Acquisitions and Development Associate (Real Estate Startup)

An early-stage real estate development startup is creating walkable communities, offering a different way to live than typical suburbs. It is hiring one of its first handful of full-time employees to run the financial and deal side, a job that is half disciplined real estate analysis and half persuading communities and partners to come along.

What you’ll do

Appraise undeveloped parcels from the ground up and build the models that determine whether a site is worth pursuing, across several asset types within one community

Pick development partners and help raise financing for live projects

Lead diligence and negotiate with property owners, sellers, intermediaries, joint venture partners and capital providers

Spend time in small towns building trust and making the case for the concept, including at entitlement hearings and by knocking on doors

Take ownership of whatever you judge most valuable for the company, in a scrappy, high-autonomy setting

Profile

Three to six years in real estate, whether project finance, property-focused private equity or ground-up development, covering site selection, approvals, partner choice and fundraising beyond just buying existing buildings

Strong underwriting across asset classes, ideally mixed-use or masterplanned communities, and skill at explaining intricate transactions plainly

Real experience negotiating and conducting diligence across the table from sellers, agents and partners

Emotional intelligence, charisma and low ego, with willingness to travel frequently

A mission-driven outlook, and perhaps some restlessness in large-scale institutional property investing

Hybrid in the San Francisco Bay Area. Visa transfers and new visa sponsorship are both considered.