Associate, Real Estate

Hamilton Lane; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Tuition and cert. reimbursement

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Hamilton Lane is seeking an investment professional to assist deal leaders in sourcing, evaluating, and managing real estate opportunities across funds and co-investments. You will support portfolio management, client communication and business-development efforts as part of a high-caliber team.

Responsibilities include due diligence, financial modeling, and creating memos/presentations for decision making.

Qualifications

• Strong quantitative analytical skills.
• Demonstrated mastery of financial modeling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; strategic thinker.
• Self-driven with ability to take initiative and resources independently.
• Team player with ability to manage multiple projects.
• Willingness to work long hours and occasional weekends.
• Commitment to supporting firm growth.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of real estate investments across primary funds, co-investments, secondaries and JVs.
• Conduct due diligence with financial analysis and market research.
• Assist senior team with resource allocation and mentor Analysts.
• Oversee day-to-day investment analysis and communicate with sponsors/clients.
• Participate in GP and due diligence meetings, asset tours, site visits.
• Use analytics and qualitative factors to assess investment attractiveness.
• Create complex transaction models and distribution waterfalls.
• Prepare detailed investment memos and presentations for HL decisions.
• Monitor performance and updates on existing investments.
• Complete special projects including client work and geographical studies.

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Financial modeling

Verbal and written communication

Initiative and self-direction

Team collaboration

Workload management

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

What We Do

Join Hamilton Lane, a global leader in private markets, as we scale to meet the demands of our growing client base. Here, youâll work with ambitious, highâperforming teams built on integrity, candor and collaboration, backed by our market-leading data and technology. We invest heavily in our people and our partners, giving you the platform to enrich lives, safeguard futures and grow your career.

As one of the largest private markets investment firms globally, we provide innovative solutions to institutional and private wealth investors around the world, specializing in flexibility and full-spectrum access. We currently employ approximately 800 professionals operating in offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East, and have $1.0 trillion in assets under management and supervision, composed of $146.1 billion in discretionary assets and $871.5 billion in non-discretionary assets, as of December 31, 2025.

The Opportunity

The investment professional will assist the deal leaders in sourcing, evaluating, performing due diligence, and managing real estate investment opportunities across primary funds and transactions (co-investments, secondaries, and joint ventures). The role will also include aspects of portfolio management, client communication and business development support.

Responsibilities

• Support all aspects of real estate investments, including primary funds, co-investments, secondaries, and joint ventures
• Conduct thorough due diligence on potential investment opportunities, including financial analysis and market research
• Assist senior team members with resource allocation and manage the work of Analysts in the due diligence process
• Manage day-to-day aspects of investment analysis, providing oversight of the functional team, and assisting in communication with investment sponsors and clients
• Take a meaningful role in GP and due diligence meetings, asset tours and site visits with senior staff oversight
• Utilize analytics and qualitative factors to determine attractiveness of real estate investments
• Create and manage complex transaction models and distribution waterfalls
• Prepare detailed investment memos and presentations to support HLâs decision-making process
• Support the management of existing investments by monitoring performance, analyzing financial reports and tracking updates
• Complete special projects, including client projects, industry analysis, and geographical studies, as necessary

Qualifications

Must-haves:

• +3 to 5 years of relevant investment experience
• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's) (Minimum Required)
• Strong quantitative analytical skills
• Demonstrated mastery of financial modeling
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and measurable success as a strategic thinker
• Ability to take initiative, be self-directed and actively seek out information and resources to complete assignments effectively and efficiently
• Ability to work with others in a team environment
• Capacity to manage a busy workload, taking on multiple projects / investment work simultaneously, and flexibility to work more than 50 hours per week and occasionally on weekends
• Commitment to contribute to the firmâs growth and accommodate an extended work schedule when necessary

Nice-to-haves:

• Real estate transaction experience across direct investments, co-investments, secondaries and/or joint ventures, directly aligned to the specific responsibilities for this position
• Poised presentation skills

Travel Requirements

Up to 25% domestic

Benefits

Enhancing Your Physical and Emotional Health

• Employees have access to healthcare coverage, mental health resources, health & fitness reimbursement program, and Wellness Rewards Program.

Developing Your Career

• Tuition and certification reimbursement programs are available, along with continual education and development trainings for you to grow with Hamilton Lane.

Supporting Your Family & Community

• For our communities, Hamilton Lane provides paid time off to volunteer and compensates for referring qualified candidates that join our team.
• For growing family, we offer an adoption reimbursement program, paid time off for new parents and newlyweds, and provide travel support for nursing parents.

Safeguarding Your Financial Wellbeing

• Hamilton Lane contributes to retirement programs and offers an employee stock purchasing plan.

Hamilton Lane is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, marital or partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic predisposition, veteran or military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense or stalking, or any other classification prohibited by applicable law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete your application, please contact Human Resources at [e-mail].

Hamilton Lane is not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.

Please, no phone calls or emails.

All resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at Hamilton Lane via-email, the Internet or in any form and/or method without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of Hamilton Lane.

No fee shall be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Hamilton Lane as a result of the referral or through other means.

We're a firm that takes our responsibility of helping clients reach their investment objectives seriously. But we're also a group that appreciates a healthy dose of wit and sarcasm, as well as a company that recognizes the value of infusing joy into what we do every day. There's a genuine spirit of collaboration and camaraderie here, and an unwavering commitment to doing right by our clients and by one another. We believe we have some of the most committed, intelligent and innovative professionals in the industry. They also happen to be pretty nice people who genuinely enjoy working with one another. So we have that going for us, which is nice.

As an employer who participates in the federal E-Verify program, Hamilton Lane will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each employeeâs Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, the Company is required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS, so that you can resolve any discrepancies directly with the federal agency.