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Vice President, Portfolio Manager - Separately Managed Accounts

Core Spaces
Chicago, USA
Full-time
Senior · 6+ years experience
Onsite
USD 150000-170000 yearly / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago

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SMA Strategy, Portfolio Construction, and Investment Planning

Lead SMA portfolio construction strategy, including asset allocation, diversification targets, concentration limits, investment pacing, and deployment priorities aligned with client mandates.

Develop and execute portfolio-level investment strategies across deployment, stabilization, harvest, and disposition, ensuring alignment with return targets, risk profiles, and account objectives.

Guide pipeline prioritization, capital allocation, acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, and financing decisions based on portfolio impact.

Identify emerging risks, market shifts, and portfolio imbalances; recommend adjustments to strategy and deployment approach.

SMA Performance Management and Oversight

Own SMA performance evaluation against underwriting assumptions, business plans, client objectives, benchmarks, and investor expectations.

Monitor key metrics, including IRR, equity multiple, cash yield, realized and unrealized returns, and portfolio-level risk exposure.

Synthesize asset-level data into portfolio insights, identifying performance drivers, trends, risks, and opportunities.

Partner with Asset Management to evaluate operating performance and ensure business plans support fund-level priorities.

Present portfolio insights and recommendations to senior leadership, Investor Relations, and client stakeholders.

Capital Deployment, Liquidity Planning, and Execution Coordination

Oversee capital deployment pacing and planning to ensure disciplined execution aligned with SMA strategy, client objectives, and account constraints.

Coordinate with Acquisitions to align deal flow with available capital, portfolio goals, client objectives, and timing.

Evaluate new investments for strategic fit, diversification impact, capital structure, financing strategy, liquidity implications, and account-level performance contribution.

Forecast SMA capital needs related to investments, operations, debt obligations, and distributions.

Investor Reporting, Communications, and SMA Messaging

Own SMA reporting, including quarterly reports, investor presentations, portfolio reviews, and ad hoc analyses.

Translate portfolio and asset-level data into clear, accurate, institutional-quality investor communications.

Partner with Investor Relations on client engagement, due diligence, investor meetings, advisory boards, and leadership discussions.

SMA Operations, Governance, and Compliance

Oversee SMA cash flow planning, including capital calls, distributions, liquidity forecasting, and account-level capital needs.

Ensure adherence to client agreements, investment guidelines, SMA structural requirements, allocation frameworks, and regulatory requirements.

Partner with Legal, Finance, and Operations to maintain governance, compliance, and documentation standards.

Support Investment Committee processes with SMA portfolio-level insights and recommendations.

Leadership and Cross-Functional Influence

Serve as a senior leader within the investment platform, providing SMA portfolio-level perspective and strategic guidance.

Influence decisions across Acquisitions, Asset Management, Capital Markets, and Investor Relations to support SMA performance and investor objectives.

Advance institutional best practices across portfolio management, reporting, and governance.

Travel as needed.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Complete all physical requirements of the role with or without reasonable accommodation.

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.

6+ years of institutional real estate investment management or private equity real estate experience.

Direct experience managing or supporting non-discretionary Separately Managed Accounts.

Expertise in portfolio construction, capital deployment pacing, fund-level performance management, SMA structures, investment guidelines, client agreements, and performance attribution.

Advanced asset- and fund-level financial analysis and modeling capabilities.

Experience delivering institutional-quality investor reporting and portfolio analytics.

Strong executive presence, communication skills, presentation ability, independent judgment, and senior stakeholder influence.

You'll crush it if you have experience with

Direct experience with institutional non-discretionary Separately Managed Accounts.

Experience at a top-tier private equity real estate firm with strong knowledge of institutional investor expectations.

Ability to translate complex portfolio performance into clear, actionable insights.

Balanced strategic and operational approach, with the ability to connect portfolio-level decisions to execution.

Strong cross-functional influence across Acquisitions, Asset Management, and Investor Relations.

Organizational Structure

Reports to: Managing Director, Portfolio Management

Direct Reports: N/A

Please note that job responsibilities, reporting lines, and duties outlined in this job description are subject to change to meet the evolving needs of the organization.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Core Spaces celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment, which creates a sense of belonging for all employees. We do not discriminate and believe every individual should be proud of who they are and the community they represent.

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