion.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and influence within a collaborative team.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact on credit strategy and portfolio management in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Senior credit professional with expertise in commercial real estate and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 126000 - 154000 $ per year.
Competitive Remuneration + Performance Incentive
The Opportunity
This is a rare opportunity for an experienced credit leader to take a principal role with genuine influence across credit risk, transaction structuring, portfolio oversight and governance within an established commercial real estate private credit business.
Working closely with executive leadership and investment stakeholders, you'll act as the independent voice of credit across a diversified commercial real estate debt portfolio spanning construction, development, investment and structured lending.
You’ll have significant influence over credit decisions, portfolio quality and risk strategy, with the opportunity to shape credit appetite, policy and underwriting standards while working alongside experienced lending and investment leaders.
For a senior credit professional seeking greater impact and autonomy, this is an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the growth and performance of an established lending platform.
The Role
As Head of Credit, you will lead the credit function and oversee risk management across a sophisticated commercial real estate lending portfolio.
Key responsibilities include
- Lead credit assessment and decision-making across complex property transactions.
- Provide independent oversight across structuring, underwriting and approvals.
- Oversee portfolio risk, concentration, stress testing and early-warning frameworks.
- Drive credit policy, governance and risk management standards.
- Lead or contribute to restructures, workouts and special situations.
- Partner with origination, portfolio management and executive stakeholders.
- Present recommendations to senior governance forums.
- Lead and develop the credit and portfolio management capability.
About You
You are a senior credit professional with deep expertise across commercial real estate, construction, development finance, private credit or structured lending.
You will bring
- Strong credit risk, underwriting and portfolio management experience.
- Expertise across complex transaction structuring and documentation.
- Experience operating within delegated authority and credit committee environments.
- Sound judgement managing portfolio risk and challenged exposures.
- The ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead high-performing teams.
- Strong knowledge of Australian commercial real estate markets.
Most importantly, you bring the credibility, judgement and independence to make difficult credit decisions while balancing risk and commercial outcomes.
Remuneration
A competitive executive package comprising base salary, superannuation and performance-based incentive will be offered commensurate with the seniority and experience of the successful candidate.
The broader remuneration structure will be discussed confidentially with shortlisted candidates.
We are committed to providing a supportive culture and positively contributing towards creating diverse and inclusive workplaces for our candidates & clients.
We invite candidates of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultural backgrounds, people with disability, neurodiverse individuals, and Indigenous Australians to apply.
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Head of Credit in Sydney employer: Profusion PAC Pty Ltd
As a leading player in the commercial real estate private credit sector, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work environment where experienced professionals can thrive. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through our supportive culture, competitive remuneration packages, and the opportunity for significant influence over credit strategy and decision-making. Join us in shaping the future of credit risk management while enjoying the benefits of working in a collaborative and innovative team.
