Sr. Analyst, Operations Strategy

About University Partners

University Partners is a leading owner and operator of Student Housing Communities across the United States. University Partners owns or operates approximately $4bn of student housing assets, comprising 28,000 beds across 32 universities. University Partners is a vertically integrated platform formed by its senior management team, with over 60 years of collective experience in the student housing sector, and KKR & Co, Inc., a global private equity investment firm with over $500bn in assets under management.

The combination of the KKR investment firm’s substantial committed capital, having invested approximately $1bn in equity capital and acquired $2.5bn of assets to-date, and the management

team’s strong track record and experience uniquely positions University Partners to continue to grow and scale in the student housing sector. University Partners also operates and manages assets on behalf of other large blue-chip institutional clients, further enhancing its scale and reach in the sector.

University Partners has an amazing core team of student housing veterans who have worked closely together for twenty years. That's 20 years of learning, leading and finding innovative solutions for acquisition and management of student housing communities. They are a team that is fiercely loyal to each other, to their partners, to their investors and to the students and families that they ultimately serve.

University Partners takes a disciplined approach to market and asset selection using market data and experience to develop conviction in the universities in which it invests. The Company also leverages longstanding industry relationships to create investment activity, and leverages strong operational and asset management capabilities to drive operational outperformance and differentiated outcomes for its portfolio. University Partners is closely integrated with, and works closely, with KKR to develop acquisition strategy, evaluate new investment opportunities and optimize the performance of the portfolio.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Implement revenue optimization strategies through dynamic pricing models, market research, and performance analysis across a growing student housing portfolio.
• Develop and maintain asset‑ and portfolio‑level financial models
• Build scenario and sensitivity analyses to support budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision‑making across market, operational, and capital assumptions.
• Translate unstructured data into modeled assumptions and decision‑ready insights.
• Track, analyze, and interpret data using internal performance KPIs and public data sources including College House, Axiometrics, CoStar, and other proprietary surveys
• Maintain and update UP’s internal database and revenue model (e.g. pre-leasing, competitive PBSH and multifamily rents, market supply and demand, and more
• Distribute daily, weekly, and monthly operational reporting across revenue, staffing, maintenance, and reputation metrics, ensuring data accuracy and timely insights to support operational performance
• Manage floorplan level pricing recommendations to ensure alignment with market conditions, asset specific leasing velocity, and portfolio revenue targets
• Collaborate with Operations, Asset Management, and Systems teams to deliver data-driven insights supporting strategic and operational decision making
• Assist in developing annual property budget components in collaboration with Operations and Asset Management
• Prepare detailed reports and present findings to University Partners Leadership, KKR, 3rd Party Management Clients and other joint venture and development partners
• Periodic travel required to conduct asset and market tours, and tour assets in the Company’s Portfolio

The Company may revise this job description from time to time as business needs require. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all the functions of the job, nor is to limit the Company right to assign other functions to an employee in this position.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited 4-yr college or university
• 3-4+ years of related experience in commercial real estate market research, investments, asset management or data analysis (student housing or multifamily preferred but not required)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with VP and C-level executives.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including Asset Management and Property Operations
• Prior experience in pricing analysis, revenue management, or a related field is highly desirable
• Ability to demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office software with advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Advanced Excel skills required for market research analysis
• Experience with BI tools strongly preferred. (DOMO, Power BI, etc.)

We are also seeking a candidate that:

• Possess strong interpersonal skills commensurate with level of experience
• A desire to learn. confidence to ask questions in order to perform tasks
• Have strong analytical abilities and are data-driven
• Can think critically and analyze large amounts of information, and discern market and industry trends
• Is a hard worker and self-starter who can successfully manage multiple workstreams within a tight time schedule
• Demonstrate strong initiative and ability to work independently
• Ability to leverage technology to perform all job functions at the highest level

Why Join University Partners?
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing, highly respected organization at the forefront of the student housing industry. If you are analytical, driven, collaborative, and excited about using data to influence strategy and performance, we encourage you to apply. Join University Partners and be part of a team that is shaping the future of student housing.