Analyst, Acquisitions
Overview
We are seeking a highly motivated Analyst to join our Acquisitions team. This role offers direct exposure to the full lifecycle of institutional real estate investing, including sourcing, underwriting, structuring, due diligence, financing, and execution across multiple asset classes.
Responsibilities
Investment Analysis and Underwriting
- Build and maintain detailed financial models to evaluate prospective investments, with a focus on identifying key value drivers and risks
- Evaluate key deal drivers, including revenue assumptions, expense structures, capital requirements, and financing input
- Identify, quantify, and communicate key risks, sensitivities, and downside scenarios
- Develop and articulate clear investment theses and recommendations supported by both quantitative and qualitative analysis
Market Intelligence and Research
- Conduct in-depth research on market fundamentals, including supply/demand dynamics, leasing trends, capital flows, and comparable transaction
- Synthesize market data into clear, actionable insights to inform investment decisions
Investment Committee and Internal Communication
- Prepare investment memoranda and presentation materials for senior leadership and investment committee, often under tight timeline
- Distill complex analyses into concise, decision-oriented conclusions
- Clearly communicate key risks, assumptions, tradeoffs, and recommended course of action
Transaction Execution and Process Management
- Take active ownership of discrete transaction workstreams from initial evaluation through closing
- Cook up and manage due diligence workflows, including third-party reports, internal reviews, and external deliverables
- Maintain and actively manage transaction timelines, ensuring accountability across all stakeholders
- Review transaction documents, models, and closing materials to ensure consistency, accuracy, and completeness
Sourcing and Relationship Development
- Contribute to sourcing efforts by developing and maintaining relationships with brokers, owners, and other market participants
- Proactively engage with brokers and market participants to gather actionable deal intelligence in real time
- Track, interpret, and prioritize pipeline activity to surface actionable opportunities
Pipeline Management and Data Integrity
- Own and continuously improve acquisition pipeline and CRM databases
- Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and usability across systems
- Analyze pipeline and historical data to identify trends and support investment strategy
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with asset management, finance, legal, and other internal teams to support comprehensive underwriting and execution across asset life cycles
- Coordinate and streamline information flow across groups to ensure efficient execution and alignment throughout the investment process
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Real Estate, or a related field
- 2+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated exposure to live transactions preferred
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with ARGUS strongly preferred
- Familiarity with real estate data platforms (e.g., CoStar, RCA) is a plus
Analytical Rigor & Attention to Detail
- Demonstrates precision in financial modeling, assumptions, and transaction-related analyses
Commercial Judgment
- Ability to evaluate investments holistically, challenge assumptions, and form independent, well-supported investment views
Execution Discipline
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver under tight deadlines
Communication & Synthesis
- Effectively translates complex information into clear, concise insights for internal and external audiences
Ownership & Initiative
- Proactively identifies issues, takes responsibility for outcomes, and drives work forward with limited direction
Initiative & Accountability
- Demonstrates a willingness to take ownership of workstreams, anticipate needs, and drive tasks to completion without close supervision
Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Buils strong working relationships across teams and with external stakeholders
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life & Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Plans (FSA)
- 401(k) Plan with Employer Match
- Holidays, Vacation & Sick Time
- Parental Leave
- Tuition Assistance
- Matching Gift Program
- Wide Array of Voluntary, Employee-Paid Benefits to choose from including Critical Illness & Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection & Pet Insurance
Qualifications
Core Competencies
Total Rewards
The RMR Group offers an extensive total rewards package to ensure that your benefits align with your needs. Employees who work at least 21 hours per week are eligible to participate in The RMR Group’s benefits plans, including:
Company Overview
The RMR Group (Nasdaq: RMR) is a leading U.S. alternative asset management company, unique for its focus on commercial real estate (CRE) and related businesses. RMR’s vertical integration is strengthened by nearly 900 real estate professionals in more than 30 offices nationwide who manage approximately $40 billion in assets under management and leverage more than 35 years of institutional experience in buying, selling, financing and operating CRE.