Vice President of Business Applications opportunity at an established and growing investment company
headquartered in Los Angeles. The VP, Business Applications (Debt & Equity) will be responsible for
overseeing and managing the systems, data sources, and applications utilized by the Portfolio Management,
Asset Management, and Originations teams. This role requires close collaboration with investment
professionals and various stakeholders across the firm to support and enhance the end-to-end operational
workflow of debt and equity deals. Additionally, the role involves working with cross-functional teams to
streamline data from both internal and third-party sources, ensuring data quality and reliability.
This role will work closely with internal IT leadership, representatives from originations, portfolio management,
and asset management teams, as well as external vendors, to develop and execute the company’s technology
roadmap. This position provides management with analysis and recommendations to improve and expand
applications, system integration, and application performance in support of the company’s strategic business
and technology plans. The ideal candidate will have experience and passion for data and asset reporting
solutions across multiple departments.
VP of Business Applications Responsibilities include:
- Develop and execute a comprehensive business application strategy for portfolio operations.
- Oversee the administration and optimization of equity and debt asset management and portfolio management applications.
- Standardize and systemize the operational models for debt and equity deals.
- Streamline data from internal and third-party sources, including servicers, borrowers, and sponsors.
- Spearheading cross-functional initiatives relating to the deal workflow
- Provide ongoing support to business teams to ensure the maintenance of data quality and reliability
- Lead cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement technology solutions that enhance operational efficiency and decision-making.
- Oversee the management of the application portfolio, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of the business and adheres to industry best practices.
- Identify, engage, and manage outside partners/vendors to provide services in support of operations of systems and technology services, for projects for technology initiatives, and in support of business processes
- Supervises a team of business analysts who support implementations and solutions for the business line.
A Qualified VP of Business Applications will have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field is highly preferred.
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in a leadership role within business applications or technology management, preferably in the real estate or financial services industry.
- Advanced knowledge of managing relational databases (SQL or similar), data governance strategies, and data integration technologies (ETL, SOAP/REST API, etc.)
- Strong knowledge of debt asset management applications, including but not limited to Backshop, RealINSIGHT, Preview, Chatham, REBA, Dealpath, and Argus.
- Proven track record in managing business applications within the real estate sector, particularly for originations, asset management, and portfolio management teams.
- Proven track record of successfully implementing technology solutions in support of business objectives.
- Passion for optimizing processes within the organization.
