Transaction Specialist

Location

Scottsdale - 14648 N. Scottsdale Road, Suite 290

Business

At Brookfield Residential, a leading North American land developer and homebuilder for over 65 years, we have had one goal in mind – creating the best places to call home. From the development of award-winning, master-planned communities to the creation of well-designed homes, we are committed to cultivating exceptional life experiences for our customers, partners, employees, and members of the community.

As part of Brookfield — one of the largest alternative asset managers in the world — we harness our resources to bring a fresh approach, unparalleled creativity, relentless innovation, and sound Sustainability practices to the planning, development, and management of buildings everywhere. From offices, retail spaces, and logistics facilities to multifamily residences, hospitality establishments, and mixed-use structures — we are reimagining real estate from the ground up.

If you're ready to be a part of our team, we encourage you to apply.

Overview

Job Description

Brookfield Residential Properties is seeking a Transactions Specialist to support our investment, asset management and legal teams. Duties will include facilitating real estate transactions, managing lot takedowns, coordinating legal diligence and closings, tracking critical dates and deadlines and administering key internal systems and reporting tools. The position serves as a critical link between internal teams, outside counsel, and external partners to support the lifecycle of our residential land transactions, ensuring transactional accuracy, smooth closings and onboarding of projects, process efficiency, and effective system management. The Transactions Specialist will elevate the investments function by championing best practices, facilitating seamless and strategic transactions, and supporting high-value growth initiatives aligned with organizational objectives.

Brookfield Residential is a leading land developer and homebuilder in North America. Brookfield Residential finances, entitles and develops land to create master-planned communities, builds and sells lots to third-party builders, and conducts our own homebuilding operations. Brookfield Residential also participates in select, strategic real estate opportunities, including infill projects, mixed-use developments, and joint ventures. Brookfield Residential is the flagship North American residential property company of Brookfield Corporation (NYSE: BN; TSX: BN), a global alternative asset manager.

Key Deliverables

• Assist with high-volume real estate transaction closings, including tracking due diligence and closing items, participating in checklist calls, reviewing closing documents for accuracy, coordinating execution and distribution of documents.
• Take ownership of takedown process, including managing takedown schedules, notifications, funding requirements, and ensuring documentation and records are accurate and timely.
• Coordinate and, when necessary, lead projects or processes related to closings, collaborating daily with internal teams (asset management, investments, legal) and external partners (outside counsel, title companies, partners, lenders, service providers) to fulfill all closing and post-closing requirements efficiently.
• Distribute transaction protocols and closing procedures to outside counsel; ensure compliance with procedures.
• Oversee the management of physical and electronic files, particularly legal documents, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Serve as internal point of contact for tracking and monitoring compliance with post-closing obligations.
• Lead onboarding of new projects into asset management, ensuring all relevant documentation, systems, and workflows are established.
• Generate regular and ad hoc reports to support investment, legal, and asset management teams.
• Maintain and organize the document library, including form agreements, engagement letters, and closing materials with proper version control.
• Collaborate closely with team members and management to support operational needs.
• Track, review, and process legal invoices, ensuring proper approvals and reconciliations.
• Develop, monitor and implement efficient closing procedures and standard operating procedures
• Oversee Lot Vault, Power App and other internal tools used for transaction tracking, reporting, legal invoices and document management.
  
  

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant work
• Real estate experience highly preferred
• Experience in transaction coordination, closing coordination, escrow coordination, or similar roles, preferably with a background in real estate or legal environments
• Proficiency in managing a high volume of document tracking and processing with keen attention to detail.
• Familiarity with system administration, data management, and reporting technology platforms is preferred.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for coordinating across multiple departments and external partners.
• Be comfortable managing multiple priorities and deadlines under pressure, exemplifying strong organizational skills and a proactive, hands-on approach.
• Ability to notarize documents; if not a notary, willingness to obtain certification.
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Excellent extended medical, dental and vision benefits beginning day 1
• 401(k) matching, vesting begins day 1
• Career development programs
• Charitable donation matching
• Paid Volunteer Hours
• Paid parental leave
• Family planning assistance including IVF, surrogacy and adoptions options
• Wellness and mental health resources
• Pet insurance offering
• A culture based on our values of Passion, Integrity and Community
  
  

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We are proud to create a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are grateful for your interest in this position, however, only candidates selected for pre-screening will be contacted.