Associate - Hotel Capital Markets

Bridge; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary with bonus

Stock option plan

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Team events & off-sites

Job summary

Bridge is a fast-growing, AI-powered capital markets fintech focused on hospitality lending. We are expanding our footprint and seeking a CRE professional in NYC to support live hotel debt transactions nationwide.

You will work closely with our SVP of Commercial Real Estate, perform underwriting, build financial models, and coordinate diligence across multiple deals. This role offers a hands-on launchpad for a career in hotel capital markets.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years in CRE or capital markets or related analytical finance role.
• Based in NYC to work with HQ.
• Strong financial modeling and cash flow fundamentals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Support full transaction lifecycle from screening to closing.
• Underwrite and analyze hotel financial performance and cash flows.
• Generate lender packages and marketing materials for transactions.
• Manage relationships with lenders, hotel owners, and developers.

Skills

Financial Modeling

Excel Proficiency

Deal Execution

New York Based

Lenders Relationships

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Bridge is a fast-growing, AI-powered capital markets fintech with deep roots in hospitality lending. We are redefining the financing landscape by combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to streamline debt origination, structuring, and placement.

This is a pivotal moment to join our team as we are experiencing billions in financing volume, and we are now expanding our footprint. The role reports directly to our SVP of Commercial Real Estate in NYC and works alongside our entire CRE team on hotel debt transactions nationwide.

The opportunity

If you are hungry, energetic, and eager to build a career in hospitality capital markets, this role offers a rare seat at the table. You will support and execute live transactions, structuring deals with a modern fintech platform designed specifically for hospitality. This is a launchpad for someone who wants to grow a career in hotel capital markets.

Key responsibilities

• Deal support and execution: assist in the full transaction lifecycle, from initial screening through closing, helping to prepare terms, coordinate diligence, and execute deals efficiently.
• Underwriting and analysis: apply our internal underwriting procedure and collaborate with our technology team to evaluate hotel financial performance, analyze property metrics, assess sales comparables, and build financial models.
• Offering materials: generate institutional-grade lender packages and marketing materials that present transactions clearly and compellingly.
• Relationship support: manage relationships with lenders, hotel owners, and developers, including follow-ups, status updates, and pipeline tracking to help drive repeat business.

Qualifications and skills

• 3 to 5 years of experience in commercial real estate, capital markets, commercial mortgage brokerage, investment banking, lending, or a related analytical finance role. Exposure to the hotel or hospitality asset class is a plus.
• Based in New York City to work alongside our team at HQ.
• Strong financial modeling and Excel skills, a solid understanding of real estate cash flow fundamentals, and the ability to analyze property-level financials, including familiarity with hotel metrics such as RevPAR, DSCR, and debt yield.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, sharp attention to detail, and strong organizational skills for managing multiple transactions at once.
• Highly motivated, coachable, and entrepreneurial. You take ownership of your work, ask good questions, and thrive in a fast-scaling fintech environment.

What we offer

• Competitive base salary with a performance-driven bonus structure.
• Company stock option plan; own a piece of the technology platform you are helping to build.
• 401(k) with company contribution.
• Robust parental leave.
• A collaborative, high-trust team environment featuring on-site team lunches, corporate events, and off-site meet-ups.

Bridge is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law or company policy.