Senior Associate, International Real Estate Investments

Senior Associate, International Investments (London or Amsterdam)

About Realty Income 

Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is a real estate partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real estate and have a portfolio of 15,600 properties in all 50 U.S. states, the UK and six other countries in Europe, with a gross book value $58bn. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company®” and have a mission to deliver stockholders dependable monthly dividends that grow over time. Since our founding, we have declared 656 consecutive monthly dividends and are a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats® index, having increased our dividend for the last 30 consecutive years.

You will be joining one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the world as we rapidly expand into the UK and European markets, including moving into new offices at 3 St. James’s Square.

The European portfolio, including the UK, has experienced consistent growth quarter-on-quarter since our first international acquisition, a £429m 12-property portfolio from Sainsbury’s in 2019. In just five years the portfolio now includes investments of over $11bn, and 483 distinct properties.

Now is an exciting time to join our expanding Investment Team where you will be executing multiple European transactions, giving you exposure to a variety of investment structures (inc. JV’s, Credit & Equity investments) and asset classes (inc. offices, industrial, infrastructure, retail etc..). Working within a lean team with direct exposure to members of the Investment Committee will lead to opportunities for you to take on greater responsibilities and enhance your transaction and negotiation capabilities across a diverse EU portfolio; with dynamic opportunities for career growth as the company expands. 

Position Overview:

The Senior Associate, International Investments, will be responsible for sourcing acquisitions for investment opportunities in the United Kingdom and Continental Europe and underwriting transactions. Additionally, this role will create and cultivate new relationships that can aid in sourcing investment potential. Reporting to the Senior Director, International Investments, the Senior Associate’s duties will include acquisitions underwriting, opportunity sourcing, transaction management, and investment research for potential transactions. This position will partner with various internal teams to analyse the overall real estate market, communicate acquisition pipeline targets and negotiate terms that are in-line with the company’s acquisitions objectives, therefore playing an important role in shaping and growing Realty Income’s UK/European platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Identify, analyse, and pursue real estate investment opportunities in the UK and Europe.
• Participate alongside the Managing Director and Senior Director in the negotiation of deal terms and communication with counterparties.
• Coordinate and manage deals through the transaction life cycle.
• Work alongside the Analyst team to model potential returns for prospective investments.
• Oversee the creation of investment memorandums for presentation to the Investment Committee and/or the Board of Directors.
• Manage the investment pipeline, contact database, and other key tools utilised by the team.
• Lead the group’s regular reporting efforts by working with both the US and London teams.<