VP Investments

Competitive compensation and benefits.

Reports to: Managing Director of Real Estate

Role:
The candidate will lead a team of analysts in the acquisition sourcing, underwriting, vetting, due diligence, and assessment of investment opportunities across several commercial asset classes. The position also affords direct participation in the deal structuring process, as well as the opportunity to work cross-functionally with other divisions of the company, including asset management.

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

- Oversee analyst team
- Directly participate in the acquisition underwriting and financial modeling of potential transactions
- Assist with all due diligence relating to new investments, including the review of business plans, third party reports, title/survey, historical financial statements, leases, vendor contracts, and market research
- Participate in asset management of real estate investments
- Monitors and analyzes specified commercial real estate market conditions, using the firm’s internal and external real estate, financial and economic databases
- Based on market analysis and assessment, contributes to the development of forward-looking and proprietary perspectives of each property’s anticipated performance in the portfolio Assists the team in applying market research to help guide the benchmark underwriting assumptions
- Responsible for preparing market reports to keep all firm members updated with the developments in the industry.
- Builds and maintains working relationships to acquire market insights from internal and external sources, such as lenders, appraisers, brokers and research professionals.
- Create and maintain portfolio models as necessary
- Oversee the development of detailed Investment Committee memos and presentations
- Support the development of new business initiatives in commercial real estate for ESJ

Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s in Business/Real Estate along with 5 years of experience in real estate
- Advanced ARGUS Enterprise and Excel skills
- Strong work ethic and integrity; candidate should be a team player who is proactive and self-motivated
- Strong analytical, interpersonal communication, and writing skills
- Ability to work effectively on multiple projects simultaneously
- Relationship-building skills in the investment community, and the ability to collaborate with the executive team.'