Associate - Real Estate Investments

Job Description

Job Description

Associate - Real Estate Investments

A leading vertically integrated real estate investment and development firm is seeking a highly motivated Associate to join its Investments team. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with senior professionals in sourcing, underwriting, and executing real estate investments across various asset classes and markets.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting the identification and evaluation of new real estate investment opportunities.
• Leading financial underwriting and due diligence processes for potential acquisitions.
• Preparing detailed investment memoranda and participating in Investment Committee presentations.
• Building and maintaining complex financial models to evaluate investment returns and capital structures.
• Conducting in-depth market research to support investment theses and identify trends.
• Coordinating with legal, financing, and third-party consultants to facilitate transaction closings.
• Tracking and managing the deal pipeline, including updates on status, milestones, and investment metrics.
• Providing strategic recommendations on acquisition pricing, structuring, and risk assessment.

Qualifications:

• 2-4 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, investment banking, private equity, or a related field.
• Bachelor's degree in finance, real estate, economics, or a related discipline.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling; experience with Argus is preferred.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with a deep understanding of real estate valuation metrics (e.g., IRR, equity multiple, DCF, NOI).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Willingness to travel for property tours, market research, and due diligence.

Company Description

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.

By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.

We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.

From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.

Company Description

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.\r\n\r\nBy breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.\r\n\r\nWe work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.\r\n\r\nFrom our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.