Director of Acquisitions

As a member of the Management Team, the Director of Acquisitions, will report to and assist the Co-Managing Partners in developing real estate acquisition and development strategies for the company. The primary focus of this new position is to evaluate/assess potential real estate acquisitions, divestitures, development and re-development maximizing profitability for the company and its investors. The Director of Acquisitions will research, evaluate, and analyze options and information that will lead to optimal decision-making for real estate acquisitions & development.

DESCRIBE THE PRINCIPAL CONTINUING RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Understand opportunities in the US to acquire and develop multi-family communities that fit the Uncommon’ s vision, thesis and innovation thesis.
• Evaluate/assess potential real estate acquisitions, divestitures, development and re-development considering profitability for the company and its investors.
• Acquire and/or develop superior multi-residential properties that will provide stable, long-term growth and profitability.
• Source under-utilized properties in top tier markets with upside through development.
• Provide recommendations to strategically enhance the property portfolio and to mitigate risk.
• Provide executive management with advice on the implications of real estate activities.
• Provide timely and accurate analysis of real estate trends and forecasts.
• Create and manage processes for real estate portfolio’s statistics/data, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
• Raise capital through private and public channels.
• Contribute to the development of investment offering memoranda.

REQUIREMENTS:

A Real Estate Professional with at least five to seven years of experience and a demonstrated track record of success in real estate acquisitions and divestitures.

• Strong sense of responsibility and ownership
• Outside the box thinker that sees an angle when others can’t.
• Strong a passion and purpose in Real Estate.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and manage well at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent problem solving and creative skills and the ability to exercise sound judgment to make decisions based on accurate and timely information and analyses.
• High level of integrity and dependability.
• Strong sense of urgency with detail & results-orientation.
• Exceptional analytical & organization skills and PC proficiency including a strong working knowledge of Excel, Publisher, Power Point and Word.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in related field.

Years of Experience:

5+ Years of proven acquisition experience required

Special Requirements:

· Working knowledge of contract law, zoning law and real estate finance •

· Strong financial analysis skills

· Must be a motivated, self-starter with ability to productively work in a team environment effectively communicating and sharing information with people in other departments within the company