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Investment Summer Associate

Investment Summer Associate

companyGreystar
locationNewport Beach, CA, USA
PublishedPublished: 11/21/2024
Full Time

ABOUT GREYSTAR

Greystar is a leading, fully integrated global real estate company offering expertise in property management, investment management, development, and construction services in institutional-quality rental housing, logistics, and life sciences sectors. Headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, Greystar manages and operates more than $320 billion of real estate in 250 markets globally with offices throughout North America, Europe, South America, and the Asia-Pacific region. Greystar is the largest operator of apartments in the United States, manages more than 977,000 units/beds globally, and has a robust institutional investment management platform comprised of more than $78 billion of assets under management, including over $36 billion of development assets. Greystar was founded by Bob Faith in 1993 to become a provider of world-class service in the rental residential real estate business. To learn more, visit www.greystar.com.


JOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

Looking to advance your career in Real Estate Investment with an industry leader? Our Investment MBA Summer Associate position offers you the opportunity to gain invaluable exposure to real estate acquisitions, underwriting, asset management, and capital markets while engaging directly with property owners, local market experts, and senior Greystar executives. Greystar’s vertically integrated platform leverages extensive local market knowledge to drive impactful investment decisions and strategic growth.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Greystar MBA Summer Associate Program is a 10-week intensive experience tailored to MBA students seeking hands-on, strategic involvement in real estate investment. You will apply your MBA training and professional background to key aspects of our business, with a focus on investment management, while gaining insights across our development & construction, property management, and enterprise services functions.

Throughout the program, you’ll work on high-impact projects and present a Final Capstone Project to senior leadership, offering recommendations that reflect your strategic thinking and analytical skills. Our mentorship-driven approach ensures you will grow professionally and expand your industry network, setting the stage for a successful career in real estate investment.

The program will run from June 2, 2025 – August 8, 2025.

Applications will close on 12/8/2024

Responsibilities:

  • Identifying new acquisition opportunities and analyzing income and expense projections, preparation, and management of capital project budgets.
  • Providing financial analyses to support negotiation decisions and conducting market research. 
  • Analyzing due diligence materials and assisting in the preparation of investment memorandum.
  • Communicating heavily with real estate owners, local market brokers and top Greystar executives, so applicants must have dynamic verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities.

Qualifications:

  • Strong quantitative background ideally in business finance (corporate finance) and general accounting.
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office specifically Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, and analytical and problem-solving ability.
  • Ability to handle large volume of work; good organizational skills and ability to prioritize to meet deadlines.

Education:

MBA candidate graduating between December 2025 and May 2026 with a bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a related major preferred.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Compensation is based on geographic location and individual pay decisions will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

Onsite Property Positions: In addition to the base salary, may be eligible for a discretionary weekly, monthly and/or quarterly bonus based on budget.

Greystar seeks to attract, recruit, advance and retain top talent. Greystar’s compensation strategy is tailored to appropriately reward the skillset and experience that a team member will bring to the organization.

Benefits Offered for Temporary Team Members:

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid sick time

For Union and Prevailing Wage roles compensation and benefits may vary from the listed information above due to Collective Bargaining Agreements and/or local governing authority.

Greystar will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.