Employer: DWS Group

Title: Asset-Based Finance (ABF) Sourcing/Origination Lead

Location: London

Job Code: #LI-MB1 #LI-02

About DWS:

Today, markets face a whole new set of pressures – but also a whole lot of opportunity too. Opportunity to innovate differently. Opportunity to invest responsibly. And opportunity to make change.

Join us at DWS, and you can be part of an industry-leading firm with a global presence. You can lead ambitious opportunities and shape the future of investing. You can support our clients, local communities, and the environment.

We’re looking for creative thinkers and innovators to join us as the world continues to transform. As whole markets change, one thing remains clear; our people always work together to capture the opportunities of tomorrow.

As investors on behalf of our clients, it is our role to find investment solutions. Ensuring the best possible foundation for our clients’ financial future. And in return, we’ll give you the support and platform to develop new skills, make an impact and work alongside some of the industry’s greatest thought leaders. This is your chance to achieve your goals and lead an extraordinary career.

Read more about DWS and who we are here.

Team / division overview

The DWS Alternatives business is a diversified set of business activities with approximately EUR 115bn in assets under management in strategies including Private Real Estate, Private Infrastructure, Private Credit, Liquid Real Assets (Real Estate/Infrastructure and Commodity Securities) and Sustainable Investments. The global team invests on behalf of a global client base that includes governments, corporations, institutional investors, and a growing UNHW investor group.

Private Credit is a key growth pillar of the EUR 115bn DWS Alternatives franchise. The Private Credit platform aims to build diversified portfolios across asset-based finance, direct lending, and structured credit to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns with a focus on capital preservation to a broad spectrum of investors including governments, corporations, insurance companies and private clients.

Your responsibilities

With a focus on Sourcing/Origination across Southern Europe you will be responsible for:

• Source and originate high‑quality Asset-Based Finance (ABF) opportunities through deep market coverage, proactive outreach, and trusted relationships with sponsors, advisors, and corporate borrowers across Southern Europe with a focus on Spain, Portugal and Italy.

• Lead end‑to‑end transaction execution, including structuring, pricing, term‑sheet negotiation, and coordination of internal investment committees.

• Conducting detailed financial analysis of cash flows, financial statements, and data tapes, to assess the credit quality of potential transactions.

• Oversee due diligence and underwriting by guiding cross‑functional teams (legal, risk, operations) and ensuring investment theses are robust, data‑driven, and aligned with portfolio strategy.

• Drive strategic portfolio growth by identifying thematic opportunities, evaluating competitive dynamics, and partnering with senior leadership to shape platform expansion.

• Working with partners across DWS, including Product and Corporate Functions to design and manufacture products that meet the demands of clients across multiple channels.

• Playing a lead role to drive fundraising strategies through partnerships with the relevant client coverage teams.

• Evaluating industry trends, market conditions, and underlying collateral risk.

We are looking for:

• Proven experience of originating and evaluating ABF opportunities covering asset classes and collateral types such as consumer finance, commercial finance and hard-assets, with a focus across the Southern Europe region.

• Experience of working collaboratively across different business units to execute against agreed targets and ensure that offerings are best suited to clients across multiple channels.

• Experience of managing relationships with a complex client base, to help retention of existing and growth of new clients.

• Experience of effectively managing risk controls within an investments environment, with sound experience around the fiduciary duty of care and diligence.

• Educated to degree level in a Finance related discipline from an accredited college or university (or equivalent) or an acceptable level of industry experience.

• Business fluency in an additional European language including Spanish, Portuguese or Italian would be beneficial.

What we’ll offer you:

At DWS we’re serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves and it’s important to us that you enjoy coming to work - feeling healthy, happy and rewarded. At DWS you’ll have access to a range of benefits including, but not limited, to the below:

• A hybrid working model, allowing for in-office / work from home flexibility, comprehensive leave policy, personal and volunteer days

• Competitive compensation packages including health and wellbeing benefits

• Access to best-in-class trainings, in role development and career progression opportunities

If you require any adjustments or changes to be made to the interview process for any reason including, or related to a disability or long-term health condition, then please contact your recruiter and let them know what assistance you may need. Examples of adjustments include providing a change to the format of the interview or providing assistance when at the DWS office. This will not affect your application and our recruitment team will discuss options with you

Our values define the working environment we strive to create – diverse, supportive and welcoming of different views. We embrace a culture reflecting a variety of perspectives, insights and backgrounds to drive innovation. We build talented and diverse teams to drive business results and encourage our people to develop to their full potential. Talk to us about flexible work arrangements and other initiatives we offer.

We promote good working relationships and encourage high standards of conduct and work performance. We welcome applications from talented people from all cultures, countries, races, genders, sexual orientations, disabilities, beliefs and generations and are committed to providing a working environment free from harassment, discrimination and retaliation.

We at DWS are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, one that embraces dialogue and diverse views, and treats everyone fairly to drive a high-performance culture. The value we create for our clients and investors is based on our ability to bring together various perspectives from all over the world and from different backgrounds. It is our experience that teams perform better and deliver improved outcomes when they are able to incorporate a wide range of perspectives. We call this #ConnectingTheDots.