Vice President, Acquisitions

Golub & Company LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with employer match

Paid time off

Flexible work-from-home day

Job summary

Golub & Company LLC, based in Chicago, is seeking a Vice President of Acquisitions to establish their presence in key markets. This role involves identifying and acquiring multifamily, commercial, and other real estate assets. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, strong negotiation skills, and a thorough understanding of underwriting.

The position offers a base salary of $200,000-$225,000 plus bonuses. Benefits include health insurance and a work-from-home option once a week.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-10 years of relevant real estate experience.
• Proven track record of identifying and closing successful real estate acquisitions.
• Thorough understanding of underwriting and valuation concepts.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential acquisitions and development opportunities.
• Lead underwriting process for potential acquisition and development investments.
• Lead equity and debt capital formation for acquired assets.
• Coordinate efforts with Portfolio Management Department to assess building conditions.
• Lead the due diligence for successful acquisition of investment properties.

Skills

Expert-level knowledge of Argus

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Real estate acquisitions

Joint venture partnerships

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

Chicago-based Golub & Company LLC and its affiliates are active in key markets across the United States in real estate development, acquisitions, asset and property management, leasing and corporate real estate services. The Company has developed, owned or managed more than 50 million square feet of properties valued in excess of $20 billion since it was founded in 1960.

Overview

We are seeking a Vice President of Acquisitions to establish and maintain Golub & Company’s presence in the assigned geographic area and surrounding markets by identifying and acquiring multifamily, commercial, and other real estate assets including land. This position will be located at our Corporate Headquarters in Chicago, IL or in one of our target investment markets including, but not limited to Denver, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, San Francisco, and Southern California.

Responsibilities

• Identify potential acquisitions and development opportunities. Analyze income and expense projections, site analysis and selection, and comparable properties and transactions to assist in determining offering and purchase price.
• Lead underwriting process for potential acquisition and development investments. Analyze and provide financial review to senior management to ensure consistency and quality of underwriting standards amongst all potential acquisitions.
• Lead equity and debt capital formation for acquired assets with support from Golub’s capital markets team.
• Coordinate efforts with Portfolio Management Department to assess the condition of buildings.
• Lead the due diligence required for successful acquisition of investment properties.
• Work with legal counsel in negotiating and closing transactions.
• Represent firm at conferences, networking and industry events.
• Maintain a deep working knowledge of each market and submarket, available acquisition and development opportunities and progress of competitive locations.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree from a four‑year college or university and minimum 5‑10 years relevant real estate experience or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have proven track record of identifying and closing successful real estate acquisitions in the specified geographic region and surrounding markets. Must have experience with joint venture partnerships and agreements. Existing equity and lending relationships a plus, as well as experience with purchase and sale contracts. Must have a thorough understanding of underwriting and valuation concepts. To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess expert‑level knowledge of Argus and Microsoft Word and Excel.

Compensation

The annual base salary for this position is $200,000‑225,000; the position is also eligible for an annual year‑end discretionary bonus and involvement in the deals they’ve secured.

Benefits

Corporate employees at Golub enjoy the flexibility of one work-from-home day per week along with a comprehensive benefit offering that includes health insurance, paid time off and 401k with employer match.