Real Estate Analyst Shawbrook Real Estate London, GB Published on May 2, 2025

Shawbrook Bank; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking bank that thrives on innovation and teamwork. As a Real Estate Analyst, you'll provide crucial insights and analysis that drive decision-making and uncover new opportunities in the dynamic real estate market. Your role will involve collaborating with various teams, conducting in-depth market research, and presenting data to support strategic initiatives. With a commitment to employee well-being and a culture that values diversity and growth, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a purpose-driven organization that prioritizes both its customers and its people.

Benefits

Market leading family friendly policies

Free access to Headspace app

Free access to Peppy digital health app

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on gym membership

Contributory pension scheme

Minimum of 27 days holiday

Flexi-holiday scheme

Community support and charitable giving

Qualifications

• Experience in the property investment business is essential.
• Ability to conduct independent research and present findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality analysis for strategic projects.
• Respond to ad-hoc requests for analysis from stakeholders.
• Manage competitor analysis documents and market insights.

Skills

Property market experience

SQL database knowledge

Strong Excel skills

Clear written communication

Data presentation skills

Job description

The Real Estate Analyst role is a central role providing the Director or Real Estate Proposition, the Proposition Team and the wider Real Estate business insight and analysis to support decision making and the unearthing of new opportunities.

Analysis is produced from internal MI and data, market research and reports alongside seminars and events.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high quality analysis that answers specific questions as necessary alongside feeding in to ongoing strategic projects.
• Promptly respond to ad-hoc requests for analysis from various internal stakeholders including senior management and ExCo.
• Horizon scanning for new opportunities and a deep understanding of changes in the Real Estate market to present back to the wider business.
• Weekly updating and sharing of competitor analysis documents across the Real Estate product suite.
• Support the production of forecasting commercial performance across our core KPIs.
• Maintain relationships with external agencies, including property insight providers and sourcing systems, to ensure the Bank maximises the value of these relationships.
• Attendance at Bank Committees or meetings as required, including at a senior level, to support the Director of Real Estate Proposition.
• Manage the pricing inbox to calculate financial returns for bespoke loan pricing opportunities submitted by our sales team.

The Person

• Property market experience with an understanding of how the property investment business operates.
• A working knowledge of the specialist property finance market, competitor offerings, broker distribution models, underwriting processes and risk is preferred.
• Able to carry out independent research, seeking out a variety of data sources, and summarise back to the business with clear and concise written communication skills.
• Ability to present data in a clear and compelling way helping others to understand the insight it is giving them.
• Ability to work with SQL databased coupled with strong Excel skills.

Key attributes

• Comfortable working within cross department working groups, seeking out experts within the Bank to support as required.
• Enjoys working within a team environment but also able to complete work independently as required.
• Able to use pragmatic judgement to balance risk and business value to reach decisions which are well informed and actionable.
• Curious mindset that enjoys interrogating information to uncover opportunities for change and growth.
• Drive and determination to work at pace, meeting challenging deadlines, finding solutions to complex problems and able to encourage colleagues, often in other teams with competing priorities, to participate in a shared outcome.
• Time management skills to prioritise work that will have the most impact on the core objectives.

The Opportunity

Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customer segments that value the premium experience, flexibility and certainly we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.

We have a diversified offering, with our innovative lending propositions tailored to meet specific customer needs in carefully selected markets across SME, Real Estate and Personal. Our products range from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords and property investors, as well as simple loans for consumers delivered digitally. We fuel our lending through customer deposits, which we attract by delivering a premium experience, choice and consistently great value to smart savers.

The business model we have created is unique and difficult to replicate, with our ‘best of both’ approach combining deep human expertise with advanced digital, tech and data capabilities. This combination not only allows us to deliver excellent customer experiences, but to do so efficiently and at scale. We are proud of our innovative and agile culture, which drives consistently high employee engagement scores and makes Shawbrook an attractive destination for the best talent. If you’re willing to roll up your sleeves, contribute new ideas and believe anything is possible, you’re our kind of person.

Work with us because you:

• Want to be part of a bank built for the dynamics of the modern world
• Relish a challenge and enjoy a fast-paced, innovative and hardworking culture
• Enjoy finding new and better ways to solve complexity and make things happen
• Want to belong to a diverse culture that stands shoulder to shoulder with minority and underrepresented groups
• Care about society and the environment and want to be part of a business that cares too
• Want to continue to grow professionally and be the best version of yourself

Reward

Your Wellbeing - We take your health and well-being very seriously by providing a range of benefits to give you and your family peace of mind. These include:

• Market leading family friendly policies such as access to our Maternity, Adoption and Paternity policies from Day 1 of your employment
• Free access to Headspace, a mindfulness & meditation digital health app
• Free access to Peppy digital health app that offers personalised support through fertility treatment becoming a parent or menopause
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) - Offering you support on a wide range of subjects including financial concerns, mental wellbeing and more general queries around family, work, housing, and health
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts on gym membership
• Contributory pension scheme & death in service

Your Lifestyle - It’s important you strike the right balance between your work and personal life. We provide benefits to support you when at work and when you’re enjoying your leisure time.

• Minimum of 27 days holiday per year
• Option to buy or sell holiday days through our flexi-holiday scheme
• Discounts on gym membership nationwide
• Access to discounts on a range of high street and online brands
• Community support and charitable giving

Your Contribution - We’re focused on rewarding those that go the extra mile in helping us achieve our goals.

• Participation in our annual discretionary bonus scheme designed to reward your contribution to our success
• Proudly Shawbrook recognition scheme focused on recognising our role models and thanking our colleagues for a job well done