Director of Asset Management

Spartan Investment Group • Seattle, WA

6d • $150,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

As the Director of Asset Management at Spartan, you will be located at our corporate office in Seattle, WA. The primary mission of this role is to oversee the flow of critical data and information across the organization to optimize asset performance. You will drive key operational decisions, ensure the company’s assets align with strategic goals, foster a culture of accuracy, performance, cross-functional collaboration to maximize investment potential and returns to investors. The perfect candidate will be ambitious and have lofty developmental goals both personally and professionally.

Requirements

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to align high-level corporate strategies with operational execution.
• Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and build consensus.
• Communication Skills: Ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively and clearly present complex data to executive leadership.
• Financial Acumen: Advanced knowledge of financial modeling, underwriting, performance tracking, financial reporting, and business intelligence tools. Exceptional analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Data-Driven: Focus on data accuracy and performance metrics to drive decision-making.
• Autonomy: Someone who is a self-learner, quickly grasps information and takes ownership of their position. Ability to show initiative and creativity with a drive to learn and execute in a macro-managed environment fostered by mentorship.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, real estate, business administration, or a related field (MBA preferred).
• Experience: 10 to 15+ years in real estate asset management or related fields, ideally in self-storage or CRE.
• Industry Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of the self-storage, CRE, debt, equity, and investment sectors.

Responsibilities

• Enhanced Asset Performance and Financial Returns: Achieve a targeted increase in NOI (Net Operating Income) across the portfolio by aligning asset management strategies with corporate objectives and challenging underlying assumptions.
• Optimized Capital Structure and Liquidity: Implement effective capital structuring and liquidity management strategies, ensuring a balanced approach that supports both short-term operational needs and long-term growth opportunities.
• Actionable Intelligence for Strategic Decision-Making: Develop and deploy advanced, real-time business intelligence tools that provide key insights for executives, leading to more accurate, data-driven decision-making and improved overall organizational performance.
• Seamless Transaction Oversight and Execution: Ensure that all acquisition, disposition, and capital market transactions are conducted with high levels of accuracy, risk mitigation, and alignment with strategic goals, leading to a successful transition of acquired assets and minimal operational disruption.
• Cultural and Operational Excellence in Decision-Making: Foster a culture of accuracy and consensus-driven decision-making, breaking down functional silos, and ensuring operational success through cross-functional collaboration and continuous process improvement.
• Proactive Risk and Compliance Management: Establish a proactive risk management framework that identifies and mitigates risks related to assets, transactions, and debt, ensuring adherence to loan covenants and corporate policies while protecting organizational assets and reputation.

Benefits

• Competitive Full Time Base Salary: $150k – $185K annually.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401k with company matching.
• Access to company profit sharing.
• Access to company carried interest program.
• Wellness benefits include company paid health, vision, dental, short-term disability, and life insurance.
• In house performance coaching.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Reimbursements for phone, transportation, and entertainment, and more through an innovative cafeteria benefits plan.

What This Job Offers

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