Associate Director, Asset Management

Company Background: Longfellow Real Estate Partners is a vertically integrated real estate company dedicated to investing in the rapidly growing and highly specialized life sciences sector. Our institutional capabilities and market expertise enable us to deliver superior risk-adjusted returns for our investors while building collaborative, long-term partnerships with our tenants. Longfellow is a highly entrepreneurial organization where we pride ourselves on a shared work ethic and a focus on accomplishing collective objectives. Longfellow strives to develop deep and lasting relationships internally within our team and externally with our investors, clients, vendors, and community through a shared vision and values. Longfellow has grown from a small start-up in 2009 to a 160 person organization and one of the largest privately owned owner / operators in life science. The firm has a 16.5M square foot existing portfolio / development pipeline across 8 major life sciences markets in the US and UK (Boston, Maryland-Washington D.C., New York City, North Carolina, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, and London/Cambridge in the UK). With unprecedented growth, we are looking for a collaborative and entrepreneurial individual to join Longfellow where we envision considerable opportunity for advancement as our firm expands. We believe what’s good for our team is good for our business – Longfellow encourages a kind, fun, and collaborative culture where the wins are shared. We envision considerable opportunity for advancement as our organization expands. Position Background: We are seeking to hire an Associate Director for our Asset Management team with a background in commercial real estate asset management. The ideal candidate must have a strong work ethic, great attention to detail, and the highest level of integrity. This is a dynamic role that will report to the Managing Director, Asset Management and work directly with our asset management, leasing, project management and property management teams. The position provides exposure to a full spectrum of duties within a fast-growing real estate development and management firm. As such, the position demands a dedicated individual with leadership skills, facility with numbers, good people skills and the ability to prioritize, multi-task, work independently and solve problems. Specific Responsibilities: Responsible for day-to-day asset management strategy of various property, project and leasing related activities, optimizing property financial performance and value; Oversee and coordinate leasing activities, analyze and negotiate lease transactions, interact with 3rd party brokerage teams, and ensure compliance with Investor; Take an active and creative approach to maximize project leasing and ensure cultivation of strong relationships with tenant and prospects; Assist in developing annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts, and business plans; Oversee execution of property level budgets and business plans; Attend weekly leasing meeting with 3rd party brokerage teams as well as internal meetings with property and project management teams; Oversee property-level operations and implementation of property-level capital projects; Complete monthly, quarterly and annual investor reporting; Review and approve property level invoices; Prepare investment memoranda to be presented to Investment Committee and Investors Travel required to the Bay Area Qualifications: We are looking for a passionate team player with grit, high integrity and a honed attention to detail. In addition, we expect that your life outside of work is as important as your career and that you are driven to succeed in both. Minimum of 5-10 years of experience in real estate; Undergraduate or advanced degree; Proven track record of successful leadership in asset management Experience in analyzing and negotiating leases (life science leasing experience a plus); Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with tenants, partners, and stakeholders; Individual should possess excellent oral and written communication skills; Must possess strong analytical skills and be highly proficient in Microsoft Excel; Experience with Argus Enterprise and real estate accounting systems (Yardi a plus); Ability to handle multiple tasks with strong organizational skills; Detail oriented with independent work ethic;