Asset-Based Finance (ABF) Sourcing/Origination Lead in London

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.

Your responsibilities as part of the ABF Investments team will include:

• 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 Europe.
• Lead end‑to‑end transaction execution, including structuring, pricing, term‑sheet negotiation, and coordination of internal investment committees.
• Conduct 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.
• Work with partners across DWS, including Product and Corporate Functions to design and manufacture products that meet the demands of clients across multiple channels.
• Play a lead role to drive fundraising strategies through partnerships with the relevant client coverage teams.
• Evaluate 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.
• 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 would be an advantage.

What we’ll offer you: At DWS we’re serious about diversity, equity and creating an inclusive culture where colleagues can be themselves. At DWS you’ll have access to a range of benefits including:

• 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.

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.

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.