Job Description
Job DescriptionVice President - Real Estate Advisory
Location: New York, NY
Travel: Yes, primarily within the Eastern U.S.
Division: Real Estate
Position Overview
A leading investment advisory firm is seeking a results-driven and team-oriented Vice President to join its Real Estate Advisory team. This role involves supporting institutional investor clients and discretionary mandates through comprehensive fund evaluation, manager due diligence, and investment committee preparation. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in real estate investments and a client-first mindset, with a career trajectory toward becoming a trusted advisor.
Key Responsibilities
Investment Sourcing & Evaluation
- Source and evaluate real estate fund offerings, including secondaries and co-investments.
- Conduct detailed due diligence on managers and fund structures, including strategy, track record, and alignment.
- Draft fund summaries and investment committee memos.
- Present recommendations to internal committees and clients.
- Mentor junior team members and leverage proprietary analytics tools.
Client Relationship Management
- Lead client communications, including pipeline reviews, portfolio updates, and investment recommendations.
- Respond to client inquiries with a high standard of service.
- Monitor market trends and provide context for investment decisions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, or related field.
- 6+ years of experience in real estate private equity, consulting, or capital markets.
- Strong analytical and modeling skills; experience with fund diligence and underwriting.
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word; PowerBI experience a plus.
- CFA, CPA, or CAIA designation preferred.
Additional Attributes
- Experience in valuation and investment analysis, including capital structures and waterfalls.
- Proven ability to manage and develop junior talent.
- High level of confidentiality and commitment to learning.
- Willingness to travel and adopt new technologies.
Company DescriptionOperating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.
By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.
We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.
From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.
Company Description
Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.\r\n\r\nBy breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.\r\n\r\nWe work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.\r\n\r\nFrom our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.