Portfolio Analyst

Digital Realty Trust, L.P.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

401(k) match

Disability benefits

Wellness benefits

Education benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Digital Realty Trust, L.P. is seeking a Portfolio Analyst - Associate in Boston, hybrid. You will build and maintain cash flow models, analyze leasing trends, and prepare investment materials for diverse data center assets.

Collaborate with Portfolio Management leadership to support budgets, forecasts, and board-ready analyses. You’ll present findings to senior stakeholders and influence strategic decisions across multiple markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Real Estate, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in real estate analysis (asset management, development, lending, or commercial leasing).
• Strong understanding of real estate finance, including discounted cash flow modeling and financial reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of Yardi; familiarity with Argus is a plus.
• Ability to analyze large data sets, think strategically, and deliver detailed recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative, resourceful, and eager to learn; open to AI-enabled tools and travel.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and analyze cash flow models for data center assets.
• Prepare investment analyses and underwriting materials for properties across markets.
• Support deal, capital, and construction project presentations for the Investment Committee.
• Manage and consolidate annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, long-term projections, and variance analyses.
• Validate monthly financial reports and support portfolio-level reporting.
• Track and analyze leasing activity, occupancy, and portfolio performance trends.
• Monitor construction and redevelopment activity, budgets, and progress.
• Research market conditions, including supply, demand, competition, and trends.
• Create and maintain financial reports, databases, and ad hoc analyses.
• Support ad hoc reporting and Asset Management administrative needs.

Skills

Financial analysis

Real estate analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Yardi

Argus

Data analysis

Communication

Presentation

Organizational

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Real Estate, or a related field

Tools

Yardi

Argus

Job description

Portfolio Analyst - Associate

Location: Boston, MA (Hybrid)

Your Role

As a Portfolio Analyst, you will play a high‑visibility role supporting the financial performance and strategic decision‑making of a diverse portfolio of data center assets. You will partner closely with Portfolio Management leadership, including Vice Presidents, Directors, and Asset Managers, to deliver financial analysis, forecasts, reporting, and recommendations that inform executive‑level decisions. Your work will have direct exposure to senior stakeholders and a visible impact on business outcomes.

What you’ll do

• Develop, maintain, and analyze cash flow models for data center assets, including lease and investment analyses.
• Prepare investment analyses and underwriting materials for properties across multiple markets.
• Support deal, capital, and construction project presentations for the Investment Committee.
• Manage and consolidate annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, long‑term projections, and variance analyses.
• Validate monthly financial reports and support portfolio‑level reporting, including occupancy and capital planning.
• Track and analyze leasing activity, leasing statistics, and portfolio performance trends.
• Monitor construction and redevelopment activity, budgets, and development progress.
• Research market conditions, including supply, demand, competition, and broader market trends.
• Create and maintain financial reports, databases, and ad hoc analyses driven by market or lease activity.
• Support ad hoc reporting and general Asset Management administrative needs.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, Real Estate, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in real estate analysis, such as asset management, development, lending, or commercial leasing.
• Strong understanding of real estate finance, including discounted cash flow modeling and financial reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of Yardi preferred; familiarity with Argus is a plus.
• Ability to analyze large data sets, think strategically, and deliver detailed, well‑reasoned recommendations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Collaborative, resourceful, and eager to learn, with the ability to adapt quickly to new tools and systems.
• Willingness to adopt AI‑enabled tools, accept feedback, go above and beyond expectations, and travel occasionally as needed.

Benefits & Compensation

Compensation range: $100,000 to $120,000. This range represents the Company’s good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary for this position at the time of this posting.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.

Health and Safety

Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.

About Digital Realty

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

Portfolio Management Team

Our Portfolio Management team works in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting business sectors. We use our financial expertise and commercial awareness to support and develop an international, publicly listed organization. From managing budgets to financial and inventory planning, we deliver a full range of finance and strategic problem solving to help our business stay on track, support our customers, and meet our goals.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.

Learn More

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.