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# Associate, Debt Finance Support  (Real Estate) at OakNorth

- **Company:** OakNorth
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $70k–$150k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/oaknorth/f1d8efcf-9755-4f23-9311-cfcb4e68b874/application

**Skills:** Financial modeling, Quantitative analysis, Credit analysis, Real estate transaction execution, Financial modeling tools

> Join OakNorth's US Debt Finance team to support real estate transaction execution, client relationship management, and deal structuring. The role involves financial modeling, credit analysis, and stakeholder liaison to drive business growth.

## Job description

## ABOUT US

At OakNorth, we're on a mission to empower ambitious businesses and the communities they serve. Since 2015, we've lent over $21 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while driving economic growth in the markets we serve.

## ABOUT THE TEAM

OakNorth is looking for a driven and ambitious Associate to join our US Team as we take our lending business across the Atlantic. This is an amazing opportunity to be at the forefront of our US expansion and directly contribute to our growth and success.

## ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Associate, you’ll work closely with senior leaders in the Debt Finance team, playing a crucial role in dealing with closing points such as liaising with internal and external stakeholders including clients, legal and credit. You’ll gain unparalleled exposure to structuring deals while building your pipeline and network with the goal of progression. This role offers the unique opportunity to independently manage client relationships, make impactful decisions, and truly own your space within the company. As you grow, so will your influence and responsibility, shaping not just deals, but the future of OakNorth in the US.

## WHAT YOU’LL DO

- Work as part of a team on the execution of real estate transactions
- Support the Debt Finance team in finding new clients and keeping an updated prospective client database
- Assist in the preparation of deal specific credit memoranda for transaction recommendations to credit committees and other relevant lines of approval
- Attend external meetings (with senior bankers) and contribute to the discussion
- Assist in building complex dynamic financial models to analyse investment opportunities (reviewing debt structures, relevant debt underwriting parameters and specific assets using financial models and a variety of quantitative analytical tools to test assumptions and sensitivities)
- Undertake fundamental research analysis using a variety of data sources; undertake company and transaction specific analysis and valuations
- Participate in third party meetings where you could potentially contribute to drive the business forward - analysing proposed budgets, capital plans and other investment recommendations

YOU’LL BE A GREAT FIT IF YOU HAVE…

- At least 2-3+ years in a similar role
- Ability to work collaboratively with all levels of staff in a rapidly changing, demanding, but ultimately rewarding environment
- Drive to achieve a common goal (lend money, help businesses)
- Possess excellent financial modelling, quantitative and analytical skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills (written as well as verbal)
- Resourceful problem solver with a focus on delivery (ability to multitask is also crucial)
- Ability to thrive in an unstructured environment where you can create your own opportunities

## WHAT WE OFFER

- 401k plan with Principal (ON match up to 4%)
- Medical Care (managed through Insperity) - employees can add their family to their plan if needed
- Dental & Vision bundle
- Insperity Health Savings Account Program - this is a tax-advantaged employee benefit which can help manage health care costs by allowing employees to set aside some of their current earnings on a pretax basis for reimbursement of qualified health care expenses during the plan year
- EAP
- 20 days Holiday
- Compensation - $100,000 - $150,000 a year

## About OakNorth

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: OakNorth is a UK-based digital bank founded by entrepreneurs, providing fast, flexible business loans and competitive savings accounts to support ambitious businesses and savers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (fully-licensed digital bank, profitable; not publicly listed)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Rishi Khosla and Joel Perlman

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Digital banking, commercial lending, retail savings
- **Target customers**: Lower mid-market businesses (entrepreneur-led, scaling fast) seeking debt financing from £1m to tens of millions; retail savers in the UK.
- **Mission**: “Banking should be barrier-free” – inspired by the founders’ own frustrations with traditional lending, OakNorth aims to back proven businesses with fast, data-driven credit decisions.

## Products & Services
- **Business Loans**: Flexible, structured debt financing from £1m to tens of millions for growth capital, acquisitions, management buyouts, and property development/investment.
- **Business Banking**: Digital account with dedicated support, seamless payments and cash management for scaling businesses.
- **Personal Savings**: FSCS-protected savings accounts (up to £120,000) with competitive interest rates, offered via a digital platform.
- **OakNorth Credit Intelligence (OCI)**: Data-driven technology platform that gives lenders a forward-looking view for agile credit decisions (used internally and sold to other institutions).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Cumulative lending of over £15.1bn since inception (2025). Annual profit of £165.2m in 2025. Total capital ratio of 18.4%.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Founded and led by Rishi Khosla & Joel Perlman; backed by a range of institutional investors (details not fully public). Over 400,000 retail savers provide deposit funding. Partnered with LSE Generate for mentorship.
- **Growth Signals**: Named **Best Bank in the UK** at The Banker’s Bank of the Year Awards 2025. Recognised by CNBC/Statista as one of the UK’s Top 250 Fintechs. Expanded lending into the US in 2023. Built a diversified business including Business Banking capability. 61,000+ jobs and 36,000+ new homes created through lending. Offices in London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham, New York (OCI), and India (Gurugram, Bengaluru, Hyderabad).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Data-driven credit underwriting**: Uses proprietary analytics (OCI) to assess future potential, not just past financials, enabling faster, more accurate lending decisions.
- **Founder-led, flat organisational structure**: Decision-making is fast, with less bureaucracy than traditional banks.
- **Disciplined profitability**: One of the few digital banks globally to be consistently profitable, with extremely low credit losses (4.5 basis points of cumulative facilities).
- **Customer obsession**: High NPS and a culture of “customer delight” rather than mere satisfaction.

## Strategic Focus
- **US expansion**: Scaling lending in the US lower mid-market where a similar structural gap exists.
- **Business Banking rollout**: Building a full business banking capability beyond loans to deepen customer relationships.
- **Technology and data**: Continuing to invest in the OakNorth Credit Intelligence platform and automation.
- **ESG and community**: Net zero target by 2045; 1+1% initiative (1% of profits and 1% of employee time to charity).
- **Talent and culture**: Expanding teams across UK, US, and India while maintaining a founder-led, high-autonomy culture.

## Why Work Here
- **Equity**: Employees receive equity in the business, sharing in growth.
- **Flat structure**: Opportunity to interact with senior leaders and have real impact regardless of tenure.
- **Autonomy**: Personal goal-setting with manager support; freedom to take on projects of interest.
- **Mission-driven**: Directly contribute to creating jobs, homes, and supporting ambitious entrepreneurs.
- **Culture**: Values include “Say it how it is” (honest communication), “10x” (set ambitious goals), “One team”, and “Momentum”.
- **Hybrid/Office**: Multiple office locations across UK (London, Manchester, Leeds, Bristol, Newcastle, Birmingham) plus New York and India. Specific remote policies not detailed but likely hybrid for most roles.
- **Recognition**: Work for a bank that has won “Best Bank in the UK” and is seen as a top fintech employer.

## Sources
1. [OakNorth.co.uk – Home](https://oaknorth.co.uk/)
2. [OakNorth.co.uk – About/Our Story](https://oaknorth.co.uk/about/)
3. [OakNorth.co.uk – Careers](https://oaknorth.co.uk/about/careers/)
4. [OakNorth.co.uk – Annual Report 2025 (PDF)](https://oaknorth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Annual_Report_2025.pdf)
5. [OakNorth.co.uk – Jobs](https://oaknorth.co.uk/jobs/)

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