VP Acquisitions & Development - DFW

Michael Page; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Vice President, Investments & Development to lead the Dallas–Fort Worth expansion for a growing private real estate platform. The role focuses on sourcing acquisition, development and value-add opportunities, underwriting and structuring deals, and coordinating capital formation across stakeholders.

You will serve as the market leader in Dallas–Fort Worth, building relationships with brokers, owners, lenders, and developers, driving investment strategy, and guiding

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of commercial real estate acquisitions, investments, development, or capital markets experience.
• Demonstrated success sourcing and closing commercial real estate transactions within the industrial sector.
• Deep understanding of the Dallas–Fort Worth commercial real estate market.
• Existing relationships with local brokerage, ownership, and development communities.
• Strong financial modeling, underwriting, and investment analysis capabilities.
• Ability to independently originate opportunities and drive transactions from initial pursuit through closing.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Capital raising or investor-facing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Source new acquisition, development, and value-add investment opportunities throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, developers, landowners, lenders, municipalities, investors, and industry participants.
• Lead financial analysis, underwriting, investment memoranda preparation, and transaction evaluation.
• Negotiate letters of intent, purchase agreements, and oversee due diligence and transaction execution.
• Coordinate with consultants, attorneys, development teams, and municipal stakeholders throughout the entitlement and development process.
• Assist with debt and equity sourcing, investor engagement, and capital formation initiatives.
• Serve as the firm's market leader in Dallas–Fort Worth, providing investment insights and helping shape regional growth strategy.

Skills

Financial modeling

Underwriting

Investment analysis

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business, Economics, Engineering, or related field

Job description

The Vice President, Investments & Development will lead the firm's expansion efforts throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth market. This highly entrepreneurial position is responsible for sourcing opportunities, underwriting and structuring transactions, supporting capital formation efforts, and guiding investments through execution.

Our client is a privately held real estate investment and development platform with a growing presence across Texas. The firm focuses on industrial development, adaptive reuse, and value-add investment strategies and has built a reputation for combining entrepreneurial decision-making with institutional-quality execution.

As the business continues to expand its footprint, the company is making a strategic investment in leadership within the Dallas-Fort Worth market. This role offers the opportunity to join a growing platform with direct access to senior leadership, meaningful influence on investment strategy, and significant long-term career potential

Description

The Vice President, Investments & Development will lead the firm's expansion efforts throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth market. This highly entrepreneurial position is responsible for sourcing opportunities, underwriting and structuring transactions, supporting capital formation efforts, and guiding investments through execution. The successful candidate will serve as the firm's primary market representative and play a key role in building its long-term presence and investment pipeline within the region.

• Source new acquisition, development, and value-add investment opportunities throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
• Build and maintain relationships with brokers, developers, landowners, lenders, municipalities, investors, and industry participants.
• Lead financial analysis, underwriting, investment memoranda preparation, and transaction evaluation.
• Negotiate letters of intent, purchase agreements, and oversee due diligence and transaction execution.
• Coordinate with consultants, attorneys, development teams, and municipal stakeholders throughout the entitlement and development process.
• Assist with debt and equity sourcing, investor engagement, and capital formation initiatives.
• Serve as the firm's market leader in Dallas-Fort Worth, providing investment insights and helping shape regional growth strategy.

Profile

For the Vice President of Acquisitions we are seeking:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business, Economics, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of commercial real estate acquisitions, investments, development, or capital markets experience
• Demonstrated success sourcing and closing commercial real estate transactions within the industrial sector
• Deep understanding of the Dallas-Fort Worth commercial real estate market
• Existing relationships with local brokerage, ownership, and development communities
• Strong financial modeling, underwriting, and investment analysis capabilities
• Ability to independently originate opportunities and drive transactions from initial pursuit through closing
• Entrepreneurial mindset with strong interpersonal, negotiation, and communication skills
• Capital raising or investor-facing experience is a plus

Job Offer

Targeting a base salary of $175,000 to $200,000. As this is a newly created position our client is looking for someone who wants to "bet" on themselves and will be compensated heavily on the back end based on performance. Other highlights include:

• Opportunity to help establish and grow a market presence within one of the country's most active industrial markets
• Direct exposure to company leadership and investment decision-makers
• Broad participation across acquisitions, development, and strategic growth initiatives
• High degree of autonomy and visibility within a growing platform
• Long-term leadership potential as the organization expands its Dallas-Fort Worth presence
  

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.