Real Estate Investment Associate

PGIM

Investment Associate for PGIM Real Estate managing debt investments in multifamily and commercial sectors. Collaborating with teams to facilitate loan origination and closing processes.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $130,000 - $145,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in commercial real estate lending, including loan origination, underwriting, and debt structuring. Possesses strong analytical skills and the ability to manage relationships with borrowers and internal teams effectively.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Commercial Real Estate LendingLoan OriginationUnderwritingQuantitative SkillsMS Office Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Loan StructuringDebt StructuringTransaction NegotiationDue Diligence ReviewFinancial ModelingTerm Sheet NegotiationCredit AnalysisRisk MitigationAnalytical AbilityProject Management

Soft Skills

Organizational SkillsAttention to DetailWritten CommunicationOral CommunicationInterpersonal Skills

Tools & Technologies

MS ExcelMS WordMS PowerPointPGIM Systems

Industry Keywords

Loan AuthorizationInvestment CommitteeCommercial Real EstateBorrower InteractionCredit and Portfolio Management

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assist the team’s Loan Officers in all aspects of the loan origination and closing process, including analysis and underwriting, debt structuring, pricing strategy, creating presentations to senior management for pricing and loan authorization, due diligence review, transaction negotiation and closing.
Involvement in all aspects of transactions to include initial screening, underwriting, modeling, term sheet completion/negotiation, and compiling Investment Committee/loan authorization materials.
Involvement and management of legal aspects of the loan origination/closing process.
Assisting the team’s Loan Officers with market knowledge/expertise, i.e., become well versed in the region for which the team is responsible.
Maintain responsibility for assisting the team’s analysts and associates with closing and due diligence review.
Manage training and maintain oversight for the team’s analysts and associates.
Interact with existing and prospective borrowers, intermediaries, industry peers and the legal community on deals.
Develop internal relationships with the Credit and Portfolio Management teams. As well as external relationships with prospective borrowers and intermediaries while maintaining and building enduring relationships with existing clients across the platform to help facilitate the transaction process.
Develop expertise in all PGIM systems necessary for the originations process.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree and 3 or more years of experience in commercial real estate lending.
A credit mindset and the ability to review, structure and underwrite loans to mitigate risks corresponding to the needs of PGIM’s various capital sources.
Strong quantitative skills and demonstrated analytical ability.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Outstanding written, oral communication, and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work both independently and as an integral member of a team.
Proficiency in MS Office applications, (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint) required.
Willingness to travel occasionally and attend industry events and conferences, required.
Interact professionally with internal and external parties, including originations, transactions, risk, legal, developers, investment firms, borrowers, and third‐party service providers.
Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Market competitive base salaries, with a yearly bonus potential at every level.
Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, Paid Time Off (PTO), and leave of absences, such as parental and military leave.
401(k) plan with company match (up to 4%).
Company-funded pension plan.
Wellness Programs including up to $1,600 a year for reimbursement of items purchased to support personal wellbeing needs.
Work/Life Resources to help support topics such as parenting, housing, senior care, finances, pets, legal matters, education, emotional and mental health, and career development.
Education Benefit to help finance traditional college enrollment toward obtaining an approved degree and many accredited certificate programs.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Shares can be purchased at 85% of the lower of two prices (Beginning or End of the purchase period).