Associate Director - Portfolio Management

Foundry Talent Partners; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundry Talent Partners is seeking an Associate Director to join its private credit real estate lending team in Sydney. You will manage and structure loans from $5m to $100m, focusing on portfolio management, credit risk and loan structuring across a diverse pipeline.

Ideal candidates are currently in turnaround and restructuring at Manager/Senior Manager/Director level, looking to transition into direct lending and investment management.

Qualifications

• Experience in turnaround and restructuring at Manager/Senior Manager or Director level.
• Strong financial analysis, credit assessment and modelling capabilities.
• Experience evaluating distressed or complex real estate loan scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of real estate loans, monitoring credit performance and borrower position.
• Assess new lending opportunities from a credit and risk perspective.
• Structure and evaluate debt solutions across real estate transactions.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis, cash flow modelling and scenario analysis.
• Identify emerging credit risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with borrowers, sponsors, valuers and advisers to secure outcomes.
• Prepare credit papers and portfolio reporting for committees.
• Support negotiations around loan documentation and covenants.

Skills

Financial analysis

Credit assessment

Financial modelling

Tools

Excel

Job description

An established private credit fund is looking to appoint an Associate Director to join its real estate lending team, with responsibility for managing and structuring loans across a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate transactions.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone currently working in turnaround and restructuring, ideally at Manager, Senior Manager or Director level, who is looking to transition into private credit and apply their restructuring, credit and financial analysis experience in a commercial lending environment.

The fund provides debt solutions across the commercial real estate sector, with individual loan facilities ranging from $5 million to $100 million. The role will have a strong focus on portfolio management, credit risk and loan structuring, working across existing investments and new lending opportunities.

You will play a key role in assessing complex credit situations, developing financing solutions and managing risk throughout the life of each loan.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of real estate loans, monitoring credit performance, covenant compliance and borrower financial position.
• Assess new lending opportunities, including complex or special situations, from a credit and risk perspective.
• Structure and evaluate debt solutions across commercial real estate transactions ranging from $5 million to $100 million.
• Conduct detailed financial analysis, cash flow modelling, downside scenario analysis and asset-level assessments.
• Identify emerging credit risks, develop mitigation strategies and manage potential problem loans.
• Work closely with borrowers, sponsors, valuers, legal advisers and other stakeholders to achieve commercial outcomes.
• Prepare credit papers, recommendations and portfolio reporting for investment committees and senior management.
• Support negotiations around loan documentation, security structures, covenants, amendments and restructures.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience at Manager, Senior Manager or Director level within a turnaround and restructuring, corporate advisory or restructuring-focused professional services firm.
• Strong financial analysis, credit assessment and financial modelling capabilities.
• Experience assessing distressed or underperforming businesses, complex capital structures, debt obligations and potential recovery outcomes.
• A commercial mindset, with the ability to balance risk management against investment returns.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and confidence engaging with senior decision-makers.
• An interest in transitioning into private credit, with a desire to build a long-term career in direct lending and investment management.

For a restructuring professional looking to move beyond advisory work and take a more direct role in credit decisions, investment performance and risk management, this is an opportunity worth exploring.