Trainee - Real Estate Structured Finance

Kick-start your career in Real Estate Finance

Are you interested in real estate, investment banking and financial analysis? Do you want to work on complex, high-profile transactions while learning from experienced industry professionals?

We are looking for a motivated and analytical Trainee to join our Real Estate Structured Finance team in London. This is an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a Front Office environment, working on the origination, structuring, execution and monitoring of commercial real estate financing transactions.

From day one, you will be involved in live deals, supporting senior team members across a broad range of property sectors including offices, logistics, retail, hotels, residential portfolios and alternative real estate assets.

What you'll do

As a member of the team, you will support the full transaction lifecycle, including:

• Analysing new financing opportunities and assessing transaction risks and merits.
• Building and reviewing financial models to evaluate real estate investments and financing structures.
• Conducting property, market and sponsor analysis.
• Preparing credit papers, investment memoranda and transaction presentations.
• Monitoring an existing portfolio of real estate loans and financing transactions.
• Undertaking market research and keeping abreast of trends across the UK and European real estate sectors.
• Supporting transaction execution, including reviewing due diligence, valuation reports and legal documentation.
• Working alongside clients, investors, lawyers, valuers and other market participants.

What we're looking for

We're interested in curious, motivated individuals with a genuine interest in finance and real estate.

You may be:

• A graduate.
• Completing a postgraduate qualification.
• Looking to build a career in investment banking, structured finance, real estate finance or credit.

Essential skills

• Strong analytical and numerical ability.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• A proactive and collaborative approach to work.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under deadlines.

Desirable

• A degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Business, Mathematics, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Previous internship or work experience in banking, finance, real estate or investment analysis.
• Exposure to financial modelling or valuation analysis.

What you'll learn

This role offers a unique opportunity to develop:

• Commercial real estate market knowledge.
• Credit and risk assessment expertise.
• Advanced financial modelling skills.
• Transaction structuring and execution experience.
• Client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
• An understanding of how major real estate financing transactions are originated, negotiated and completed.

You will work closely with experienced professionals and gain exposure to institutional investors, private equity firms, pension funds, real estate companies and other leading participants in the real estate market.

Why join us?

• Front Office transaction exposure from the outset.
• Opportunity to work on high-profile and complex financing transactions.
• Structured learning and development.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Strong platform for building a long-term career in real estate finance, investment banking or credit.

If you are intellectually curious, commercially minded and eager to build a career in real estate finance, we'd love to hear from you.

People join for the impact they can have on us. They stay for the impact we have on them. A flatter structure offers visibility and exposure beyond that of our competitors, so you know our names, and we know yours. It's personable, human, and inspires success through passion. By encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas, we have adapted to market changes and thrived through innovation. Bringing words like “hard work” and “dedication” together with “community” and “respect” has enabled us to work collaboratively and build our future together. We call this Team Spirit and it's what makes us different. It's what makes you different.

If you feel you have the required experience and qualifications, then please apply to the SG Resourcing Team, and we will manage your application. At Société Générale, we believe our people are our strength and are core to the success of our business. As such, we search for, recruit and appoint the best available person on the basis of aptitude and ability, regardless of sex, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, pregnancy, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief or gender identity.