Vice President, Capital Markets

Prologis • San Francisco, CA

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About The Position

The Vice President, Capital Markets helps lead capital strategy, structuring, and transaction execution across Prologis’ North American platform, primarily supporting the U.S., Mexico, and Canada, with exposure to international transactions. The role advises senior leadership and partners with Development, Strategic Capital, Treasury, Legal, Tax, Accounting, and regional operating teams to develop practical financing solutions. It supports access to capital across Prologis, L.P. and its real estate investment vehicles, including complex corporate, project-level, and structured financings. Success requires strong commercial judgment, disciplined execution, and the ability to anticipate risks and lead complex transactions from strategy through closing.

The position develops capital and financing strategies for Prologis, L.P., joint ventures, funds, and other investment vehicles; leads a broad range of financing transactions; and structures solutions for development, acquisition, disposition, customer-led development, logistics, industrial, warehouse, and data center activity. It coordinates cross-functional transaction workstreams, builds senior relationships with financing sources, provides financing and credit guidance for strategic capital and structured equity vehicles, and monitors capital markets to inform executive recommendations and risk assessments. The role also mentors junior Capital Markets professionals.

Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience in real estate capital markets, investment banking, structured finance, corporate finance, real estate finance, or a related financial services role.
• Proven experience leading complex financing transactions across corporate, real estate, joint venture, fund, or institutional investment contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to structure and execute commercial real estate debt and structured-finance transactions.
• Advanced analytical capability in underwriting, scenario analysis, sensitivity analysis, and capital structure evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving finance, treasury, tax, accounting, legal, strategic capital, development, and operating teams.
• Executive-level communication and negotiation skills, including experience presenting complex financing recommendations and negotiating financing terms and transaction documentation.
• Demonstrated sound judgment, accountability, discretion, and attention to detail in complex transaction environments.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Accounting, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• JD, MBA, CFA, or other advanced finance-related credential.
• Experience supporting logistics, industrial, warehouse, customer-led development, or data center real estate projects.
• Experience financing strategic capital vehicles, joint ventures, funds, or structured equity vehicles, including interaction with rating agencies or institutional investors.
• North American real estate or capital markets experience with international transaction exposure.
• Willingness and capability to leverage emerging technology, automation, and AI tools to improve efficiency, quality, and speed.
• Sound judgment, creative thinking, and accountability for outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute capital and financing strategies for Prologis, L.P. and its joint ventures, funds, and other investment vehicles across North America, balancing cost, flexibility, leverage, execution certainty, and risk.
• Lead financing transactions involving public bonds, private placements, bank loans, revolvers, term loans, secured and unsecured financings, construction and development financing, credit tenant lease financing, structured leases, and other tailored capital solutions.
• Structure financing solutions for development, acquisition, disposition, customer-led development, logistics, industrial, warehouse, and data center activity, evaluating project- and portfolio-level alternatives.
• Lead cross-functional transaction workstreams, coordinating underwriting, financial modeling, scenario and sensitivity analysis, diligence, approvals, documentation, closing, and post-closing requirements.
• Build and maintain senior relationships with banks, life insurance companies, institutional investors, private capital providers, advisors, and other financing sources.
• Lead market soundings, financing negotiations, term-sheet discussions, and other key commercial negotiations.
• Provide financing, leverage, and credit guidance for strategic capital vehicles and structured equity vehicles, including debt capacity, covenant requirements, encumbered assets, refinancing needs, and lender, investor, and rating agency communications.
• Partner with Strategic Capital on equity and joint venture matters.
• Monitor interest rates, credit and real estate capital markets, lender appetite, investor demand, and emerging financing structures.
• Translate market developments into executive-ready recommendations, capital plans, transaction strategies, and risk assessments.
• Mentor junior Capital Markets professionals.

Benefits

• Healthcare insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Dental insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match of 50% up to 12% of eligible compensation.
• PTO with a starting accrual of 22 days per year.
• Paid holidays.
• Volunteer time.
• Wellness, financial, and work/lifestyle-specific benefits.
• Bonus target and long-term incentives, with the package determined by location, qualifications, and other factors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed