Senior Investment Analyst | Real Estate | Hybrid DT Chicago | $90,000 to $115,000 + Bonus & Benefits
We are partnering with a well capitalized real estate investment firm based in downtown Chicago to add a Senior Investment Analyst to its growing team. This role offers direct exposure to acquisitions, asset management, and senior leadership, with meaningful involvement in underwriting, investment strategy, and portfolio performance.
The Senior Investment Analyst will play a key role in evaluating new investment opportunities and supporting existing assets across a diversified real estate portfolio.
Key responsibilities
- Build and maintain detailed financial models for acquisitions, developments, and recapitalizations, including cash flow projections, returns analysis, and sensitivity scenarios
- Prepare investment memos, market analyses, and materials for internal investment committee and senior leadership
- Support due diligence efforts across acquisitions, including review of leases, operating statements, capital budgets, and third party reports
- Assist with asset management initiatives by tracking operating performance, variances to underwriting, and long term business plans
- Conduct market and comparable analysis to support pricing, rent growth assumptions, and exit strategies
- Collaborate with acquisitions, asset management, capital markets, and external partners as needed
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or a related field
- 2+ years of experience in real estate investments, private equity, acquisitions, or real estate advisory
- Advanced Excel skills with strong financial modeling experience required
- Experience underwriting commercial real estate assets such as multifamily, industrial, office, retail, or mixed use
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to present insights clearly
- Experience working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
Why this role
- High visibility position with direct exposure to decision makers
- Broad deal exposure across the full investment lifecycle
- Collaborative, entrepreneurial team environment
- Competitive compensation and bonus structure
- 1-2 days a week onsite in a downtown Chicago office