Manager - Origination

Arrow Global; Portugal; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Arrow Global Portugal is seeking a Manager – Private Equity Origination to lead underwriting and execution of real estate debt transactions, oversee the deal team, and coordinate Investment Committee materials. The role sits in the Origination Team across Whitestar, Norfin, Restart Capital and Details Hotel & Resorts.

We value strong leadership, deep financial modelling, and the ability to manage complex transactions with external advisors, ensuring timely input and robust risk assessment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in M&A, financial transactions, and/or real estate transactions.
• Experience in private debt, alternative lending or banking is a plus.
• Proven ability to underwrite real estate financing opportunities, including business plan analysis, borrower assessment, valuation review, sensitivity analysis, risk identification and credit recommendation.
• Experience preparing Investment Committee materials, due diligence workstreams, transaction summaries, credit papers and internal approval documentation.
• Strong understanding of financing documentation, transaction security, conditions precedent, loan covenants and closing processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead underwriting and execution of real estate debt transactions, including development finance, bridge finance and other structured lending solutions.
• Oversee the Deal Team across the full transaction lifecycle, ensuring that financial analysis, valuation, risk assessment, due diligence and documentation workstreams progress efficiently and to a high standard.
• Coordinate the preparation of Investment Committee materials, credit papers, underwriting outputs, due diligence reports and transaction recommendations.
• Work with and support the Origination team when required, including in the deal structuring, assessment of new opportunities, indicative terms and borrower discussions.
• Manage relationships and workflow with external legal, technical, valuation, tax, financial and insurance advisors, ensuring timely input into underwriting and execution process.
• Support negotiation of key financing terms, security packages, conditions precedent and transaction documentation, in coordination with senior leadership and legal counsel.
• Mentor, coordinate and develop a team of analysts and associates, including resource planning, prioritisation, quality control and training.
• Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of the underwriting operating model, including templates, approval processes, risk frameworks, reporting standards and execution discipline.

Skills

Strong leadership

Financial analysis

Team management

Stakeholder management

English Portuguese fluency

Education

Undergraduate and/or Master's degree in Finance, Management, Economics, Engineering or a related discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Arrow Global was founded in 2005 and is a leading European vertically integrated asset manager specializing in real estate and private credit. We deliver best-in-class risk-adjusted returns for global investors across Opportunistic Credit, Lending and Real Estate. Currently active in 7 countries, the group manages c. €90 billion of assets. In Portugal, Arrow Global Group includes Norfin, Whitestar, Restart Capital and Details Hotels & Resorts.

Due to the company’s continual growth and forthcoming capital deployment stream, Arrow intends to select: Manager – Private Equity Origination. The candidate will sit within the Origination Team, covering all platforms of the Arrow Group in Portugal – Whitestar, Norfin, Restart Capital and Details Hotel & Resorts.

Job Description

• Lead the underwriting and execution of real estate debt transactions, including development finance, bridge finance and other structured lending solutions.
• Oversee the Deal Team across the full transaction lifecycle, ensuring that financial analysis, valuation, risk assessment, due diligence and documentation workstreams progress efficiently and to a high standard.
• Coordinate the preparation of Investment Committee materials, credit papers, underwriting outputs, due diligence reports and transaction recommendations.
• Work with and support the Origination team when required, including in the deal structuring, assessment of new opportunities, indicative terms and borrower discussions.
• Manage relationships and workflow with external legal, technical, valuation, tax, financial and insurance advisors, ensuring timely and focused input into the underwriting and execution process.
• Support negotiation of key financing terms, security packages, conditions precedent and transaction documentation, in coordination with senior leadership and legal counsel.
• Mentor, coordinate and develop a team of analysts and associates, including resource planning, prioritisation, quality control and training.
• Contribute to the implementation and continuous improvement of the underwriting operating model, including templates, approval processes, risk frameworks, reporting standards and execution discipline.

• Proven experience managing teams or complex deal processes, with the ability to coordinate 4-5 team members across multiple live transactions.
• Strong leadership, coaching and prioritisation skills, with a clear focus on quality control and delivery under tight deadlines.
• Excellent analytical skills, sound judgement, attention to detail and ability to assess risk objectively.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex financing matters clearly to senior stakeholders and Investment Committee members.
• Commercial mindset and ability to balance risk protection with transaction execution and client responsiveness.
• Collaborative approach and ability to work effectively with Origination, Legal, Asset Management, Finance, Risk and external advisors.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including with borrowers, sponsors, investors, lenders, legal counsel and technical advisors.

Requirements

• Undergraduate and/or Master's degree in Finance, Management, Economics, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in M&A, financial transactions, and/or real estate transactions.
• Experience in private debt, alternative lending or banking is a plus.
• Proven ability to underwrite real estate financing opportunities, including business plan analysis, borrower assessment, valuation review, sensitivity analysis, risk identification and credit recommendation.
• Experience preparing Investment Committee materials, due diligence workstreams, transaction summaries, credit papers and internal approval documentation.
• Strong understanding of financing documentation, transaction security, conditions precedent, loan covenants and closing processes.
• Advanced financial modelling, Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese; additional European languages are a plus.

Work Schedule and Location:

Full-Time/Lisboa

Benefits of Joining Arrow Global Portugal:

At Arrow Global Portugal, we foster a culture that values talent, balance, and continuous development. This commitment is reflected in a range of benefits designed to support and care for everyone who is part of our team.

We offer a flexible, trust-based working environment that promotes autonomy, well-being, and a healthy work-life balance, with conditions that enable better time management.

We are committed to continuous development through learning and growth opportunities aligned with individual goals, as well as career progression prospects in a dynamic environment with challenging projects. All of this takes place within a culture grounded in strong values, with a positive impact on people and the community.