Senior Associate - Acquisitions

Senior Acquisitions Associate | Real Estate Private Equity

Location: West Palm Beach, Florida

An entrepreneurial real estate investment firm is seeking a Senior Acquisitions Associate to join its growing investment team. This is an opportunity to play a key role in sourcing, underwriting, and executing commercial real estate investments while working alongside experienced investment professionals on a rapidly expanding platform.

The ideal candidate is analytical, entrepreneurial, and thrives in a fast-paced environment where they can take ownership of transactions from initial review through closing.

What You'll Do

• Source and evaluate new investment opportunities across multiple commercial real estate asset classes.
• Build and maintain sophisticated financial models, including acquisition, development, and sensitivity analyses.
• Perform market research, comparable analysis, and investment underwriting.
• Lead financial and operational due diligence alongside internal teams and third-party consultants.
• Prepare investment memoranda and present opportunities to senior leadership and investment committees.
• Coordinate with brokers, lenders, legal counsel, consultants, and joint venture partners throughout the acquisition process.
• Assist in negotiating Letters of Intent (LOIs), purchase agreements, financing, and transaction documentation.
• Monitor market trends, capital markets activity, and competitive investment opportunities.
• Support portfolio strategy and collaborate with asset management teams following acquisitions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Business, or a related field.
• 4–7 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisitions, investments, private equity, development, or investment banking.
• Advanced financial modeling and Excel skills.
• Strong understanding of discounted cash flow (DCF), IRR, equity waterfalls, capitalization rates, and real estate valuation methodologies.
• Experience underwriting institutional-quality commercial real estate investments.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Preferred Experience

• Commercial real estate private equity or institutional investment platform experience.
• Exposure to development, value-add, opportunistic, or mixed-use investments.
• Experience preparing investment committee materials and participating in transaction execution.
• ARGUS proficiency is a plus.

What You'll Bring

• Strong commercial judgment and investment mindset.
• Entrepreneurial approach with a willingness to take ownership.
• Intellectual curiosity and desire to build something meaningful.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating across acquisitions, development, finance, and asset management.
• Passion for identifying opportunities and creating long-term value.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an investment professional looking to join a high-growth platform where you'll gain meaningful transaction responsibility, direct exposure to senior leadership, and the opportunity to help shape the firm's expanding real estate investment portfolio. Acquisitions professionals are typically responsible for sourcing, underwriting, conducting due diligence, negotiating transactions, and helping execute new investments from initial review through closing.