Director, Debt Capital Markets

Kiavi, formerly known as LendingHome, is one of the largest lenders to real estate investors in the United States. With Kiavi’s technology platform and innovative financing solutions, real estate investors are empowered to make informed decisions, close deals faster, and realize the full potential of their real estate investment strategies.

Founded in 2013, Kiavi is committed to helping customers revitalize approximately $25 trillion worth of aged U.S. housing stock and provide move-in ready homes and rental housing for millions of Americans across the country.  We have funded $10.7billion dollars worth of loans across about 46,000+ projects, becoming one of the nation's largest bridge loan lenders. 

Combining our technology and industry expertise, Kiavi has grown to a team of over 500 and has won many awards over the years including Forbes Fintech 50, Finovate Awards: Best Digital Mortgage Platform, Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, and many more. 

• Loans Funded: $10.7+ billion in loans funded 
• Homes financed: 46,000+ projects funded for our customers across the country. 95% of projects have successful exits
• Geography: 29 states + D.C. where we lend to real estate investors so they can revitalize neighborhoods 
• Employees: Over 500 employees

This position can be based remotely in our any of our approved hiring regions. Our hybrid distributed workforce philosophy allows us to find the best talent in the country and build diverse teams, while allowing our colleagues to work from the location that works best for them. For those who prefer to work in-office, we have locations in San Francisco and Pittsburgh. We also plan to use these spaces to bring together teammates to drive creativity and innovation.

THE TEAM

The Capital Markets group is building and growing an institutional scale, technology-driven capital markets platform.

The Director of Capital Markets will support the Vice President of Capital Markets to ensure flawless operations of  capital transactions and loan sales, and building and maintaining strategic relationships with all types of institutional investors to generate new capital to support continued growth

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be a key player in overall strategy and execution for the Capital Markets Department
• Develops and executes the strategic plan for each individual investment vehicle, whether securitization or loan sales, for multiple lending product types 
• Creates and delivers investment presentations with the goal of attracting and/or retaining institutional investors
• Develop and maintain internal financial models to forecast capital needs and potential transactions
• Monitors and maintains history of market activity, conditions, and trends to generate market forecasts
• Develop tools to better understand and communicate risk concentrations and drivers of risk and capital

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years experience in-house at a finance or investment firm with progressive experience as a manager
• Successful track-record of executing capital market transactions
• Strong modeling and presentation skills
• Self-assured, leadership confidence balanced with excellent communication, humility, respect and strong ethics
• Substantive knowledge and demonstrated expertise in mortgage banking, corporate and securities; capital markets; and regulatory compliance

Benefits and Perks 

• Product Ownership: All employees think like an owner because all employees own equity in the company and play a critical role in making our business great.
• Health Insurance: Our medical, dental, and vision plans are completely free for employee-only coverage, and the company pays 80% of the total premium for dependents.
• Whole-Person Wellness: Anyone can schedule no-cost unlimited virtual therapy sessions, use a monthly subsidy for fitness facilities, and access reimbursements for fertility services.
• Carrot: The leading global fertility benefits provider, built to support employees through their lifelong fertility healthcare journey.
• Retirement Savings. Employees who participate in our “no fee” 401(k) receive an immediately-vested employer match on 100% of contributions up to 3% of compensation. 
• Career Growth: We foster an environment that encourages opportunities to use your voice, do better for our customers and each other, and support your career journey.
• Flexible Time Off: With no cap on the number of days of PTO each year, employees are encouraged to enjoy a well-rounded lifestyle with work, travel, and family.
• Paid Leaves: You’re immediately eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid leave each year to bond with a new child (mothers & fathers) and up to 8 weeks for medical or caregiver leave so you come back ready to deliver high-impact results.
• Remote-First: We win together while still being fully remote, and each employee receives a stipend for their home office setup and a monthly allowance to help with the cost of internet/phone.

Kiavi in the News:

• Forbes: The Future Of Real Estate: Fintech 50 2019 and Real Estate on a Threshold of a “Moneyball” Moment
• HousingWire:  2019 HW Tech100 Winner: LendingHome
• Pittsburgh Business Times: Voted a “2019 Best Places to Work” and won first runner-up in large company category
• Mortgage Professional America: LendingHome surpasses $5 billion in loans in five years
• Pittsburgh Business Times: San Francisco fintech aggressively expands, looks to hire in Pittsburgh
• Curbed: How Wall Street, Silicon Valley Institutionalized Home Flipping