What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Asset Management Analyst position at Starwood Capital Group?
Analyst, Commercial Asset Management
Starwood Capital Group is a private investment firm with over $125 billion in assets under management and a primary focus on real estate. The Firm maintains offices in Miami (Headquarters), Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Greenwich, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and affiliated offices in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London and Luxembourg. Starwood Capital’s hallmark is to invest opportunistically, moving between asset classes, geographies and positions in the capital stack as the firm perceives risk/return dynamics to be evolving. The firm has invested in nearly every class of real estate on a global basis, including residential, hotel, office, retail, industrial and student housing assets. Additional information about Starwood Capital can be found at www.starwoodcapital.com.
Position Description:
The Analyst will report to the Managing Director of U.S. Commercial Asset Management and will focus primarily on monitoring and reporting asset level performance, identifying potential issues, and assisting the team with asset business plan development and implementation for Starwood’s U.S. commercial and data center portfolio. The position is based in San Francisco, CA.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Preparing property business plans, operating and capital budgets, and leasing strategy;
- Monitoring business plan performance and making tactical and strategic recommendations, as appropriate;
- Evaluating lease proposals and managing the leasing process
- Conducting market assessments and making recommendations based on results;
- Interacting with joint venture partners and third-party service providers
- Performing property and portfolio valuations and return analyses;
- Working on special projects including hold-sell analysis, evaluation of refinancing activities, and sector initiatives;
- Assisting with acquisition due diligence and with the disposition process
- Reviewing development plans and development draws.
Qualifications:
- 1-3 years relevant real estate experience preferred, including: real estate acquisitions, asset management, construction management, operations, or finance.
- Strong communication skills (both written and oral)
- Development and/or real estate cash flow modeling experience
- Strong quantitative and technical/computer skills (including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ARGUS)
- A true self-starter capable of accomplishing complicated tasks with limited supervision
- Bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, finance or related area
