Associate, Industrial Real Estate

Fundrise is a financial technology company that is on a mission to build a better financial system for the individual. Founded in 2012, we’re the largest direct-to-investor real estate investment platform in the United States. We make institutional-quality real estate investments available to individual investors of every size at the touch of a button. We develop software to consume ever more of the value chain of the private investment industry. This pattern is an old story in other industries, but the broader financial system has managed to escape true disruption to date. While today we are focused on how to redefine the process of investing in real estate, we’ve always thought about our mission as bigger than just real estate investment. It’s a way to democratize and reimagine private markets altogether. Since our launch, Fundrise has raised over $3.1B from investors in all 50 states and has recently been awarded by CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2024, Top Workplaces USA 2023, as well as the Washington Post's Top Workplaces 2023 and 2022! Previous awards also include: being honored on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies, the Financial Times 2020 and 2021 ranking of the Americas’ fastest growing companies, as well as, recognized as Nerdwallet’s Best Real Estate Investment Platform of 2021.

We're looking for an Associate to join our Industrial real estate team to help drive asset and portfolio management activities including analysis, reporting, and execution across our Industrial portfolio. A successful candidate will have exceptional analytical capabilities, be attentive to detail, and have a strong work ethic. We are looking for highly motivated individuals who thrive in a dynamic, team-based environment with the initiative to work independently. Positive, team-oriented attitude required. The position offers competitive salary and benefits. This is a hybrid role at our Washington, D.C. headquarters or Chicago, IL spaces. This role will report directly to the Sr. Director of Industrial Real Estate, and will regularly interface with investment committee and company leadership.

• Present in office at our Washington, D.C. headquarters or Chicago, IL spaces 2-3 days a week
• Contributing to lease transactions, including responsibility for in depth market analysis and modeling of different lease structures
• Creating and managing asset-level business plans, including annual budgeting and expense reduction, tenant negotiations, capital planning and quarterly valuations
• Assisting with the oversight of construction projects, managing consultants to key project deadlines, and tracking progress against budget
• Assisting in the oversight of property operations, including property management, external leasing teams and progress on capital improvements
• Underwriting investments and coordinating due diligence efforts for future acquisitions
• Analyzing real estate financial data to create a real time picture of portfolio performance against operating targets, underwriting, and industry benchmarks
• Developing and preparing weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports and presentations for the Portfolio Management team, Investment Committee and Fundrise Executive Team
• Additional responsibilities as directed by real estate leadership 
• *Remote work may be an option for exceptional candidates, at the hiring manager’s discretion*

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Finance, or equivalent experience
• 3 - 5 years of full time work experience in investment banking, consulting, real estate private equity, commercial real estate underwriting, public REIT asset management or or public REIT investor relations
• Self-guided work ethic with results-driven orientation
• Superior analytical, quantitative, and technical skills
• Excellent presentation and communication skills, specifically an aptitude and passion for understanding and translating complex data in a way that is simple and easily comprehensible, especially for non-technical audiences
• Highly detail-oriented, with the ability to recognize, troubleshoot and correct problems; ability to place emphasis on producing accurate, validated, and timely analysis
• Experience working cross-functionally with other groups and strong interpersonal skills