Assistant Vice President, Investments

Northmarq•Minneapolis, MN

9h•$150,000 - $200,000•Onsite

About The Position

At Northmarq, you can be part of something special. Northmarq is a unique capital markets resource for commercial real estate investors, providing our clients access to experts in debt, equity, investment sales, loan servicing, and fund management. We offer you a career path with best-in-class training, and we foster inclusive teams committed to collaboration, mentoring, and growth. At Northmarq, we will help you unlock your potential – whether you are an industry veteran or you’re just getting started. Your new career is waiting. Start something special today. Northmarq was voted by Real Estate Forum as one of The Best Places to Work in Commercial Real Estate! Northmarq is looking to expand its well-established Fund Management team in its Bloomington, MN office. We’re hiring an AVP, Investments to play a key role in both deal origination and execution, serve as a key member of the acquisitions team, focused on evaluating, underwriting, and executing new acquisitions from initial review through closing, including direct interaction with clients and leadership. This position offers significant responsibility, visibility, and the opportunity to thrive in a flat, entrepreneurial environment. This position is an in-office position, with an immediate start date.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree and/or advanced professional designation (e.g. CFA, CPA) is preferred.
Minimum 3–5 years of experience in real estate private equity, investment banking, or principal investing with a primary focus on acquisitions and new investment execution required.
Advanced proficiency in MS Office (e.g. Excel) required; Argus experience strongly preferred.
Demonstrated expertise in financial modeling, underwriting, and acquisitions transaction execution, with a strong command of financial analysis and valuation methodologies, and the ability to synthesize complex analyses into clear, actionable investment theses.
Exceptional ability to manage multiple assignments while communicating clearly and effectively, with proven strength in presenting financial insights, investment strategies, and transaction rationales persuasively to senior leadership and external partners.
Proven ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously, balancing competing priorities with accuracy and attention to detail.
Well-developed relationship-building skills, including the ability to work directly with sponsors, lenders, and partners, as well as peers, senior leadership, and internal stakeholders.
Established ability to mentor and develop junior team members.
Self-driven, resourceful, and collaborative, with a creative approach to problem-solving and a high level of integrity.

Responsibilities

Play an integral role on the acquisitions and investments team, evaluating, underwriting, and executing new acquisitions from initial review through closing.
Evaluate and underwrite new acquisitions and investments, including direct interaction with sponsors, borrowers and lenders.
Oversee financial modeling and cash flow analysis of potential investments, including property-level forecast models in both Argus and Excel.
Lead due diligence of new acquisitions by coordinating review of property-level information, financial statements, and third-party reports.
Support team in JV documentation for new acquisitions, working directly with outside counsel on transaction documents.
Lead the process of creating and submitting investment committee recommendations for new acquisitions and related investment initiatives. Present findings and recommendations to senior leadership, addressing questions and feedback.
Provide team with current market research information regarding trends in market demographics and competitive analysis, to support sourcing and investment decisions.
Lead and participate in special projects that advance investment strategy and support overall team initiatives.
Direct and mentor analysts/associates, providing guidance on analysis, underwriting, and professional development.