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The Commercial Real Estate industry (CRE) is at an inflection point driven by several macroeconomic factors including on-going market volatility, changing demographics, rapid evolution in technology and data analytics, and the implications of ESG regulations. These factors are contributing to increased complexity and cost in owning, managing, and occupying real estate assets. Investors are requiring faster, data-driven insight, consistent reporting and an integrated view of risk, return and operational performance.

JLL is evolving its advisory approach to key clients by drawing together current complementary skill sets into a newly formed team focused on Strategic Value Advisory within the Value & Risk Advisory group. The team will deliver advice to clients alongside the Valuations business through three Advisory service pillars - Investor, Credit and Asset (including Asset Management Services).

The Strategic Value Advisory offer is powered by JLL's market-leading "quants-driven" approach, combining proprietary analytics, predictive modelling, and execution capability to deliver measurable asset and portfolio performance for clients and compelling commercial outcomes for JLL.

Within JLL Asset Management Services, we are reimagining how Asset Management solutions are conceived and executed: building a data-enabled, capital-aware and globally consistent platform that connects real estate operations directly to investment strategy in a streamlined and scalable way. The Asset Management Services offer combines established strategic Asset Management expertise, optimized analytical processes, and JLL's "quants-driven" approach to enhance asset-level performance and equip clients to make confident, well-informed investment decisions.

The Role

The Acquisitions Senior Analyst, Asset Management Services will support the delivery of a client mandate across a generalist, regional investment team evaluating opportunities across property types, markets, and investment strategies. This role will focus on underwriting, market analysis, client investment committee materials, due diligence, closing execution, and transaction data governance in service of the client mandate. The Analyst will work closely with client acquisition officers, client cross-functional teams, and Asset Management Services team, while developing increasing independence on defined workstreams.

JLL Key Responsibilities

Financial Analysis and Modelling

Construct, maintain, and audit cash flow models at the property level in Argus and Excel

Apply discounted cash flow and deal-specific valuation approaches to underwrite acquisition opportunities

Model a range of scenarios, from base case through alternative, downside, and upside outcomes, stress-testing assumptions such as rent growth, tenant rollover, leasing costs, capital expenditures, financing terms, hold period, and exit pricing

Lead independent reviews of models, working through discrepancies to keep underwriting accurate

Revisit and adjust underwriting as due diligence surfaces new operating, leasing, market, capital, financing, tax, insurance, or transaction-cost information

Ensure underwriting at closing aligns with approved deal structure, final capital stack, closing statement, lender budget, and related investment records

Market and Investment Research

Evaluate market, submarket, and capital-market dynamics affecting each investment Analyze comparable sales and leases, competing properties, replacement cost, and how in-place economics compare to market, to inform property positioning

Gauge tenant or resident demand, functionality of the asset, leasing assumptions, competitive positioning, market liquidity, and risk at exit

Transaction Diligence and Execution

Lead assigned diligence workstreams from award through closing, spanning kickoff, gathering documents, coordinating third-party reviews, tracking issues, securing internal sign-off, and completing checklists

Keep the transaction timeline current, covering site access, contract execution, deposits, expiration of diligence periods, approvals, financing, and closing milestones Examine financial and operating diligence items, such as leases, lease abstracts, estoppels, historical operating statements, expense recoveries, other income, receivables, payables, deposits, prepaid rent, service contracts, warranties, tenant credit, and reports from third parties

Coordinate with client engineering team to assess physical, environmental, development, capital, zoning, and permitting-related findings, folding their financial implications into underwriting

Assist with reviewing closing statements, prorations, invoices, estoppels, sign-offs, completed checklists, and closing paperwork

Stay ahead of open items, spot execution risks early, and raise them promptly

Approval and Closing Documentation

Build out investment committee memoranda and presentation materials from established templates

Write clear, focused analysis that lays out key assumptions, flags priority risks, and backs the investment recommendation

Put together closing memoranda that tie closing underwriting back to investment committee underwriting and call out material changes

Log outstanding action items and transition matters for handoff to the asset management team

Deal Data Management and Coordination

Take ownership of data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and timeliness across the deal pipeline tool and asset information system

Cross-check data across models, investment committee materials, closing memoranda, source documents, pipeline entries, and the asset information system

Input closing underwriting figures, capitalization, projected returns, and final costs into the asset information system

Keep acquisition records organized and current in designated document-management and workflow platforms

Coordinate handoff of finalized models, diligence findings, action items, transition matters, and supporting files to the asset management team and other relevant groups

Look for ways to strengthen data quality, controls, process consistency, and reporting on transactions

Collaboration and Compliance

Partner effectively with client senior investment professionals, functional teams, operating partners, brokers, lenders, consultants, service providers, and outside counsel

Manage multiple assignments at once, respond quickly to requests, and deliver models, memos, reports, and updates on schedule

Spot and raise potential issues tied to investment, execution, guidelines, compliance, data, or controls

Adhere to client risk controls, policies, procedures, and documentation requirements

Act as a final check on the analytical accuracy and data quality of assigned deliverables

Manage relationships across multiple client and JLL stakeholders, and share insight into client processes gained through this work to help inform how JLL's service model evolves over time

Ensure all activities comply with JLL's ethical, legal, and operational standards

Candidate Requirements

Bachelor's degree required

3-5 years in a relevant transaction-focused role, whether in acquisitions, asset management, investment banking, real estate private equity, or a similar analytical capacity

Track record underwriting commercial real estate deals and constructing property-level cash flow models

Comfortable working in Argus alongside Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

Grounded in real estate financing structures and standard modelling conventions

Familiar with leasing fundamentals, spanning contractual versus market rent, escalations, renewal assumptions, tenant improvements, leasing commissions, free rent, expense recoveries, and tenant options

Able to weigh market evidence, pinpoint the underwriting variables that matter most, and form an independent view on the investment

Solid quantitative and analytical capability paired with strong writing, presenting, and verbal communication

Careful and disciplined about keeping data accurate across models, memos, pipeline systems, and asset information platforms

Capable of juggling several assignments and transaction deadlines with minimal oversight

Works well both internally and with external transaction counterparties

Preferred Qualifications

Has run acquisitions end to end, from underwriting through investment committee approval, diligence, closing, and handoff to asset management

Background spanning different property types, markets, or investment strategies

Familiarity with underwriting development or redevelopment deals

Some exposure to joint ventures, incentive-management structures, promote waterfalls, and how transaction documents translate into modeled economics

Working knowledge of physical, environmental, lease, title, survey, zoning, tax, insurance, regulatory, financing, and closing considerations

Curious, resourceful, and willing to challenge unsupported assumptions

Performance Metrics

Delivers underwriting models and return analyses that are accurate, internally consistent, and free of errors, on schedule

Communicates the assumptions, sensitivities, risks, and critical variables behind each investment recommendation clearly

Produces investment committee memoranda, closing memoranda, and transaction updates that are high-quality, consistent, and genuinely useful for decision-making

Reconciles closing underwriting against approved underwriting accurately, with variances, action items, and transition matters documented ahead of closing

Keeps acquisition data complete, current, and consistent across the pipeline tool, asset information system, underwriting models, approval materials, and closing records

Coordinates assigned diligence workstreams, contributors, open items, and deadlines effectively through to closing

Identifies material investment, execution, data, and control risks early, communicates them directly, and escalates appropriately

Shows growing independence in underwriting, transaction coordination, data governance, and preparing decision materials

Earns positive feedback from senior team members and cross-functional partners for accurate, responsive, collaborative, risk-aware work

Consistently adheres to internal controls, procedures, and transaction-documentation requirements

What you can expect from us

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This position does not provide visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Estimated compensation for this position:

This range is an estimate and actual compensation may differ. Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.

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Personalized benefits that support personal well-being and growth:

JLL recognizes the impact that the workplace can have on your wellness, so we offer a supportive culture and comprehensive benefits package that prioritizes mental, physical and emotional health. Some of these benefits may include:

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care

• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary

• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays

• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

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