Amherst is revolutionizing the way U.S. real estate is priced, managed and financed in order to unlock opportunities for all market participants. Driven by data, analytics, and technology, Amherst has a 20-year history of anticipating where the next risks and opportunities are likely to emerge and designing actionable strategies for investors to capitalize on opportunities across residential real estate, commercial real estate and public securities. Amherst, along with its affiliates and subsidiaries, has more than 900 employees, $5 billion under management and approximately $15 billion under advisement and oversight. www.amherst.com.

Along with managing capital for its investment partners, Amherst manages its own substantial balance sheet that it invests across a range of core business activities and new initiatives. The Vice President of Strategic Capital Allocation will report to the Head of Private Equity and play a central role in delivering on the firm’s growth goals by running broad analytics and modeling scenarios to help inform optimal asset allocation of the firm’s debt and equity capital.

Responsibilities:

• Lead intensive modeling and scenario analysis to inform capital planning for $3.0Bn U.S. residential merchant development in 2021

• Assess relative value and risk-adjusted returns across multiple approaches to U.S. single-family residential development, including land acquisition, direct development, strategic development partnerships, and redevelopment of existing housing stock

• Develop financial models and analytics to inform data-driven capital allocation recommendations considering factors such as macroeconomic conditions, capital markets/financing terms, supply/demand dynamics, capital availability, and enterprise value objectives

• Work closely with the Acquisitions Team to understand market conditions across various sourcing channels ( i.e. MLS, foreclosure auction, vertical construction, land) and to understand project-specific risk factors, return drivers, underwriting, and future pipeline

• Work closely with the Head of Private Equity on capital strategy, taking a holistic view of the impact on

• investment decisions to the platform’s financial position and enterprise value of the firm

• Present analysis and conclusions to the Investment Committee, which includes the Chairman / CEO and

• President of Amherst Residential

• Produce high impact materials, drawing insights from analytics to tell a compelling story

• Play an active role in discussions around how the firm utilizes and expands its nationwide portfolio footprint to achieve its growth objectives and drive superior risk-adjusted returns

Qualifications:

• 10+ years’ experience in private equity, investment management firm, or hedge fund

• Specific experience in roles requiring complex modeling and analysis of risk-adjusted returns on a relative basis to allocate debt and equity capital

• Experience with the residential or commercial real estate sector a plus

• Exceptional modeling, analytical, writing, and communication skills with excellent attention to detail

• Highly process-oriented; executes efficiently and effectively

• Results-focused, collaborative, thrives in a team-based, high energy environment

​Amherst is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or veteran status, and encourage all applicants to apply.