Senior Commercial Real Estate Recovery Manager

Platinum Pacific Partners is partnering with an established but continuously fast-growing private credit platform that is seeking to fill a newly created role.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a senior workout and recovery position within an entrepreneurial and well-capitalised non-bank lender with a substantial national real estate loan book. The business has built a strong reputation in property-backed private credit and is continuing to scale, creating genuine long-term career upside for the right person.

The opportunity

Reporting to senior leadership, you will take ownership of a portfolio of non-performing, impaired and high-risk commercial real estate exposures and lead recovery outcomes across a diverse range of assets.

This is a highly visible role suited to someone who enjoys complex problem solving, commercial decision-making and working through bespoke situations in a fast-moving environment.

Key responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of impaired, non-performing and higher-risk CRE loans
• Develop and execute tailored recovery, restructuring and workout strategies
• Assess and recommend recovery pathways including refinance, asset sale, enforcement and exit strategies
• Work closely with internal credit, legal and investment stakeholders
• Manage external advisers including lawyers, valuers, insolvency practitioners and receivers
• Prepare concise reporting and recommendations for senior leadership
• Contribute to recovery frameworks, governance and process improvement
• Support the business in identifying emerging credit issues across the broader portfolio

Ideal background

We are interested in candidates with proven experience in one or more of the following environments:

• Bank workout / restructuring / lending services / recovery teams
• Non-bank or private credit lenders with distressed loan exposure
• Insolvency / restructuring advisory
• Real estate restructuring or special situations advisory
• Legal backgrounds with strong secured lending / recovery exposure
• Selected asset management or construction-led profiles with direct distressed asset experience

Career Progression

With strong internal visibility and direct exposure to senior decision-makers, this is an excellent opportunity for someone who is wanting stable and long-term opportunities to grow within a business and shape outcomes in a commercially driven environment.

If you would like to hear more, please reach out for a confidential discussion at ***email_hidden***