Tishman Speyer is one of the leading real estate operators and real estate private equity players in the world. The company's commitment to excellence, and its mission to create value for its investors and tenants, places Tishman Speyer at the forefront of the real estate industry as it acquires and develops properties, and manages its portfolio and assets.

Position :         Associate

Department :   EU Portfolio Management

Location:         London

Description

The candidate will join the European Portfolio Management team, which oversees assets across Europe including Germany, France, the UK, Spain and Portugal. The candidate will join a team that is seeking to strategically grow, develop and diversify the European core and value-add / opportunistic portfolio while overseeing the management of the existing assets. Therefore, the candidate will have an unparalleled exposure to all functions and sides of the business and will support the capital raising and investment decisions of each fund while collaborating across functions to create value and achieve the investment targets of the funds.

Given the dynamic nature of the role, the ideal candidate will be driven and eager to evolve in their role as the needs of the business require it.

The main responsibilities will include:

• Review and monitor the performance and business plans of the existing assets
• Develop, own and manage the fund models of the different vehicles, collaborating across functions to gather the relevant data
• Provide senior management and investors with timely and relevant financial analysis on fund and asset performance
• Prepare quarterly reporting for senior management and for investors
• Prepare marketing materials to support the capital raising efforts
• Undertake relevant real estate market and economic research to support the strategic decisions of the funds
• Analyse potential acquisition opportunities in parallel with the European acquisition teams
• Liquidity analysis for each of the funds

Required Skills / Experience

Technical / Operational skills

• Advanced modelling skills
• Ability to work independently
• Detail-oriented
• Strong Financial / Analytical skills
• Commercial real estate know-how

Required Knowledge

• General financial, accounting and capital markets understanding

IT skills

• Excel skills, Microsoft office

Language skills

• Fluent English (ability to understand and communicate, verbally and in writing)
• Desirable to have other European language(s)

Other

• Ability / willingness to travel within Europe

Tishman Speyer Core Competencies 

Looking for someone with minimum 4 years of relevant experience

Commitment to Increasing Contribution to TSP

• Reliable, consistently meets deadlines, follows through on all assignments with minimal direction
• Willingly accepts assignments regardless of simplicity or complexity
• Checks own work to assure accuracy and quality
• Able to assess problems, knows when to seek input and when to make decisions independently
• Takes responsibility for improving own business and technical skills on ongoing basis
• Seeks specific feedback and integrates into performance

Demonstrated personal Skills

• Demonstrates integrity, personal responsibility

Ability to Prioritize/Multi-Task

• Effectively manages multiple tasks, multiple demands and competing priorities
• Focuses on important information without getting bogged down in unnecessary detail
• Demonstrates effective judgment in day to day activities

Ability to Work in Teams

• Works cooperatively with other team members
• Takes on additional work as needed
• Shares knowledge, expertise and helpful feedback with others

Tishman Speyer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and shall treat all applicants for employment equally based upon job-related qualifications and without regards to race, color, age, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, disability, religion, or any other characteristic protected by law.