Real Estate, Investment Management, Logistics

Associate, Loan Originations

Hoboken, NJOnsiteFull Time$90,000–$125,000 /yrPosted 5 days ago

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Required skills

loan origination
underwriting
structuring
closing commercial loans
credit policy
diligence
counsel
title
servicing
financial statements

Nice to have

AI-driven tools
vibe-coding
industrial CRE lending

Role summary

Faropoint, a leading RE fund manager in the last mile industrial sector, seeks a Loan Originator Analyst/Associate with 2-5 years of experience in lending, credit, or real estate finance. This role supports the origination team in sourcing, underwriting, structuring, and closing commercial loans. Responsibilities include building a network, maintaining a CRM pipeline, financial modeling, drafting credit memos, and coordinating diligence. The ideal candidate possesses strong Excel skills, knowledge of credit metrics and loan structures, and the ability to read financial statements and loan documents. A tech-forward mindset and industrial CRE lending experience are preferred. The position is based in Hoboken, NJ, with travel required.

About FaropointEstablished in 2012, Faropoint is a pure play RE fund manager focusing on the last mile industrial sector. Having acquired more than 500 warehouses to date, it is the most active aggregator of warehouses in the US in the past five years. Our platform is built to harness the sector's fragmentation, operating through 7 regional offices with 120+ employees in vertically integrated teams enhanced by proprietary AI-driven tools, while benefiting from compelling fundamentals like constrained supply growth, reshoring, and e-commerce tailwinds.

Position Summary

The Loan Originator Analyst/Associate supports the origination team in sourcing, underwriting, structuring, and closing commercial loans. Suited to someone with 2-5 years in lending, credit, or real estate finance, with an industrial focus.

Reports to: Director of Originations

Location: Hoboken, NJ

Travel: required for property tours, borrower and broker meetings, and industry events

Key Responsibilities

Source: build your own network of industrial borrowers, brokers, and sponsors, and originate your own deals, with support from senior originators; maintain the pipeline in the CRM

Underwrite: spread financials, build models (DSCR, LTV/LTC, debt yield), and draft credit memos

Execute: help set terms, covenants, reserves, and pricing within credit policy; coordinate diligence, counsel, title, and closing deliverables; follow underwriting, KYC/AML, and regulatory requirements; hand off to servicing

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field

2-5 years in commercial lending, credit analysis, investment banking, or real estate finance

Strong Excel financial modeling and working knowledge of credit metrics and loan structures

Ability to read financial statements, leases, and loan documents

Preferred: industrial CRE lending experience

Skills and Competencies

Communication and client presence (critical): this is a client- and prospect-facing role; you will speak and write daily with borrowers, brokers, and sponsors, represent the firm on calls, property tours, and meetings

Tech-forward problem solver: embraces technology and builds solutions that make underwriting and origination faster; experience vibe-coding or working with LLMs is a huge plus

Self-starter: takes initiative, owns deals without being asked, and manages multiple deals to deadline

Real estate fundamentals: understands core real estate principles, including valuation, leasing, market dynamics, and capital structure; industrial knowledge preferred

What We Offer

Competitive base salary in the $90,000 - $125,000 range, commensurate with experience, plus discretionary bonus

Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, plus unlimited PTO

401(k) plan with company matching

Collaborative work environment in our Hoboken, NJ headquarters

Direct mentorship from senior asset management leadership

Exposure to institutional real estate asset management operations

Equal Opportunity Employer:Faropoint is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, parental status, disability status, or any other status protected by local law. We believe that our work is better and our company culture is improved when we encourage, support, and respect the different skills and experiences represented within our workforce.

AI Notice to Candidates. Faropoint Ventures LLC and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) and their recruiting vendors may use artificial intelligence and other automated tools (“AI Tools”) to parse, screen, rank, assess, and summarize resumes/CVs, applications, and interviews. No hiring or rejection decision will be made solely by automated means without meaningful human review by Company personnel, and any use of AI Tools will comply with applicable law, including anti-discrimination laws and laws governing automated employment decision tools and algorithmic decision-making. Personal information you submit will be kept confidential in accordance with our Privacy Policy and used for recruiting, hiring, and related legal, compliance, and recordkeeping purposes, including to evaluate you for employment opportunities with the Company and its affiliates.

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