TrueRate is a full-service commercial real estate transaction advisory firm anchored in capital markets and investment sales transaction facilitation and market-making. TrueRate currently employs over 20 team members and was funded and developed by the founders of one of the nation’s fastest growing multifamily owner-operators over the past 5 years with AUM of $1b+.

TrueRate was created to deliver a dynamic, data-driven platform to facilitate transparent, reliable CRE transaction velocity focused on optimal outcomes for its clients in a competitive market setting. The company’s primary focus is saving our clients time and maximizing CRE outcomes through streamlined processes and transparent, objective market-making. In delivering upon this value proposition, we believe that we can capture significant and rapidly growing market share in an array of significant adjacent PropTech TAMs.

TrueRate is seeking an experienced Chief Executive Officer to provide strategic, fiscal, and operational leadership. The right candidate will be both a strategic visionary and cultural leader of the company. This person must be ready to provide inspired leadership, establish a strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders, and set a clear roadmap for company strategy. This person must also have established experience working with OKRs and KPIs. The CEO role will have a direct and significant impact on TrueRate’s revenue growth, scale, and growth capital raising. 

This position will be based in the company’s New York City office and will require periodic domestic travel.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL:

• Be a passionate, decisive and charismatic leader, comfortable with being the outbound face of the organization. 
• Have prior experience recruiting, managing, and developing diverse teams in office and remote settings 
• Possess a deep financial background with ability to manage profitability and operations of the company’s business segments
• Have a strong understanding of commercial real estate transactions, particularly with respect to capital markets transactions. 
• Relentlessly pursue excellence with a process-focused and results-driven approach
• Lead by being a team player. This means taking a people first approach to team building with an emphasis on integrity and a can-do attitude. 
• Be positive and open to feedback; will listen to and consider alternatives. 
• Understand how technology is impacting the advisory industry and is a leader in speaking to about technology in the CRE sector.
• Understand how debt and equity placement works in CRE sector and will preferably have access to high-level relationships with debt and equity counterparties nationally

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: 

• Act as the primary spokesperson and public face of the company, including: conferences, panels and investor meetings
• Set and guide high level, top-down strategic initiatives
• Lead capital procurement efforts through growth capital funding rounds
• Nurture the company’s culture and vision
• Assist with recruitment of senior level employees
• Oversee the company’s fiscal activity, including budgeting, reporting and auditing
• Interface with the board of directors and external stakeholders
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the company, including setting KPIs and OKRs for various sub-verticals and teams
• Evaluate staff performance, set and review business objectives and staff goals
• Assess and mitigate risks to the company

REQUIREMENTS:

• 5+ years in commercial real estate, fintech, or financial services 
• Experience managing P&Ls and proven success in enabling rapid revenue growth
• Superior leadership skills with proven competence in setting and executing metric-driven accountability
• Experience with seed and venture funding processes
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and modeling skills with the ability to distill data into actionable results
• Must be able to travel overnight and attend meetings and conferences
• Bachelor’s degree in business or equivalent required
• MBA or JD is preferred