Senior CRE Credit Originator (Westcoast)

Leon Capital Group; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Leon Capital Group is seeking a senior-level Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Credit Originator to join its team in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will have 10–20+ years of experience and demonstrate proficiency in originating credit across various asset classes including industrial and retail.

This role requires immediate contribution with responsibilities such as sourcing, structuring, and closing institutional transactions, leveraging existing relationships within the industry. Join a collaborative environment that supports entrepreneurial initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10–20+ years of commercial real estate credit origination experience with a history of closed transactions.
• High-performing CRE credit originator with experience across multiple asset classes.
• Ability to operate autonomously with high accountability and minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Originate commercial real estate credit transactions across a diversified set of asset classes.
• Source opportunities through established relationships with industry participants.
• Structure and execute a range of CRE credit solutions end-to-end.

Skills

Commercial Real Estate Credit Origination

Credit Analysis

Relationship Management

Structured Finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Leon Financial, LLC is seeking a senior-level Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Credit Originator to join its growing real estate credit platform. This role is designed for a proven, fully formed credit originator with the ability to independently source, structure, and close institutional real estate credit transactions across multiple asset classes.

Leon Financial operates a diversified real estate credit platform, with active focus areas that include industrial, multifamily, healthcare, retail, and self-storage. The successful candidate will be a strong CRE credit generalist — someone with depth in certain asset classes and the judgment and flexibility to execute across others as capital allocation and deal flow evolve.

This is not a training or ramp-up role. The expectation is immediate contribution and consistent production.

Key Responsibilities:

Originate commercial real estate credit transactions across a diversified set of asset classes, including:

• Industrial and logistics
• Retail
• Self-storage

Source opportunities through established relationships with:

• Sponsors and operators
• Developers and owners
• Brokers and capital markets intermediaries

Structure and execute a range of CRE credit solutions, including:

• Senior secured loans
• Preferred equity
• Transitional and structured credit investments
• Recapitalizations and complex capital stacks
• Own transactions end-to-end, from initial sourcing and structuring through underwriting, credit approval, and closing, in close partnership with internal investment, legal, and asset management teams.
• Maintain a consistent pipeline of institutional-quality opportunities aligned with Leon Financial’s risk-adjusted return objectives.
• Represent Leon Financial, LLC in the market with sponsors, intermediaries, and industry participants.

Qualifications:

• 10–20+ years of commercial real estate credit origination experience with a verifiable history of closed transactions.
• Demonstrated track record as a high-performing CRE credit originator, not an emerging producer.
• Experience originating credit across multiple CRE asset classes, with depth in one or more of Leon Financial’s core focus areas.

Background originating credit at one or more of the following:

• Institutional or specialty CRE lenders
• Strong credit judgment and comfort with underwriting transactions across different property types and market cycles.
• Proven ability to operate autonomously with high accountability and minimal oversight.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

What This Role Is Not:

• Not a junior or mid-career origination role
• Not a development or brokerage position
• Not suitable for candidates still building an origination book

Why Leon Financial, LLC:

Leon Financial, LLC is a diversified real estate credit platform operating across multiple commercial real estate strategies. The firm partners with experienced sponsors and operators to originate and structure thoughtful, risk-adjusted credit solutions across the capital stack.

Leon Financial, LLC offers senior credit originators the opportunity to operate within a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment while leveraging the flexibility, scale, and support of a broader investment platform.