Origination Director | Investments

Keegan Adams Recruitment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Keegan Adams Recruitment seeks an experienced Origination Director – Investments to drive investment opportunities and shape transactions across debt, equity and structured finance. You will build and manage senior relationships with corporates, investors and advisers, and curate a robust deal pipeline across diverse industries.

You will collaborate with investment teams and senior leaders, expanding market coverage and contributing to the organisation's origination strategy.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in investment banking, corporate finance, institutional lending, private capital or investment origination.
• Proven track record originating debt, equity, structured finance or corporate finance transactions.
• Experience working on transactions from ~$10M to $200M+.
• Established networks across corporates, investors, financial institutions and advisory firms.
• Strong understanding of capital structures, investment assessment and transaction processes.
• Excellent relationship management, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Originate and develop debt, equity and structured finance opportunities across multiple sectors.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with corporates, investors, financial institutions and advisers.
• Identify funding requirements, emerging investment themes and new market opportunities.
• Work alongside investment teams to assess opportunities, identify capital solutions and shape transactions.
• Develop origination strategies to expand market coverage and generate deal flow.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of commercially viable investment opportunities.

Skills

Origination

Relationship management

Negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Investment origination

Deal flow development

Job description

Origination Director – Investments

Location: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane or Canberra

The Opportunity

Our client is a growing investment organisation focused on supporting the growth and development of Australian businesses through debt, equity and structured capital solutions.

As part of its continued growth, an opportunity has arisen for an experienced Origination Director to join its Investment Origination team. This role will suit a commercially minded investment professional with strong industry networks, transaction experience and a proven ability to identify and develop new investment opportunities.

Working closely with senior business leaders, investors, advisers and internal investment teams, you will be responsible for originating and shaping investment opportunities, building strategic relationships and developing a strong pipeline of commercially viable transactions.

The role offers exposure to significant investment opportunities across a diverse range of industries and sectors, with the opportunity to work on complex, large-scale transactions that extend beyond traditional lending structures.

Key Responsibilities

• Originate and develop debt, equity and structured finance opportunities across multiple sectors.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with corporates, investors, financial institutions and advisers.
• Identify funding requirements, emerging investment themes and new market opportunities.
• Work alongside investment teams to assess opportunities, identify appropriate capital solutions and shape transactions.
• Develop origination strategies to expand market coverage and generate new deal flow.
• Build and manage a strong pipeline of commercially viable investment opportunities.

About You

You will be an experienced investment origination professional with strong commercial judgement, established industry relationships and a demonstrated ability to identify and progress complex transactions.

To be considered, you will bring:

• 10+ years' experience in investment banking, corporate finance, institutional lending, private capital or investment origination.
• A proven track record originating debt, equity, structured finance or corporate finance transactions.
• Experience working on transactions ranging from approximately $10 million to $200 million+.
• Established networks across corporates, investors, financial institutions and advisory firms.
• Strong understanding of capital structures, investment assessment and transaction processes.
• Excellent relationship management, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

With significant funding capacity and a broad investment mandate, this role offers the opportunity to work across diverse industries, complex capital structures and substantial transactions.

You will have the autonomy to develop new investment opportunities, work alongside experienced investment professionals and contribute to the organisation's broader origination strategy.