Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Bank (CB) addresses the needs of corporate clients, financial institutions, investors and issuers in three segments: Corporate Treasury Services, Institutional Client Services and Business Banking. The Corporate Bank is a market leader in cash management, lending, trade finance, trust and agency services, securities services and risk management for FX and Rates.
The CB Commercial Real Estate (CRE) team originates, and structures mainly senior mortgage secured loans for high quality assets in Europe and North America. The team maintains long term relationships with all major institutional European Core/ Core+ real estate investors. Next to this, CB CRE acts in close cooperation with the remaining CB Lending teams to source corporate-led real estate transactions.
The current opportunity for a Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate Bank Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Lending, is located in Frankfurt and part of the Corporate Bank’s Lending Leadership team.

Your key responsibilities

• You are responsible for generating, advising and executing complex and attractive financing solutions within the CRE space for our existing clients; at the same time you continuously source new transactions/ client relationships
• You manage the CB CRE Origination teams across three different locations (Frankfurt, Bonn, Amsterdam). You lead the team to motivate, empower and align all team members and business activities to work towards reaching our joint DB objectives
• You are in charge of managing the CB CRE portfolio (double digit billion book) in light of risk and regulatory requirements in order to achieve P+L targets; in your capacity as Head of CB CRE you will exercise the front office loan approval authority
• You ensure close cooperation with all relevant inhouse business stakeholders such as Credit Risk Management, loan transaction management as well as external stakeholders such as legal counsel, banks’ syndication desks and asset managers to maintain a high level of customer service and continuously strive to meet client objectives and responsibly grow a high-quality CRE business and balance sheet portfolio

Your skills and experiences

• Strong network of contacts in the CRE industry including key decision makers at potential borrowers (e.g., major financial sponsors, institutional borrowers) as well as syndication desks of other European financial institutions
• Extensive lending and financing knowledge and experience in the German/ European CRE space throughout the credit lifecycle
• Risk and regulatory know-how also fit for a large international regulated banking environment
• Innovative, solutions-oriented leader with a strong sense for business opportunities, stakeholder management as well as impressive communication skills in German and English
• Finance or business master’s degree from an internationally renowned university

What we offer

We provide you with a comprehensive portfolio of benefits and offerings to support both, your private and professional needs.

• Emotionally and mentally balancedA positive mind helps us master the challenges of everyday life – both professionally and privately. We offer consultation in difficult life situations as well as mental health awareness trainings.
• Physically thrivingWe support you in staying physically fit through an offering to maintain personal health and a professional environment. You can benefit from health check-ups; vaccination drives as well as advice on healthy living and nutrition.
• Socially connectedNetworking opens up new perspectives, helps us thrive professionally and personally as well as strengthens our self-confidence and well-being. You can benefit from PME family service, FitnessCenter Job, flexible working (e.g parttime, hybrid working, job tandem) as well as an extensive culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Financially secureWe provide you with financial security not only during your active career but also for the future. You can benefit from offerings such as pension plans, banking services, company bicycle or “Deutschlandticket”.

Since our offerings slightly vary across locations, please contact your recruiter with specific questions.
This job is available in full and parttime.
In case of any recruitment related questions, please get in touch with Stephanie Fritsch.
Contact Stephanie Fritsch: +49 (69) 9101 - 4005
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• You are responsible for generating, advising and executing complex and attractive financing solutions within the CRE space for our existing clients; at the same time you continuously source new transactions/ client relationships
• You manage the CB CRE Origination teams across three different locations (Frankfurt, Bonn, Amsterdam). You lead the team to motivate, empower and align all team members and business activities to work towards reaching our joint DB objectives
• You are in charge of managing the CB CRE portfolio (double digit billion book) in light of risk and regulatory requirements in order to achieve P+L targets; in your capacity as Head of CB CRE you will exercise the front office loan approval authority
• You ensure close cooperation with all relevant inhouse business stakeholders such as Credit Risk Management, loan transaction management as well as external stakeholders such as legal counsel, banks’ syndication desks and asset managers to maintain a high level of customer service and continuously strive to meet client objectives and responsibly grow a high-quality CRE business and balance sheet portfoli