Sale Leaseback Vice President

Count on us. Our \"we-care\" culture is more than just a motto; it's a promise. From day one, we prioritize your growth, well-being, and success. You can count on us to support your career journey and help you achieve your professional goals. Join us. Bring your relationships, hustle, and transaction expertise to a platform built for growth. Plante Moran Realpoint is looking for a proven Sale Leaseback Originator who can create opportunities, build trusted partnerships, and turn conversations into closed deals. The ideal candidate will have proven ability to build a strong pipeline of corporate, private equity, intermediary, and capital-source relationships. Primary Responsibilities Originate sale leaseback opportunities with corporations, owner-operators, private equity sponsors, and other capital decision-makers. Build and manage a disciplined pipeline of qualified prospects, active opportunities, referrals, and repeat client relationships. Develop referral relationships with investment bankers, commercial real estate brokers, lenders, attorneys, accountants, private equity professionals, and other transaction influencers. Identify situations where a sale leaseback can unlock capital, support growth, improve liquidity, or optimize a company’s balance sheet. Lead early-stage client conversations, assess transaction viability, communicate value clearly, and create urgency. Coordinate with underwriting, capital markets, legal, and execution teams to move opportunities from initial outreach through closing. Maintain relationships with institutional buyers, net lease investors, REITs, family offices, and other active capital sources. Represent the firm at conferences, industry events, and targeted business development meetings. Track market activity, buyer appetite, pricing trends, and competitive dynamics to support origination strategy. Meet or exceed origination, pipeline development, and closed transaction goals. Required Qualifications Five or more years of successful sale leaseback transaction experience. Ten or more years of commercial real estate experience, preferably including net lease, corporate real estate, capital markets, investment sales, or structured real estate finance. Proven track record of originating, negotiating, and closing transactions. Established network of corporate decision-makers, private equity contacts, intermediaries, and institutional capital sources. Strong understanding of sale leaseback structures, lease economics, tenant credit, valuation, due diligence, and execution. Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. Self-starter with the discipline and persistence to convert prospects into closed transactions. What makes us different? On the surface, we’re one of the nation’s largest audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management firms. But dig a little deeper, and you’ll see what makes us different: we’re a relatively jerk‑free firm (hey, nobody ‘s perfect) with a world‑class culture, consistent recognition as one of Fortune Magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and an endless array of opportunities. At Plante Moran, diversity, equity and inclusion means that all staff members have equitable and fair opportunities to succeed, in an inclusive environment, with their individual, unique identities. Plante Moran enjoys a “Workplace for Your Day” model which, simply put, means we strive for flexibility and balance while staying true to our principally in-person model. We believe that face‑to‑face interactions are paramount for individual and collective development, but also encourage individuals to work with their supervisor and team to determine their optimal working environment each day. Plante Moran is committed to a diverse workplace. We strive to create a culture where each person feels accepted and valued. We believe that each person’s ultimate potential begins with first acknowledging their inherent dignity. When we can recognize — and celebrate — our many human differences, we’re able to create a workplace where all staff feel a sense of belonging and an opportunity to succeed. This allows us to attract and retain the best talent, serve clients through diverse thinking, and better represent and support the various communities in which we live and work. Plante Moran is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Plante Moran maintains a drug‑free workplace. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship, with the exception of qualified candidates who are bilingual in either Japanese and English or Chinese and English. Under Colorado’s Job Application Fairness Act, you have the right to redact, from any documents that you submit in connection with your application, information that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. Should you wish to exercise your right to redact such information, please redact it prior to submitting documentation. The specific statements above are not intended to be all-inclusive. We are pleased to offer eligible staff a robust benefits package. Highlights include health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. In addition to this, eligible staff are able to take advantage of our Flexible Time Off and various pre‑determined holidays, as well as a 401(k) plan, flexible benefits plans, business‑related travel expense, lodging, and meal reimbursement for business‑related use. A pension plan is also available for eligible administrative and paraprofessional staff. A discretionary bonus plan is available for eligible staff. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time. Plante Moran also offers some contingent staff positions the option to elect health insurance in addition to limited paid sick time. The compensation range reflects the base salary we reasonably expect to pay for this position across our offices in the following regions: CO, IL, OH, and MA. Please review the position description for the applicable geographic location. Generally, experienced hires are not hired at or near the maximum salary range, as compensation decisions take into account a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to: responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. For early career roles, including campus hires, we offer standardized, market‑based starting salaries among individuals within the same hiring group. This approach ensures fairness and reflects current industry benchmarks for entry‑level talent. The compensation range for this role in CO, IL, OH, and MA is: $125,000.00 - $225,000.00+ This application window is a good‑faith estimate of the time that this posting will remain open. This deadline will be promptly updated if the deadline is extended. Our founders often referred to our firm as \"a people firm disguised as an accounting firm.\" Why? Because people are at the core of everything we do, and our firm was built on values and principles that support this philosophy to this day. #J-18808-Ljbffr Plante Moran Realpoint, LLC