Associate Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Research

Mortgage Bankers Association•Washington, DC

1d•$188,000 - $194,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As the leading advocate for the real estate finance industry, MBA is committed to providing our members with unmatched value and unparalleled benefits. In doing so, we recognize that our most valuable resource is our employees. MBA prides itself on sourcing top talent from all fields and is committed to investing in a culture where communication is essential, diverse voices are encouraged, and embrace inclusion for all. This position summary outlines the role's contribution to MBA’s research and related activities covering the Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF) markets. The incumbent will develop and maintain MBA’s CREF-related industry analysis, benchmarking, peer business roundtables, and other activities. The incumbent will also represent MBA before the media, policymakers, and others. The incumbent will support other MBA activities around meetings, conferences, public policy, education, membership, and other areas.

Requirements

Graduate degree in Finance, Economics, or related discipline. Doctorate degree preferred.
Excellent management skills, including the ability to collaborate with members, staff, and others to develop, manage, and grow a range of activities.
Ten (10) or more years of experience in real estate finance or a related industry discipline.
The incumbent will be seen as a subject-matter expert on the CREF market trends and conditions. The incumbent will have a strong knowledge of the industry and data sources germane to studying commercial and multifamily real estate finance.
The incumbent will have ten (10) or more years of experience in research, with appropriate technical skills in data analysis, interpretation, and presentation.
The incumbent will have exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and strong analysis and programming experience with appropriate software.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write for technical and industry audiences, the ability to present cogent and concise information to groups of senior executives, the ability to speak to large groups, and the ability to deal with the news media.
The incumbent will have an ability to manage multiple projects at once, and deal with competing priorities and constituencies and an ability to manage, motivate, and collaborate with team members.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Conduct and supervise research activities on topics related to multifamily and commercial real estate markets, real estate finance and the mortgage banking industry -- including MBA’s industry analysis, mortgage banking benchmarking and policy analysis. Develop new efforts in response to member, market, and other demands.
Manage MBA’s CREF Peer Business Roundtable (PBR) programs, including meetings and activities of Human Resources professionals, Financial Officers, Technology Officers, and Marketing Officers.
Develop active relationships with MBA multifamily and commercial members, policy makers and others to develop a research agenda to best meet their business needs and the needs of the association.
Develop and continually sharpen expertise regarding factors impacting the industry, including such items as CRE fundamentals, mortgages originations, servicing, loan performance and industry structure and be a source of information and insights to the membership and staff regarding these trends.
Communicate the findings of MBA research in written and oral form to member firms, MBA senior management, other MBA staff members, the news media, and the public. Represent MBA in discussions and interviews with the media, policy makers and others.
Participate in high priority CREF-related MBA policy efforts.
Lead/support/participate in MBA conferences and events, including speaking at CREF-related events and leading content development for Accounting and Financial Management, Technology Solutions, CREF Market Intelligence Symposium and other events,
Actively interface with the MBA public affairs, marketing, meetings, policy, legislative affairs, and other staff on all aspects of multifamily and commercial real estate finance.
Working with others on the Research team, develop and refine forecasting models for the CREF markets.