About

• Company Description
• At Octopus, we’re entrepreneurs and we’re investors, on a mission to back the people, ideas and industries that will change the world.
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• Job Description
• What’s in it for you?
• This is a chance to join a leading real estate debt team in a front-line origination role. You’ll gain direct exposure to borrowers, brokers and a variety of transactions, while working in a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment. For the right person, it offers strong career progression and the opportunity to play a key role in the growth of our platform.

The role

• We’re looking for a commercially minded and ambitious Investment Associate to help grow our Real Estate Debt business. The role is centred on origination and new business generation – building strong relationships with brokers, borrowers and advisers, identifying attractive lending opportunities, and supporting the expansion of our UK loan book.
• You’ll bring a solid understanding of real estate, together with the drive and energy needed to generate deal flow. You’ll also support senior colleagues with the assessment and execution of transactions. This is a client-facing role with exposure to business development, market engagement and a broad range of transactions across commercial, investment and living sectors.

What you’ll be doing

• Origination & New Business
• Source and develop new lending opportunities across the UK.
• Build and maintain lasting relationships with brokers, borrowers, advisers and other market contacts.
• Represent the firm at industry events, conferences and meetings to grow origination channels.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activity to spot opportunities.
• Support senior team members in meeting origination targets.
• Deal Assessment & Execution
• Review and assess new opportunities, providing input on structure and viability.
• Support the execution of transactions from first engagement through to completion.
• Prepare investment papers for Credit Committee.
• Liaise with internal teams (legal, risk, operations) to ensure smooth delivery.
• Market Insight & Collaboration
• Undertake market research to help shape origination strategy.
• Share market knowledge with the team to support pipeline development and work closely with colleagues across the investment and wider debt teams.
• Qualifications
• ✅ Experience in real estate, debt, finance or a related sector.
• ✅ Exposure to business development, origination or client relationship management.
• ✅ Strong knowledge of the UK real estate market (investment, commercial, living and development sectors).
• ✅ Working knowledge of financial modelling (preferred but not essential).
• ✅ Strong interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build relationships over the long term
• ✅RICS / CFA / CAIA qualification an advantage.
• Additional Information
• 💰 A competitive salary, bonus, pension and share incentive plan
• ✈️ Untracked holiday
• 🏡 Hybrid working – our people spend 3 days a week in the office
• ⚓ Anchor (our wellness hub) which includes Headspace, one to one coaching through Wellness Cloud, Digital GP, Shout & more
• 👪 Up to 6 months paid parental leave regardless of gender
• ❤️ Life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection
• 🏥 Private medical insurance for you and your family
• 🚗 Electric vehicle leasing
• Our Values
• At our core, we believe that how a company behaves is just as important as what it does. That’s why we chose to become an accredited B Corp (the equivalent of a Fairtrade coffee stamp but for companies) and to change our Articles of Association so that the interests all our stakeholders – employees, customers, communities, environment and shareholders – are considered in every decision we make.
• We are committed to building a workplace where diversity is valued, and inclusion is a priority. By providing equal opportunities for growth and development, we embrace and celebrate all races, genders, religions, sexual orientations, ages, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe teams achieve their best when every member feels safe, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.
• We're proud to be disability confident and are committed to supporting candidates with a disability, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, throughout the recruitment process. Applicants are welcome to opt-in to the disability confident scheme as part of our application process. If you require any adjustments to the interview process, we’ll be happy to accommodate where possible.