Director, Real Estate Retail (SFR) Investments
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.
The responsibilities of the Director, Real Estate Retail (SFR) Investments will be to run all the operational aspects of the end to end Real Estate Retail process. This includes overseeing the single-family home acquisitions, investment committees, and closing of the homes and then driving the process through construction, marketing, and sales of the products. The role is also focused on the creation of PODS in the markets to drive quicker decision making and local expertise.
Responsibilities
- Operational Oversight leader of the business plan and execution of Retail assets thru the operations of the platform
- Manage analyst(s) responsible for identifying and underwriting retail investment opportunities in accordance with corporate directives
- Accountable for an asset by asset business plan
- Reporting on an asset by asset performance in progress
- Accountable for determining best retail exit on institutional dispositions
- Leads weekly Retail Investment & Pricing Committee (convenes Acq, Design, AM, Construction and Sales)
- Ensures cross-functional operational feedback occurs on each asset to improve buy box, process and decision making upstream and downstream
- Onboard POD leaders on processes and procedures; creating manuals
- Review, assist and support POD leaders’ acquisitions and ensure governance begins with proper information for them to close
Desired Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance - Master’s degree preferred
- 8+ years of experience, real estate acquisitions and underwriting retail investment opportunities
- Demonstrated experience building and leading teams
- Strong communication skills at all levels within the organization
- Data analytics-driven, and able to create & deliver reports for executive leadership and investors
- Experience with Tableau preferred
- Proficiency in modeling and analytics with Microsoft Excel required (SQL a Huge plus but not required)
- The candidate should be extremely detail-oriented and organized with a proven ability to work well in a high-intensity environment to complete tasks quickly and effectively
Our full-time employee benefits include:
- A competitive compensation package, annual bonus, 401k match
- Flexible PTO including 7 paid holidays, 1 floating holiday, and 1 volunteer day
- Employer-paid benefits (medical, dental, vision, health savings account)
- Professional career development and reimbursement
- Up to 16 weeks paid maternity leave; up to 4 weeks of paid parental leave
- Backup childcare offered through Bright Horizons
- Relaxed casual environment with virtual office events
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.