Analyst, Portfolio Management
Role Overview
Support management of European real estate investment portfolios in collaboration with Portfolio Managers and teams across asset management, finance, acquisitions, and investor relations.
The role covers portfolio analysis, fund modelling, performance monitoring, strategic asset allocation, and investor reporting.
Key Skills for This Role
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Opportunity
Support management of European real estate investment portfolios in collaboration with Portfolio Managers and teams across asset management, finance, acquisitions, and investor relations.
The role covers portfolio analysis, fund modelling, performance monitoring, strategic asset allocation, and investor reporting.
Portfolio and investment analysis
- Support day-to-day portfolio management and execution of investment strategy.
- Analyze fund-level portfolio construction, liquidity, capital allocation, performance measurement, and risk.
- Monitor performance against business plans, budgets, underwriting assumptions, and strategic objectives.
- Evaluate portfolio initiatives and investment opportunities for value creation, returns, risk, fit, and strategic alignment.
- Prepare investment recommendations and materials for Investment Committee approvals.
- Conduct scenario modelling, sensitivity analysis, and portfolio impact assessments.
Coordination and reporting
- Coordinate with European Investment and Asset Management teams on acquisitions, financing, and dispositions.
- Review asset-level plans and operating performance for alignment with fund objectives.
- Support fundraising, investor relations, due diligence requests, and fundraising materials.
- Coordinate quarterly and annual investor reporting, presentations, and market updates.
- Support Investment Committee, Advisory Committee, and other governance processes and act as a link across relevant teams.
Education and experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Real Estate, Mathematics, Engineering, or another highly analytical discipline.
- 2–3 years of relevant experience in real estate private equity, investment management, real estate funds, investment banking, corporate finance, or a related investment environment.
Knowledge and skills
- Strong understanding of real estate investment fundamentals, portfolio management, and institutional fund structures.
- Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills, including underwriting, valuation methods, and investment returns.
- Able to challenge assumptions, interrogate financial analyses, and develop independent investment views.
- Strong commercial judgment and understanding of risk-return dynamics.
- Excellent Excel, PowerPoint, presentation, written, and verbal communication skills; high attention to detail and accuracy.
- Proactive and self-motivated, able to work independently and collaborate across teams and geographies.
The firm
Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm founded in 1966.
The firm describes its mission as leading the evolution of real estate through investments that serve people and communities.
Total rewards
- Team members are bonus eligible and participate in an annual bonus plan, with percentages varying by role and level.
- The firm describes its benefits package as competitive and human-centric, supporting employees and families.
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