Director of Asset Management - Real Estate - Campus Services
About The Position
The Director of Asset Management is an integral part of Emory University's Office of Enterprise Real Estate and leads asset management activities across a diverse portfolio that may include academic, healthcare, research, administrative, residential, hospitality, and commercial assets. Reporting to the Vice President of Enterprise Real Estate, the Director supports 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 evaluation and acceptance of gifted real estate. The role develops and executes asset-level and portfolio-wide strategies to enhance financial performance, support institutional missions, optimize capital allocation, mitigate risk, and steward real estate assets effectively. It works closely with university and health system leadership, operating units, finance, legal, development, facilities, and external partners. The position is performed in person at an Emory University location; remote work is not an option, although Emory reserves the right to change this status with notice.
Requirements
- 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, including progressive responsibilities leading complex analytics and portfolio management for complex institutional, healthcare, higher education, commercial, mixed-use portfolios, or REITs; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- 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.
- Ability to perform position tasks in person at an Emory University location; remote work is not an option.
Nice To Haves
- An advanced degree or professional license.
Responsibilities
- Manage Emory's portfolio of owned and leased properties.
- Develop and execute asset-level and portfolio-wide strategies to improve operational efficiency, financial performance, and stewardship while supporting institutional missions and mitigating risk.
- Monitor facility utilization, occupancy rates, and space management metrics.
- Oversee direct lease administration and landlord-tenant relationships, including maintaining the lease database and monitoring key milestone dates.
- Establish portfolio benchmarking, performance measurement programs, and portfolio-wide metrics and reporting frameworks.
- Oversee annual operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and long-range financial plans for operating assets.
- Prepare quarterly portfolio variance reports covering net operating income, cash flow, occupancy, operating margins, capital expenditures, and EBITA metrics.
- Review and challenge operating assumptions, leasing plans, and capital expenditure programs; partner with finance teams on reporting and strategic planning; and support and streamline payment processing and reporting.
- Evaluate lease transactions, renewals, tenant expansions, and occupancy strategies; work with brokers and internal stakeholders toward occupancy and revenue objectives; and assess tenant mix and space utilization opportunities.
- Identify, evaluate, and mitigate operational, financial, market, regulatory, and reputational risks, and ensure compliance with institutional policies, lease obligations, financing requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Establish and maintain an Emory Real Estate dashboard visualizing leases and assets, and revamp the Office of Enterprise Real Estate website.
- Support internal and external communications and serve as liaison for planned faculty and staff housing projects.
- Advise university and health system leadership on real estate performance and strategic initiatives.
- Maintain an open and collaborative mindset and keep communications and materials confidential when required by a project.
- Perform related responsibilities as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
