Underwriting Associate

MissionHires; Ciudad de México; Presencial; MXN 860.289 - 1.204.404; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Direct impact on multimillion-dollar investment decisions

Fast-paced working environment

Quick selection process

Descripción de la vacante

MissionHires is seeking an Underwriting Associate in Mexico City for a full-time role focused on analyzing retail real estate investment opportunities. You will act as the first responder on new property leads and quickly evaluate investment cases. Your assessment will directly influence multimillion-dollar decisions.

Ideal candidates have 1-3 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics. This role promises autonomy, speed, and significant impact within a nimble team.

Formación

• 1–3 years of hands-on underwriting experience for the U.S. market.
• Direct exposure to U.S. retail real estate, especially strip malls.
• Demonstrated ability to model ground-up or heavy-value-add projects.

Responsabilidades

• Underwrite property leads daily across U.S. markets.
• Quickly turn around high-level investment analyses.
• Build and maintain financial models.

Conocimientos

Hands-on underwriting experience (real estate or investment banking)

Financial modeling (IRR, equity multiple, waterfall)

Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets

Clear written and verbal communication

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, or related field

Herramientas

Excel

Google Sheets

Descripción del empleo

Columbia Creek is a privately held real estate investment firm focused on acquiring and repositioning distressed or mismanaged retail assets throughout the United States. Our specialty is single-floor strip malls and free-standing retail centers — from $3M local properties to $40M redevelopment projects. We operate as a lean, fast-moving team executing high-leverage strategies to unlock value through repositioning and hands-on asset management.

About the Role

We’re hiring an Underwriting Associate to act as the first responder on new property leads. Your job is to quickly (within 1 h) evaluate raw retail opportunities and turn them into investable business cases. You'll assess the potential upside, pressure-test assumptions, and help us make buy decisions — fast.

This is napkin underwriting with real impact: based on your analysis, we decide whether to make an offer. You’ll also support deeper second‑round reviews and follow‑up diligence for deals we pursue.

Responsibilities

• Underwrite property leads daily across U.S. markets, with a focus on Washington
• Quickly turn around high-level investment analyses: check zoning, pull lease comps, assess value‑add potential
• Build and maintain financial models (cash‑flow, sensitivity, DCR, IRR, equity multiple, waterfall)
• Call brokers, qualify leads, and clarify assumptions
• Conduct market and HBU analysis: rent/sales comps, zoning/FAR, demographic trends, parking requirements
• Draft concise IC memos and lender packages that clearly defend the business plan and risk profile
• Support deeper diligence for deals that move to the next phase

Requirements

• 1–3 years of hands‑on underwriting experience (real estate or investment banking) for the U.S. market
• Direct exposure to U.S. retail real estate, especially strip malls or value‑add repositioning
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• Proficient in Excel and Google Sheets (including nested formulas, Power Query or VBA a plus)
• Demonstrated ability to model ground‑up or heavy‑value‑add projects (IRR, equity multiple, waterfall)
• Comfortable interpreting zoning codes, reading architectural drawings, and discussing site layout plans
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to distill a 50‑tab model into a five‑slide pitch
• Sharp, fast, and organized — you don’t wait for instruction, you take initiative

Benefits

• Full‑time job (8 working hours per day, Monday-Friday). Please note that we will not consider candidates planning to combine several jobs.
• Direct Impact – Your underwriting will directly influence multimillion‑ dollar investment decisions. You’ll be a key part of a lean, entrepreneurial team—not a cog in a corporate machine.
• Speed & Autonomy – We move fast and value independent thinking.
• Salary will be discussed during the interview. Paid in USD.
• Quick selection process.

Working Hours

The Managing Partners are based in Seattle (PST), and we need someone who can reliably overlap with our core working hours. Required availability: 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM PST (Monday to Friday). The remaining 2 hours are flexible. We value responsiveness during working sessions and give you autonomy for deep focus the rest of the time.