Associate, Capital Markets, Asset-Level Structuring & Pricing
TIAA / Nuveen · New York, United States · 5d ago
The Opportunity
This Associate role offers hands-on exposure to asset-level pricing, structuring, and syndication across NGC's C-PACE lending platform, including single-asset, single-borrower (SASB) transactions. You'll work directly with Originations deal teams on day-to-day pricing decisions while also building the pricing tools and comp databases that scale our platform's underwriting discipline. This role reports to the Associate Director of Capital Markets.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
- Analyze pricing approval requests with Originations deal teams, with a focus on timely turnaround
- Develop and maintain self-serve pricing tools for the Originations team
- Prepare cash flow models to support SASB rating processes and syndicated transaction execution
- Build and maintain a comps and pricing database drawing on CMBS, syndicated transactions and investor feedback
- Prepare due diligence FAQs on deal structure and cash flows to support syndication marketing
- Support the transition of closed syndicated deals to the Asset Management team
- Support the sizing and execution of hedging activities
- Lead or support other ad hoc Capital Markets projects as needed
Educational Requirements
- University (Degree) Preferred
Work Experience
- 2+ Years Required; 3+ Years Preferred
Career Level
6IC
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in CMBS, structured finance, credit or capital markets, ideally with direct commercial real estate exposure
- Advanced Excel modeling skills, with hands-on experience building structured finance waterfalls and cash flow analyses
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage projects and tasks independently or with limited supervision
- Ability to manage competing priorities across multiple senior stakeholders and workstreams
- Prior experience specifically with C-PACE or commercial real estate credit
- Experience with SASB or single-asset securitized transaction structures
- Experience in Bloomberg
- Experience preparing investor-facing diligence materials
Anticipated Posting End Date:
2026-09-28Base Pay Range: $99,400/yr - $119,300/yrActual base salary may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, the competitive compensation package may include, depending on the role, participation in an incentive program linked to performance (for example, annual discretionary incentive programs, non-annual sales incentive plans, or other non-annual incentive plans).
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Company Overview
Nuveen is a global investment leader, managing public and private assets for clients around the world and on behalf of TIAA, our parent company and one of the world’s largest institutional investors. We invest in the growth of businesses, real estate, infrastructure and natural capital, providing clients with the reliability, access and foresight unique to our heritage. Our prevailing perspective on the future drives our ambition to innovate and adapt our business to the changing needs of investors - all to pursue lasting performance for our clients, our communities and our global economy. Visit www.nuveen.com to learn more about us.
Our Culture of Impact
At TIAA, we're on a mission to build on our 100+ year legacy of delivering for our clients while evolving to meet tomorrow's challenges. We equip our associates with future-focused skills and AI tools that enable us to advance our mission. Together, we are fighting to ensure a more secure financial future for all and for generations to come. We are guided by our values: Champion Our People, Be Client Obsessed, Lead with Integrity, Own It, and Win As One. They influence every decision we make and how we work together to serve our clients every day. We thrive in a collaborative in-office environment where teams work across organizational boundaries with shared purpose, accelerating innovation and delivering meaningful results. Our workplace brings together TIAA and Nuveen's entrepreneurial spirit, where we work hard and work together to create lasting impact. Here, every associate can grow through meaningful learning experiences and development pathways—because when our people succeed, our impact on clients' lives grows stronger.
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