Role Summary:

The Office of the CIO is an independent body within CrowdStreet that is tasked with producing thought leadership content, serving as the final decision maker for deal approvals for the Marketplace, and participating in final investment decisions for CrowdStreet’s thematic funds. You will have the opportunity to play a critical role in the research, analysis and publication of CrowdStreet’s most visible thought leadership content, including CrowdStreet’s Investment Thesis and our annual Best Places to Invest. This position will be an integral charter member of the Office of the CIO and report directly to the CIO.

The Success You’ll Build: Primary Responsibilities and Impact

• Publish commercial real estate research and thought leadership content to CrowdStreet’s investor community
• Collaborate with CrowdStreet’s Marketing Team to develop new forms of content
• Provide analytical support by creating and maintaining complex financial models
• Research commercial real estate trends
• Provide qualitative and quantitative analysis to inform the CIO on prospective investment strategies
• Challenge underlying assumptions on pipeline deal flow
• Support the CIO in preparing for interviews, podcasts and panel discussions

The Experiences That Will Help You Succeed:

•     Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Business Administration, or related fields
•     Experience in commercial real estate analysis with a concentration in research
•     Demonstrated ability to work and interact in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities yet still able to maintain attention to detail and accuracy

The Competencies You’ll Need:

•     Ability to understand and articulate complex portfolio management concepts effectively

•    Strong knowledge of commercial real estate investment principles with the ability to independently build complex fund-level financial models 

•     Collaborative, team player who will thrive in an entrepreneurial environment
•     An ability to work under pressure to meet tight deadlines and balance multiple priorities
•     An innovative and analytical thinker with strong problem solving skills
•     Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal
•     Strong organizational skills with the ability to own and see projects to completion
•     Proficiency in Microsoft Office product suite and advanced MS Excel skills

The How | Values:

We are a diverse and collaborative organization We are connected and motivated by our common mission and goals:

• Collaboration: Seek diverse input, engage in healthy discussion, commit to decisions
• Respect: Treat others with kindness, practice empathy and inclusion, be a positive influence on others
• Impact: Embrace the entrepreneurial journey, focus on what matters, build something meaningful

Harassment, sexism, racism, bullying, aggression, intolerance & corrosive internal politics are unacceptable. Our values and beliefs are reflected in how we hire, coach, train, lead, reward, recognize and work together as a team.

Crowdstreet Benefits and Perks

Be Healthy, Be Happy: We support the health of our employees and families through our Medical, Dental, and Vision plans which include HSA and FSA options.

Take A Break: We offer a Flexible Time Off policy to encourage you to take a break when needed. Our policy also provides time off for you to volunteer and parental leave to support your growing family.

Work Where You Work Best: We know that great work can happen anywhere which is why we offer a hybrid work model.  Work from home, anywhere in the continental U.S., from one of our offices (Austin, TX or Portland, OR) or some combination of the two.

CrowdStreet Equity: We provide stock option grants for all of our new employees to keep you connected to the ongoing success of our company.

How You Work: We provide all of our employees with a monthly stipend to use for your home office needs or support how you choose to commute to the office. Need something else to do your job? Our People Ops team can help!

Build Your Career: We supply a monthly stipend for your continuous learning and development. Is there a course you’ve always wanted to take? A certification you’ve wanted to achieve? A conference you’ve wanted to attend? Work with your manager to tee it up!

Working at CrowdStreet

CrowdStreet is a FinTech company dedicated to transforming the world of investing in commercial real estate (CRE) through their online marketplace. CrowdStreet gives individual investors direct access to commercial real estate investment opportunities, while simultaneously helping real estate developers and operators (sponsors) raise capital online.

Since 2014, CrowdStreet has established itself as the leading online marketplace for institutional-quality CRE investment, generating over $2.4B of equity invested across 560 projects spanning 200+ sponsors and 13,000 active investors.  The total project value that has appeared on CrowdStreet has exceeded $20B covering all asset types (office, industrial, multi-family, storage, etc), risk profile (development, opportunistic, value-add, core-plus, core), and regions of the US (40 states).  Today CrowdStreet’s average investment per project is over $10 million with many raises exceeding $20 million, making it an attractive alternative funding source to institutional capital.

CrowdStreet has been recognized as a leader in the commercial real estate and technology spaces. Recent accolades include:

• Forbes Top 500 Best Startup Employer
• Deloitte Technology Fast 500
• Investopedia: Best Overall Real Estate Crowdfunding Site of 2021
• Gower: Industry Leader OR #1 Leading Real Estate Crowdfunding Marketplace
• 2020 Top Places to Work, The Oregonian
• 2020 Oregon Technology Awards Accelerate Company of the Year
• #5 for "Fastest Growing Private Companies in Oregon & SW Washington" by the Portland Business Journal.

We are proud to support ‘Work Where You Work Best’ and are enthusiastically adding to our team throughout the US.  We also offer two locations (AUS and PDX) for those who work best in an office.

At CrowdStreet, inclusion, equity, and diversity are critical in achieving our goals. Our differences in age, race, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, physical ability, thinking style and background bring a breadth of knowledge that makes us collectively smarter and better able to compete. We are committed to recruiting, developing, and advancing a diverse staff and engaging in the hard work that makes that possible.

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