Director of Acquisitions – REMOTE (ACQ-7043)

LOCATION:  Remote - Central or Eastern Time Zone

POSITION SUMMARY: The Director of Acquisitions is responsible for originating, evaluating, structuring, and executing retail real estate acquisitions that meet company’s investment criteria. This role leads the day-to-day acquisition’s function while collaborating closely with leasing, development, and capital partners to ensure that opportunities are executable, scalable, and aligned with portfolio strategy.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Deal Sourcing & Relationships

• Proactively source on-market and off-market acquisition opportunities consistent with company’s investment thesis.
• Develop and maintain strong, long-term relationships with investment sales brokers, owners, developers, and local market participants.
• Maintain a robust, trackable acquisition pipeline with clear probability weighting and timing assumptions.

Underwriting & Investment Analysis

• Lead and oversee market-level and asset-level underwriting, including cash flow modeling assessment, sensitivity analysis, and downside risk evaluation.
• Evaluate leasing, redevelopment & value-creation strategies in tandem with internal leasing & development teams
• Ensure underwriting assumptions are supportable, clearly documented, and consistent with company standards.

Transaction Execution

• Lead negotiations with sellers and counterparties from initial pursuit through closing.
• Identify and escalate material risks, timing issues, or structural concerns early in the process.
• Manage the acquisitions team, including analysts, due diligence, attorneys, and third-party vendors.

Investment Committee & Leadership

• Prepare and present acquisition opportunities to the Investment Committee, including clear recommendations, risks, and alternatives.
• Provide leadership & accountability across acquisition’s workflow, ensuring disciplined execution & decision-making
• Mentor and manage acquisitions team members and analysts, setting expectations for quality, efficiency, and professional growth.

Market Presence & Travel

• Travel regularly to target markets to inspect properties, meet owners and brokers, and develop local market intelligence.
• Represent company at industry events, conferences, and trade shows.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Business, or related field (MBA a plus).
• 5+ years prior acquisition and transaction closing experience.
• Negotiation experience.
• Proven track record of sourcing and closing retail real estate transactions.
• Strong independent underwriting and financial modeling capability.
• Established relationships with retail investment sales brokers and owners.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES:

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Belief in our company, project type and themselves.
• Exhibit a curious and inquiring mind.
• Take full ownership of the acquisitions process from sourcing through closing.
• Demonstrate strong judgment, accountability, and decision-making discipline.
• Be a confident negotiator with the ability to balance creativity and risk management.
• Exhibit intellectual curiosity and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
• Communicate clearly and effectively in writing and in presentations.
• Operate comfortably in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Collaborate effectively across internal teams while maintaining role clarity and accountability.
• Be a team player.
• Be self-motivated.
• Strong writing and verbal skills.