Senior Director, Global M&A & Investments

Greystar; Charleston (SC); Remote; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) match

Sabbatical after 10 years

Job summary

Greystar, a leading global real estate platform based in Charleston, seeks an experienced M&A professional to identify, evaluate, and execute transactions across Europe and APAC, with flexibility to sit in London or the United States.

You will own workstreams from market mapping and target screening through due diligence, negotiation, and handoff to integration, interfacing with Finance, Legal, Tax, HR, and Operations.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of M&A experience at IB, consulting, PE, or corporate development.
• Mid-market M&A experience preferred.
• Real estate M&A experience a plus; property mgmt or real estate services.
• Proven ability to work independently and drive projects.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation skills (DCF, comps, LBO).
• Strong analytical judgment and clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication with senior executives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain M&A strategy and target pipelines.
• Assist with target identification and relationship development.
• Build and review financial models and investment cases.
• Manage due diligence workstreams with finance, legal, tax, HR, ops.
• Support negotiation of deal terms and coordination with counsel.
• Support integration planning and synergy tracking.
• Prepare materials for senior leadership.
• Assess cross-border regulatory, tax, and cultural factors.
• Coordinate across US/UK time zones with stakeholders.

Skills

M&A experience

Financial modeling

Cross-border experience

Strategic / analytical thinking

Executive communication

Travel willingness

Independent working

Real estate M&A

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Business

MBA, CFA, or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Capital IQ

Bloomberg

Job description

Greystar, a leading global real estate platform based in Charleston, seeks an experienced M&A professional to identify, evaluate, and execute transactions across Europe and APAC, with flexibility to sit in London or the United States.

You will own workstreams from market mapping and target screening through due diligence, negotiation, and handoff to integration, interfacing with Finance, Legal, Tax, HR, and Operations.