BGO
Who We Are: BGO is a leading, global real estate investment management advisor and a globally-recognized provider of real estate services. BGO serves the interests of more than 750 institutional clients with approximately $86 billion USD of assets under management (as of March 31, 2025) and expertise in the asset management of office, industrial, multi-residential, retail and hospitality property across the globe. BGO has offices in 27 cities across thirteen countries with deep, local knowledge, experience, and extensive networks in the regions where we invest in and manage real estate assets on behalf of our clients in primary, secondary and co-investment markets.
BGO is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information, please visit .
The Opportunity:
The Vice President, Commercial Mortgages will lead a team of 3 professionals contributing toward the overall mortgage origination objectives and operations for the Ontario mortgage investment office, located in Toronto.
What You’ll Do (including but not limited to):
- Mentor and develop direct reports to help them achieve their potential and foster a motivated, high performing culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and diverse perspectives
- Contribute toward setting the strategic direction of the region and execution of the annual business plan/objectives
- Accountable for making a meaningful contribution toward the overall success of the region including new business volumes, profitability, and credit performance of the portfolio
- Source, review, analyze and underwrite mortgage loan opportunities for consideration and approval (primarily term loans typically ranging from $10 million to $200 million)
- Prepare comprehensive underwriting packages and present for approval
- Ensure high quality underwriting, structuring, and risk management practices that align with appropriate policies/procedures to ultimately make sound lending decisions
- Optimize risk/return ensuring appropriate margins and profitability both at the transaction and overall portfolio level
- Manage closing of loan transactions by working with branch staff, legal counsel, and clients/brokers
- Help manage and provide reporting on the existing Ontario portfolio (currently in excess of $5 billion) and review/recommend requested amendments to existing mortgages/security
- Oversee business and market development within the region
- Maintain key relationships with existing clients and seek out new relationships to generate mortgage investment opportunities
- Maintain expert local commercial real estate knowledge
- Maintain accurate transaction records, track deal flow/progression through the transaction lifecycle, and ensure compliance with all internal/regulatory requirements for the portfolio and team
Who You Are:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience with proven ability to analyze complex commercial and multi-family residential (including CMHC Insured) lending opportunities
- Minimum 3 years’ prior leadership experience
- Demonstrates sound credit judgment and a risk management mindset in assessing and recommending potential transactions for approval
- Ability to structure transactions that strike an appropriate balance between risk, profitability, and competitiveness
- Strong understanding of mortgage security documentation and all legal aspects of commercial mortgages
- Ability to analyze and understand appraisals, environmental reports, engineering/cost consulting reports, and financial statements
- Proven account management and business development abilities with client facing experience in a highly competitive market environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Highly motivated individual that can collaborate and liaise well with other senior leaders
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft office
- Excellent research skills
- Business acumen/decision making skills
- Analyzing and problem-solving skills
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Unquestionable ethics and character
Assets:
- Extensive lending experience in Ontario
- Established network of relationships in Ontario and nationally
- Previous experience with CMHC Insured term lending
- CFA designation is an asset
- Urban Land Economics, AACI certification or real estate appraisal courses are an asset
Notes/Unique Requirements:
- Will require the use of a vehicle and require time outside the office environment for property inspections, client meetings and travel within the assigned region
- You will represent BGO to various business groups, which include: current and prospective mortgage clients, real estate/mortgage brokers, lawyers, appraisal firms, environmental consultants and engineers
- Attend real estate related conferences and seminars
At BGO, we recognize that each employee’s unique experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints strengthen our ability to create and deliver the best value to our clients, partners, and stakeholders/investors. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply to our career opportunities.
BGO is committed to equitable hiring practices, and we welcome the opportunity to discuss accommodation and ensure fairness and equity in our hiring process.
If you require accommodation, please email us at and include: Job posting number, your name and your preferred method of contact.
We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with BGO (Canada) LP, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
