Asset Management Analyst

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Asset Management Analyst delivers comprehensive real estate asset management, financial analysis, and project execution across a diverse portfolio of commercial properties within the Harvard Housing and Real Estate portfolio. Responsibilities include decision making and implementing asset management initiatives, building and maintaining financial models to evaluate cash flow and leasing scenarios; providing input on acquisitions and dispositions through underwriting and due diligence; and broadly assisting the development group. The position also requires close collaboration across the HUHRE organization, development of standardized processes, and clear communication of insights through presentations and reports to senior leadership. Additional duties involve self-directed market research, lease administration, and contributing to broader departmental initiatives that support overall portfolio performance and strategic goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in real estate, planning, development or related field; related coursework could qualify as experience.
• Strong teaming and collaboration skills, including virtual collaboration with colleagues in multiple locations.
• Ability to deliver and interpret qualitative and quantitative research data and synthesize information into meaningful and actionable recommendations and results.
• Proven ability to successfully manage multi-faceted projects in a complex setting.
• Familiarity with a range of real estate asset types including lab, office, residential, hotel and retail / restaurant uses.
• Experience with Commonwealth of Massachusetts and City of Boston or Cambridge permitting processes.
• Strong time management skills with ability to manage multiple priorities & meet deadlines with keen attention to detail.
• Flexible, composed, and able to prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines simultaneously while confidently interacting with individuals across all levels of the organization and externally.
• Thorough and accurate and takes ownership of every task assigned, ensuring its successful completion.
• Understands how to communicate difficult/sensitive information tactfully.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in real estate, finance, or related field preferred.
• Sense of humor.

Responsibilities

• Develop, prioritize, and implement recommendations for University leadership arising from ongoing asset management analysis (e.g., financial performance, utilization, and market positioning) to drive the economic performance and long-term value of the University’s real estate portfolio.
• Establish, document, and refine scalable asset management policies, procedures, and standards that can be easily replicated across the University’s diverse real estate holding, ensuring consistent practices.
• Serve as the primary connector between HUHRE Operations, Leasing, and Finance—owning cross-functional workflows, resolving intersecting priorities, and leading cross-team initiatives that align asset strategies, operational execution, and financial objectives across the portfolio.
• Build financial models for multi-tenanted commercial properties to project cash flows, expenses, and net operating income over various time horizons to be shared with the leadership team.
• Perform financial analyses for tenants comparing commercial lease deals with varying rental rates, lengths of lease terms, free rent periods, construction build-out costs, and other expenses to be shared with the leadership team, including apple-to-apple comparisons to help determine best value.
• Maintain analytical tools and processes to best ensure delivery of thorough, actionable and reliable analytical studies and recommendations.
• Analyze potential acquisition and disposition opportunities across multiple asset types including office, retail, residential (including affordable housing) and lab spaces to support decision-making.
• Perform scenario analysis and development feasibility studies analysis for the current portfolio and potential acquisition sites based on research and data.
• Assist with due diligence efforts for portfolio acquisitions and dispositions, including data gathering, leases, service contracts, financial information, etc.
• Develop presentations analyzing and interpreting financial data and drawing actionable conclusions to senior members of the HRE team and university leadership.
• Prepare economic analyses of lease terms compared to market and/or pro forma projections for leadership decision making.
• Create quarterly and annual reports for internal university stakeholders, including the HUHRE Year in Review document.
• Research general market and economic conditions – track market vacancies, absorption, rents, new construction – and summarize and disseminate developing trends that can inform leasing strategy.
• Evaluate competitive buildings, relevant sale & lease comps, economic drivers, historic market rents in support of future planning.
• Other duties related to the advancement of HUHRE goals as assigned.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level