Real Estate Investments & Portfolio Associate

About the Company and Role

Our client is a rapidly expanding global real estate investment and operational platform focused on institutional-quality properties within the media, entertainment, and production sectors. Their diverse portfolio spans various international markets, featuring ownership and management of premier facilities alongside development, advisory, and operational services for third-party clients. Driven by leading institutional investors, the company is undergoing significant global growth offering a unique chance to engage in high-profile real estate investments, development initiatives, financing, and portfolio management across regions including North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia.

This role presents a chance for a detail-oriented real estate finance professional to gain comprehensive exposure to acquisitions, development, asset management, capital markets, and portfolio strategy while collaborating closely with senior executives.

Key Responsibilities

• Construct and maintain advanced financial models such as development pro formas, discounted cash flow (DCF) analyses, return calculations, and sensitivity scenarios.
• Conduct underwriting for acquisitions, developments, dispositions, financings, and strategic investment opportunities.
• Develop investment memorandums, comprehensive underwriting packets, and presentations for senior leadership and investment committees.
• Assess potential new business ventures and assist in transaction execution.
• Track financial performance across a global real estate portfolio, analyzing operating data, budget versus actuals, occupancy rates, leasing statistics, and key operational metrics.
• Identify improvement opportunities to optimize asset performance and enhance portfolio value based on financial and operational insights.
• Support debt financing activities by examining loan sizes, financing frameworks, covenant adherence, liquidity needs, and refinancing possibilities.
• Assist with lender reporting and analyzing capital structures.
• Prepare executive-level reports, dashboards, financial analyses, and presentations for senior management, investors, lenders, and other stakeholders.
• Contribute to reporting related to third-party property management and investment projects.
• Engage in due diligence processes including financial, operational, legal, and commercial assessments for acquisitions and financing deals.
• Review financial statements, property-specific information, external reports, and legal documents to pinpoint risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with teams across investment, finance, development, asset management, and property management to support strategic initiatives internationally.
• Provide assistance with capital raising, sponsor reporting, board materials, and transaction facilitation, coordinating with accounting, treasury, legal teams, and external advisors.
• Perform market research analyzing commercial real estate trends, supply-demand dynamics, comparable transactions, and competitor environments.
• Monitor both domestic and global markets to recognize emerging investment possibilities and deliver actionable insights fostering portfolio expansion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• Between two and five years' experience in commercial real estate investment, private equity, investment banking, real estate finance, lending, asset management, or a similar domain.
• Proficient financial modeling skills and knowledgeable in real estate underwriting.
• Strong grasp of real estate valuation techniques, including discounted cash flow and development modeling.
• Advanced analytical capabilities with a quantitative approach to problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to effectively present complex data to senior leadership.
• Strong organizational abilities with experience managing multiple priorities in fast-paced settings.
• Experience with international real estate transactions or global investment platforms is advantageous.

Why Join

• Become part of a swiftly growing, internationally expanding institutional real estate enterprise.
• Work in a multidisciplinary role covering acquisitions, development, asset management, portfolio management, and capital markets.
• Obtain experience handling sophisticated cross-border deals and financing operations.
• Collaborate directly with senior leadership on consequential strategic projects.
• Influence investment decisions across an intricate global portfolio.
• Engage in a cooperative and entrepreneurial work culture with strong career progression potential.