Senior Associate (Underwriting & Asset Management)

Job Description

Job Title : Senior Associate (Underwriting & Asset Management)

Company : Sahara Investment Group

Location : Las Vegas, NV

Job Type : Full-Time

About Sahara Investment Group

Sahara Investment Group (“SIG”) is a direct commercial real estate lender and investor based in Las Vegas, NV, focused on flexible, fast, and creative financing solutions. We target investments across all real estate asset types in select Southwest and Mountain West markets.

SIG operates as part of an integrated platform with its sister company, CORE Advisory Partners, which provides capital markets and strategic advisory services to real estate developers, family offices, and investors. This shared structure enhances SIG’s market intelligence, sourcing capabilities, and execution resources.

We invest through a discretionary fund structure and closed our second fund in April 2024.

Position Overview

The Senior Associate plays a pivotal role in driving the investment lifecycle — from deal sourcing and underwriting through due diligence, closing, and ongoing asset management. This individual ensures excellence, strategic coordination, and disciplined execution across all functions while maintaining strong relationships with market participants, counterparties, and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Operations

• Manage and execute established sourcing workflows to ensure accuracy, consistency, and accountability across the deal pipeline.
• Conduct market and counterparty research, perform early-stage analyses, and develop actionable insights to inform investment decisions.
• Lead underwriting execution with full ownership of financial models, investment memos, and analyses that align with firm standards and investment philosophy.
• Coordinate due diligence and closing activities — managing third parties, reviewing reports, and maintaining transaction momentum through close.
• Oversee post-close asset management processes, including performance tracking, risk identification, and proactive value preservation.
• Drive cross-functional coordination among sourcing, underwriting, legal, and asset management teams to achieve firm objectives efficiently.
• Ensure compliance with firm policies, underwriting excellence standards, and established procedures at every stage of execution.

Relationships

Knowledge

Reporting

Qualifications

Why Join Sahara Investment Group?