CRE Investment Analyst (Office & Industrial)

The RMR Group•Newton, MA

1d•$80,000 - $100,000

About The Position

RMR is seeking a highly analytical, technology-forward Commercial Real Estate Investment Analyst to support its Office & Industrial Real Estate team. The role supports senior leaders across portfolio management, asset management, acquisitions, dispositions, and investment strategy for a portfolio of office and industrial properties. The Analyst contributes to financial modeling, underwriting, investment analysis, market research, portfolio reporting, and transaction execution, while using expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI to improve workflows and identify opportunities for innovation in underwriting, research, reporting, and investment decision-making. This high-impact role offers broad exposure to the real estate investment lifecycle in a fast-paced environment. The Analyst combines analytical capabilities, AI expertise, and business judgment to solve complex problems, manage competing priorities, and support portfolio management, asset management, and investment strategy. The estimated base compensation range is $80,000 to $100,000 per year. Employees working at least 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in the company’s benefits plans.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, real estate, or a related field.
At least 3 years of experience in commercial real estate or a related industry.
Demonstrated expertise in Excel, including building complex models from scratch, auditing formulas, and automating workflows with advanced functions, Power Query, macros, and VBA.
Ability to learn quickly and solve problems in a dynamic environment.
Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines under pressure without sacrificing accuracy.
Self-motivated and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders.
High level of discretion and professionalism when handling sensitive or confidential information.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of ARGUS.

Responsibilities

Support portfolio and asset managers in maximizing value across the office and industrial real estate portfolio.
Perform portfolio-level investment analysis to support capital allocation, hold/sell decisions, performance optimization, and strategic planning.
Develop and maintain financial models for portfolio performance, cash flows, investment returns, debt financing, and scenario analysis.
Prepare executive-level reports and materials for quarterly earnings, board presentations, budgeting, investor communications, portfolio reviews, occupancy and known-vacate forecasts, valuation summaries, and annual budget decks.
Reconcile occupancy, lease expiration, and valuation data across ARGUS, VTS, Yardi, and internal reporting systems.
Analyze portfolio performance metrics and market trends to identify value-creation and risk-mitigation opportunities.
Analyze rent rolls, lease economics, operating statements, and property-level performance data.
Build and maintain ARGUS Enterprise and Microsoft Excel models to evaluate leasing strategies, redevelopment, capital investments, and development projects.
Support asset-level business planning through market research, financial forecasting, and valuation analysis.
Monitor office and industrial real estate fundamentals, tenant performance, leasing activity, occupancy trends, and competitive market dynamics.
Partner with asset managers on property-level value-enhancement initiatives.
Maintain and analyze the acquisitions pipeline, ensuring data quality and identifying investment trends across target markets.
Underwrite prospective acquisitions and dispositions, including discounted cash flow analysis, valuation modeling, sensitivity testing, capital structure analysis, and IRR/NPV calculations.
Research market fundamentals, economic indicators, demographic trends, comparable sales, and leasing transactions.
Prepare investment committee memoranda, acquisition recommendations, and executive presentations.
Support due diligence by reviewing leases, operating budgets, appraisals, environmental reports, engineering assessments, and third-party analyses.
Assist transaction teams with negotiation, execution, and closing while interacting with brokers, lenders, tenants, and counterparties.
Support disposition marketing from listing through closing, including preparing property data and ARGUS exports, reviewing broker opinions of value and offering memoranda, organizing data rooms, and tracking buyer diligence requests.
Coordinate with Legal, property management, and lenders on purchase agreement deliverables, estoppels, loan assumptions, and closing items.
Serve as a subject matter expert in Generative AI and Large Language Model technologies, applying best practices and advanced use cases to improve investment workflows and analytical capabilities.
Develop AI-enabled workflows for underwriting, market research, lease abstraction, reporting, presentation development, and investment analysis.
Partner with business stakeholders and the Technology & Innovation team to identify and implement AI-driven process improvements.
Build and maintain shared AI Projects, Skills, prompts, templates, and knowledge assets for recurring business functions.
Evaluate and quality-check AI-generated outputs in accordance with company policies, data privacy standards, and confidentiality requirements.
Stay current on PropTech, Artificial Intelligence, workflow automation, and real estate analytics developments and recommend practical business applications.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Life and disability insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Plans (FSA)
401(k) plan with employer match
Holidays, vacation, and sick time
Parental leave
Tuition assistance
Matching Gift Program
Voluntary employee-paid benefits, including Critical Illness and Accident Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, and Pet Insurance