Posting Duration: This posting will be up through May 2024 unless it is extended to find the right candidate.

Position Summary

Forum Investment Group is seeking a senior member of Forum's Structured Finance Team, who will be responsible for sourcing investment opportunities including preferred equity, mezzanine, JV equity, and Co-GP structures, supporting the development, acquisition, recapitalization and refinancing of (primarily) multifamily assets with a regional focus on east coast MSAs. Responsibilities will include market analysis/selection, deal sourcing, underwriting, preparing investment committee materials, and maintaining / expanding relationships with developers in designated markets. The candidate will also work together with the Portfolio Management team and senior management to establish the company's short-term and long-term investment strategies aimed at expanding the company's portfolio and maximizing the value of its portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the sourcing, underwriting and execution of investment opportunities in designated markets, working with Leadership, Portfolio Management, and other departments to create business plan for each investment opportunity.
• Develop, maintain, and manage real estate network to source investment opportunities, including spending significant time in the designated markets.
• Track and maintain a pipeline of investments, including potential deals and the outcomes of other market transactions.
• Assist in preparing presentations for each investment, to include detailed business plans, construction budgets, financial forecasts, and exit strategies.
• Assist in completing comprehensive due diligence procedures on investment opportunities, including market research, loan documentation, development plans, and joint venture negotiations.
• Work with Portfolio Management to help structure, negotiate, and close transactions.
• Assist in the developing, communicating, and implementation of the investment strategy to include the potential of assisting raising capital and identifying equity partners.
• Represent Forum at industry events.
• Additional duties as needed or requested.
• Location: Individual may be located in Charlotte, Raleigh or Denver. Forum may consider other major Southeast MSAs.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years of real estate investment experience in the multifamily industry.
• Bachelor's degree with a focus in Real Estate, Finance, other relevant field or equivalent work experience required.
• Experience working across the full timeline of a deal including initial review, underwriting, investment committee, due diligence, development (as appropriate) and asset management.
• Experience sourcing, structuring and executing debt and/or equity transactions within designated markets.
• Experience and comfort to independently field investor questions.
• Excellent financial modeling, research, quantitative and analytical skills combined with a growing network of relationships to source investment opportunities.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a demonstrated ability to work with internal and external business partners, consultants, and clients.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex issues both verbally and in writing to senior management and clients.
• Highly self-motivated with the ability to work effectively independently and within a fast-paced, team environment.
• Highly organized and skilled at prioritization and time management.
• Adept communicator both orally and written.
• Results driven.

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy in performance.
• Adaptable, able to quickly respond to changing conditions and requirements without missing a beat.
• Effective problem-solver, able to quickly assess a situation and provide new, creative solutions.
• Proactively and independently gather information and answers to facilitate and execute duties.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet project deadlines.

Key Job Competencies:

• Communication-Maintains excellent direct dialog with senior leadership, peers, associates and outsiders.
• Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.
• Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; displays orientation to profitability; demonstrates knowledge of market and competition; aligns work with strategic goals.
• Cost-Consciousness - Works within approved budget; develops and implements cost saving measures; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in decision-making process; makes timely decisions.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Company-Wide Competencies:

• Professional (dependable)
• Focus on results
• Analytical, problem solver
• Team work and collaboration
• Emotional intelligence
• Self-starter, takes initiative
• Continuous learning
• Maintains quality standards

Forum Values:

• Blaze the future. Take initiative. Push what's possible. Own your path but stay nimble. Embrace change, take risks and always challenge the status quo. (Entrepreneurial)
• Dare to be clear. Certainty is impossible, but clarity is essential. Eliminate the noise and focus your strategy to achieve something better, something great. (Clear)
• Stay open. Have the courage to make yourself vulnerable. Communicate honestly and respectfully. Share mistakes and trust one another. (Vulnerable, Transparency)
• Make it better together. Go all in. Get messy. Welcome new ideas and share yours freely. Be a sponge. Bump heads. Take it out. Listen. Learn. Repeat. (Collaborative)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Compensation Information: Base salary range is $150,000 to $170,000. This range is estimated for this role; actual pay may be different.

Benefits for full-time employees include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, employee assistance program, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k) with company match program, 12 paid company holidays, self-managed PTO, anniversary milestone program/awards, gift matching program.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your resume and a sample deal sheet to jobs@forumre.com

If you are interested in this role, please submit your resume and cover letter to jobs@forumre.com.