Vice President, Real Estate Finance, Investment Banking

Job Overview

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Company: Standard Bank of South Africa

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

Job Type: Full-time

Job Ref ID: 80382658A-0001

Date Posted: 6/8/2026

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To manage assigned Real Estate Finance Solutions (REF) across the deal lifecycle, ensuring clients needs are met and individual financial KPI's are achieved. Essential Functions include the following :

Lead deal negotiations for vanilla and structured Debt Solutions. Coordinate internal and external stakeholders to complete all contracting requirements, deal commercial terms and closing processes to drive the realization of commercial targets, maximizing shareholder returns and growing IB revenue.

Conduct research and provide key insights for team members to utilize when setting criteria and defining the client segment in support of identifying and implementing continuous improvement and development initiatives.

Manage delivery against allocated deal revenue targets. Measure, monitor and report on financial performance for assigned portfolio of deals versus the budget.

Own and lead the conceptual design of REF financial models (e.g. valuations, financial, transactional) ensuring updates and adjustments are made, and test reliability and validity to effectively structure vanilla and structured Debt Solutions. Finalize supporting documentation (e.g. offering memorandums, engagement letters, term sheets, pricing supplements and legal

agreements) to ensure solutions are aligned to the clients' needs and CIB commercial, risk and regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

Post Graduate Degree in Business Commerce, Finance or Accounting

5-7 years experience in managing, leading and coordinating deal teams with a proven track record of delegating and prioritizing tasks through the lending valuation.

5- 7 years demonstrated experience in Commercial Property Finance

5-7 years experience partnering specialist risk areas, to align to business risk management requirements, policies and procedures. Portfolio monitoring to manage risk and exposure. Experience working with and interpreting relevant regulatory frameworks.

5-7 years understanding and knowledge of local and global Lending products to effectively develop and present innovative client solutions. Leading client engagements and Debt Solutions from cradle to grave, with relevant sector and / or country experience. Conducting financial analysis, report writing and presenting to stakeholders. Reviewing and providing oversight of all quantitative analysis. Interrogating and validating financial modelling (e.g. valuations, transactional).

Additional Information

Technical Competencies

Deal Appraisal

Deal Negotiation

Economic Research

Financial Analysis

Local Market Knowledge

Strategic Planning and Reporting

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