Sr. Associate, Insurance and Lender Risk Management

Overview

Who We Are

Revantage, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, is a global provider of corporate services.

With a corporate purpose of ‘In Pursuit of Better,’ Revantage delivers value-added services and world-class talent for Blackstone Real Estate portfolio companies, spanning diverse asset classes, including residential, logistics, office, hospitality and retail sectors. Headquartered in Chicago, the company’s footprint extends across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

Rooted in a commitment to collaboration and inclusivity, Revantage goes beyond traditional corporate services and acts as a trusted partner. Across offerings that include finance, technology, human resources and operations, Revantage proactively anticipates stakeholder needs, recruits exceptional talent and enables its business partners to thrive.

What We Value: Our Culture

Our people are our most important asset, enabling Blackstone portfolio companies and investments to scale and thrive. Together, we foster a workplace where everyone can be themselves, enabling them to do their best work.​

At Revantage, we have exceptional people who live our values and help us pursue better every day. We offer dynamic and meaningful work, competitive compensation, benefits and flexibility. We listen and take action to ensure our organization evolves to reflect our employees’ voices and support an inclusive culture.

Our demonstrated commitment to our people and collaborative culture have earned us numerous awards as a top employer.

Our culture is built on our shared core values and commitment to be:

• Learners – We learn from our challenges and successes
• Leaders – We commit to continuous improvement
• Enthusiasts – We face challenges with optimism and believe anything is possible
• Achievers – We expect high standards for ourselves and enable the success of our teams
• Partners – We deliver value and positive impact to our partners

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Grow your career with us. As a member of our team, you'll gain hands-on experience in the real estate industry and benefit from a supportive environment that fosters personal and professional growth.

How You Add Value:

Responsible for managing the insurance reviews for all assets within the Blackstone portfolio by working with lenders (and their representatives) providing the complex financing.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manages pre-closing insurance requirements of all commercial real estate transactions by liaising with lenders, consultants and brokers on new loan originations on behalf of Blackstone.

• Responsible for negotiating insurance requirements based on deal type, loan execution, property geography and lender standards.

• Analyzes proposed insurance requirements against the coverage in place to then identify and communicate coverage gaps, if any, to appropriate parties for resolution.

• Requests exception waivers, as appropriate.

• Liaises with lenders, consultants, counsel and brokers pre-closing to ensure that all requirements are met prior to or at closing so the requested loans can be issued accordingly.

• Liaises with Capital Markets and Deal teams to explain and mitigate potential risk exposures by proposing customized solutions, if/as necessary.

• Works with our brokers (across the various lines of coverage) to ensure documentation requirements are being met so lender(s) can approve the proposed coverage.

• Educates Blackstone & their Portfolio Companies in risk management, risk transfer, market issues, and relevant trends.

• Serves as a trusted business advisor on all pertinent insurance issues.

• Responsible for deal flow management and tracking, inc. execution type, locations, Portfolio Companies, rating agencies, closing dates and approvals and/or issues.

• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of experience

• 5+ years of relevant Property & Casualty insurance experience, and/or Lender consulting

• Financing or commercial transaction management experience preferred

• Commercial real estate experience a plus

• Environmental liability insurance knowledge is a plus

Required:

• MUST HAVE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE EXPERIENCE

Skills:

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent customer service skills,