Director - Hotel Capital Markets

Position Type:

Full-time

Experience Level:

3 – 10 Years

About Bridge
Bridge is a fast-growing, AI-powered capital markets fintech with deep roots in hospitality lending. We are redefining the financing landscape by combining deep industry expertise with cutting-edge technology to streamline debt origination, structuring, and placement.

This is a pivotal moment to join our team as we are experiencing billions in financing volume, and we are now expanding our footprint. The role reports directly to our SVP of Commercial Real Estate in NYC, and we are looking for an ambitious, high-energy Hotel Capital Markets expert to join our team and execute on hotel debt transactions nationwide.

Why this job matters
If you are hungry, energetic, and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, this role offers an unparalleled runway. You will direct your own transactions, leverage a modern fintech platform, and play a defining role in scaling Bridge’s market leadership in the hospitality sector.

Key Responsibilities

Deal Origination & Execution:

Outsource, negotiate, and structure hotel financing transactions from end-to-end, maximizing efficiency while securing competitive market terms

Capital Sourcing & Placement:

Leverage and expand a deep network of hospitality capital providers—including conventional commercial banks/credit unions, debt funds, CMBS platforms, life insurance companies, and programmatic family offices.

Financing Structuring & Advisory:

Structure complex capital stacks tailored to the hospitality sector, from time sensitive acquisitions, repositioning for a brand conversion, and a ground up construction opportunity

Underwriting & Market Intelligence:

Utilize our internal underwriting procedure and collaborate with our technology team to evaluate hotel financial performance, analyze property metrics, assess sales comparables, and create institutional-grade offering memoranda.

Relationship & Portfolio Management:

Cultivate and maintain deep, long-term relationships with institutional and regional hotel owners, developers, operators, and brand networks to establish a consistent pipeline of repeat business.

Qualifications & Skills

Experience:

3 to 10 years of experience in commercial real estate capital markets, commercial mortgage brokerage, investment banking, or hospitality direct lending. A dedicated focus or significant transaction history within the hotel asset class is highly preferred.

Location:

Preferable based in New York City to work alongside our executive leadership team at HQ, but remote considered.

Track Record:

Proven success in sourcing, structuring, and closing CRE debt/equity programs (experience with transactions ranging from $5MM to $25MM+ is a strong plus).

Technical:

Strong command of hotel real estate metrics, financial modeling, hospitality cash flow dynamics, and structured finance concepts.

Mindset:

Highly energetic, entrepreneurial, and self-motivated. You possess a "hunter" mentality for deal sourcing, excellent negotiation skills, and the agility to adapt to a fast-scaling fintech platform.

What we offer

Highly competitive base salary with an aggressive, performance-driven bonus structure.

Company stock option plan, own a piece of the technology platform you are helping to build.

401(k) with company contribution.

Robust parental leave.

A collaborative, high-trust team environment featuring on-site team lunches, corporate events, and off-site meet ups.

The autonomy to drive major transactions with a direct line to executive leadership.

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