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Director of Real Estate Operations & Investments

EM8 Properties
Oak Forest, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/18/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/17/2026

🎯About the Role

👤Reports to: CEO  

📈Scaling for a High‑Growth 2026–2027 Pipeline


We’re hiring a Director of Real Estate Investments & Operations to work directly with the CEO and help scale our growing investment platform.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll own deals end-to-end—from sourcing through closing—while helping manage investor relationships and capital execution.

If you’re someone who can operate across deals, execution, and investor-facing responsibilities—and build systems that scale—this role is for you.


🛠️ What You’ll Do

  • Lead deals end-to-end: sourcing, underwriting, due diligence, construction, and closing
  • Build and implement scalable systems, workflows, and SOPs
  • Own complex financial modeling (development pro formas, waterfalls, debt/equity structures)
  • Work across development, finance, and asset management to keep projects aligned and on track
  • Manage relationships with lenders, equity partners, brokers, and investors
  • Lead investor communications, reporting, and capital updates
  • Establish KPIs and reporting systems to drive accountability and performance


👀What We’re Looking For

  • 3 years in real estate development, private equity, or a high-growth operating environment
  • Strong financial modeling skills (Excel required; Argus strongly preferred)
  • Experience working with investors, capital partners, or fundraising processes
  • Proven ability to manage complex projects from start to finish
  • Systems thinker — you don’t just execute, you build repeatable processes
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments
  • Strong leadership and communication skills

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