Asset & Wealth Management, Urban Investment Group - Real Estate Asset Management, Associate

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Associate to join their Urban Investment Group in Dallas. This role focuses on managing a diverse portfolio of equity investments in real estate, including affordable housing and commercial properties. The successful candidate will support senior team members in asset valuation, business planning, and market analysis, while also engaging with external partners to drive successful investment strategies. If you're passionate about making a positive impact in underserved communities through strategic real estate investments, this opportunity offers a dynamic environment where your contributions can lead to meaningful change.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of equity asset management experience across multiple real estate types.
• Strong real estate modeling skills with advanced Excel capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support asset management team in managing equity investments for real estate developments.
• Conduct in-depth market analyses and maintain performance reports.

Skills

Asset Management

Financial Modeling

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Market Research

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Excel

Argus

Job description

Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

Goldman Sachs Bank USA seeks an Associate in Dallas, TX to join the Urban Investment Group (UIG) Asset & Wealth Management team within Real Estate. Established in 2001, the Urban Investment Group (UIG) within Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management makes tax credit equity investments, real estate investments and loans, and provides senior loan facilities in order to empower underserved communities and enable long-term equitable growth. UIG manages the investing and lending strategies for GS Bank USA’s Community Reinvestment Act requirements and the firm’s investments in Opportunity Zones, and is a significant contributor to the firm’s One Million Black Women and 10,000 Small Businesses initiatives. Real estate investments range from opportunistic ground-up development to core plus acquisitions of affordable and workforce housing portfolios. UIG has committed $21 billion to create access to affordable housing, healthcare, education, and capital for low-income people and small businesses.

Responsibilities

1. Support senior members of the asset management team to manage a portfolio of equity investments that finance real estate developments including mixed-income and affordable housing, retail, office, industrial and charter school facilities.
2. Support senior members of the team in operating, maximizing value and reporting on assets.
3. Key responsibilities include internal asset valuation modeling, business plan preparation and execution, developing monthly cash flow projections, supporting leasing strategy, collecting financials and reviewing budgets, preparing monthly and/or quarterly reporting, and working with third parties, including operating partners, brokers and property management companies.
4. Build and manage relationships with external operating partners and internal counterparts across GS’s real investing and asset management platform.
5. Develop asset strategy, including financial and asset performance data, in conjunction with AM leadership, investing personnel and operating partners.
6. Support execution of asset strategies to maximize value through market / product knowledge and value-add strategies.
7. Lead asset disposition efforts including: contract negotiation, writing investment committee memorandums, presenting to investment committee, finalizing disposition models, calculating waterfall returns, transaction management and closing.
8. Drive exits and compliance/covenants monitoring on equity transactions.
9. Research/evaluate market trends, rental rates and occupancy trends to update investment assumptions within models.
10. Conduct in-depth market and portfolio analyses; understand industry trends.
11. Engage and provide oversight of third parties which perform the day-to-day operations of the assets, including, but not limited to operating partners and property management companies; conduct weekly / monthly calls and asset visits.
12. Work closely with internal stakeholders such as Finance, Compliance and Legal.
13. Maintain performance reports for internal tracking and reporting.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university.
2. Minimum 3+ years of equity asset management and transaction experience, with asset management experience across multiple real estate product types.
3. Solid real estate modeling skills with Advanced Excel skills; experience with Argus a plus.
4. Strong academic background - finance, real estate, accounting or math background preferred.
5. Analytical / logical mindset and high attention to detail.
6. Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present strategies and business decisions clearly and concisely, manage internal and external relationships.
7. Ability to work in a fast-paced, challenging environment; ability to prioritize.
8. Self-motivated with ability to work both autonomously and in a team setting.
9. Passion for helping solve entrenched challenges facing underserved communities.
10. Desire to create positive change through double-bottom-line investments in real estate impact investing.
11. Interest in working collaboratively with the public sector, spanning municipal, state, and federal government, and navigating any resulting complexities.