Acquisitions & Business Development Lead

Keen; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

AI budget for tools

Travel for site visits and deal talks

Job summary

Keen, an Atlanta-based holding company focused on commercial real estate, parking, and ParkingPerks software, seeks a high-energy closer to own the top of the funnel through to a signed deal.

You will build a high-volume outbound engine, underwrite opportunities quickly, negotiate LOIs, and use AI to scale workflows while turning owners into customers for future deal flow.

Qualifications

• Top-of-class record in academics, athletics, or competition.

Responsibilities

• Build and run a high-volume outbound engine targeting CRE owners.
• Convert cold conversations into seller relationships with calls and visits.
• Underwrite opportunities quickly and clearly, present strong options.
• Negotiate LOIs and shepherd deals through diligence and closing.
• Leverage AI and automation to scale the workload.
• Convert non-ready owners into ParkingPerks customers and future deals.

Job description

Keen is an Atlanta-based holding company built around commercial real estate, parking, and the software that runs them. We operate Common Ground Atlanta, a mixed-use adaptive-reuse destination on the BeltLine Eastside Trail, alongside commercial properties on Piedmont Road in Buckhead. We also build our own software: ParkingPerks, a QR-per-space pay-to-park platform, reputation and marketing platform.

We acquire and manage parking lots, commercial real estate, and cash-flowing compliance-driven CRE businesses. Our operating, build, and software capacity already exists. What we need now is the person who fills the pipeline.

The Role

You will own the top of the funnel through to a signed deal. Full cycle, no hand-offs.

• Build and run a high-volume outbound engine targeting owners of parking lots, neglected retail strips, and compliance-driven B2B service companies
• Turn cold conversations into real seller relationships: calls, site visits, and follow-up over months
• Underwrite opportunities quickly and honestly, and bring the best ones to the table with a clear point of view
• Negotiate LOIs and shepherd deals through diligence and closing
• Use AI and automation aggressively to do the work of a ten-person team
• Turn owners who aren't ready to sell into ParkingPerks customers and future deal flow

You Are

• Top of your class, with a record of winning: academics, athletics, a company, or a competition
• Commercially hungry. You would rather close a $3M deal yourself than watch someone else close a $300M one
• Comfortable with rejection, persistent without being pushy, and good on the phone
• Analytically strong: you can build an underwriting model, and you also know the model is not the job
• Self-directed. You don't need a playbook; you'd rather write one
• Bonus: experience in CRE acquisitions, investment banking, private equity, search funds, or founding something

Why This Role

• Direct work with the principal. Every deal you source gets a decision, fast
• Real ownership of real transactions from your first month, not years from now
• Compensation built for people who perform: competitive base plus meaningful bonuses tied to deals you close
• A rare seat: operating assets, live software, and an acquisition mandate under one roof
• Exposure to every side of the business: real estate, operations, software, and capital

Location

Atlanta, in person. Deals happen on site and over coffee.

Compensation

We pay like an investment firm and share upside like a partnership. If you build the pipeline, you own a piece of what it produces. Base salary: $110,000 – $140,000, depending on experience. Deal bonuses: For every acquisition you source and close, you earn a cash bonus of 0.5% of the purchase price, paid at closing. Bonuses are uncapped. A $4M parking lot means $20,000 in your pocket the month it closes. Annual performance bonus: Up to 30% of base salary, tied to pipeline quality, deals closed, and the customers you bring in from owners who aren't ready to sell. Carried interest: You receive 10% of the profits interest on every deal you originate, vesting over four years. This is real ownership in real assets. Hold it and it can grow into more than your salary. Benefits: Health insurance, a dedicated AI and software budget, and paid travel for site visits and deal meetings. Year-one earnings: A strong performer who closes three to four deals should expect to earn $175,000 – $250,000 in cash in year one, plus carried interest in every asset they helped buy.