Director of Asset Management - Real Estate - Campus Services

Emory•Atlanta, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Director of Asset Management is an integral member of Emory University's Office of Enterprise Real Estate and reports to the Vice President of Enterprise Real Estate. The role leads asset management across a diverse portfolio that may include academic, healthcare, research, administrative, residential, hospitality, and commercial assets. It supports the Vice President in portfolio and asset management, lease administration for academic, administrative, and healthcare units (3.5 million rentable square feet under management), financial management and analytics, risk assessment, property management and operations, property taxes, and the evaluation and acceptance of gift real estate. The Director develops and executes asset-level and portfolio-wide strategies to improve financial performance, support institutional missions, optimize capital allocation, mitigate risk, and steward real estate effectively. The position oversees portfolio strategy and performance, budgets and financial analysis, leasing and lease administration, risk and governance, and stakeholder communication. It also serves as a trusted advisor to university and health system leadership and supports planned faculty and staff housing projects. The position must be performed in person at an Emory University location; remote work is not an option. Emory may change this status with notice.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in economics, finance, business, engineering, architecture, or a related field, and seven years of professional experience in asset management, property management, finance, banking, project management, or strategic planning; experience must include progressive responsibility leading complex analytics and portfolio management for complex institutional, healthcare, higher education, commercial, mixed-use portfolios, or REITs. An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be accepted.
Demonstrated experience in financial analysis, valuation, capital planning, leasing, and portfolio strategy.
Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
Excellent verbal and written communication and reporting skills.
Self-driven, personally accountable, willing to learn, and able to lead change.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree or professional license.

Responsibilities

Manage Emory's portfolio of owned and leased properties and establish strategies to improve operational efficiency and financial returns.
Monitor facility utilization, occupancy rates, and space management metrics; implement portfolio benchmarking and performance measurement programs.
Oversee direct lease administration and landlord-tenant relationships, including lease transactions, renewals, tenant expansions, occupancy strategies, and lease milestone tracking.
Develop and maintain portfolio-wide performance metrics and reporting frameworks.
Oversee annual operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans for operating assets.
Prepare quarterly portfolio performance variance reports, including net operating income, cash flow, occupancy, operating margins, capital expenditures, and EBITA metrics.
Review operating assumptions, leasing plans, and capital expenditure programs; partner with finance teams on financial reporting and strategic planning, and support payment processing and reporting.
Work with leasing brokers and internal stakeholders to meet occupancy and revenue objectives; assess tenant mix and space utilization opportunities.
Identify, evaluate, and mitigate operational, financial, market, regulatory, and reputational risks.
Ensure compliance with institutional policies, lease obligations, financing requirements, and regulatory standards.
Establish and maintain an Emory Real Estate dashboard that visualizes leases and assets, and revamp the Office of Enterprise Real Estate website.
Support internal and external communication and serve as a liaison for planned faculty and staff housing projects.
Serve as a liaison among university and health system leadership, operating units, finance, legal, development, facilities, and external partners.
Support the Vice President in portfolio and asset management and perform lease administration duties as required.
Support property management and operations across residential, mixed-use, hotel, office, and medical office assets, as well as property tax matters and gift real estate evaluation and acceptance.
Maintain confidentiality of communications and materials when required by a project, work collaboratively, and perform related responsibilities as required.