Senior Real Estate Associate: GCC Investments & Modelling

Yello; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Yello seeks a senior real estate investment professional to assess acquisition and development opportunities across the GCC, focusing on UAE and Saudi Arabia. You will build sophisticated financial models, conduct underwriting and feasibility analyses, and support due diligence for potential investments.

You will evaluate project economics, financing structures and returns, prepare committee materials, monitor market trends, and collaborate with investment, development and asset management teams

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in real estate investment banking, real estate private equity, management consulting, real estate development or a principal investment platform focused on real estate.
• Strong financial modelling and valuation experience within the real estate sector.
• Demonstrated experience analysing acquisitions and development opportunities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and execute real estate acquisition and development opportunities across the GCC, with initial focus on UAE and Saudi Arabia.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models for residential, hospitality and mixed-use developments.
• Conduct investment underwriting, feasibility studies and development appraisals for greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Analyse project economics, development costs, financing structures and investment returns.
• Support due diligence processes and prepare investment committee papers and transaction materials.
• Monitor market activity, macroeconomic trends and sector developments.
• Collaborate with investment, development and asset management teams throughout the lifecycle.
• Assist with portfolio analysis, strategic planning and asset-level performance reviews.
• Liaise with external stakeholders, including advisors, lenders and operating partners.

Skills

Financial modelling

Valuation

Investment analysis

Stakeholder management

Deal execution

Macroeconomic analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Real Estate/Economics

Job description

Yello seeks a senior real estate investment professional to assess acquisition and development opportunities across the GCC, focusing on UAE and Saudi Arabia. You will build sophisticated financial models, conduct underwriting and feasibility analyses, and support due diligence for potential investments.

You will evaluate project economics, financing structures and returns, prepare committee materials, monitor market trends, and collaborate with investment, development and asset management teams