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The Director, Investments plays a mission-critical role in both executing Prologis’s investment strategy and cultivating the next generation of real estate professionals. This position leads the Investment Analyst Program (IAP) and serves as a key talent developer in the organization, ensuring our investment teams are strategically resourced across acquisitions, developments, and corporate initiatives.
This is a critical role that blends operational execution with strategic and developmental leadership, requiring deep knowledge of real estate finance and mastery of advanced financial modeling and deal structures. The Director acts as a liaison across departments, bridging leadership with investment professionals, and ensuring our teams are both high-performing and continuously developing.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Strategic Resource Allocation
- Allocate analyst resources across transactions, developments, and strategic initiatives.
- Balance staffing needs across teams and geographies, ensuring both business priorities and individual development goals are met.
- Maintain a dynamic view of the investment pipeline, flexing resources in real time as priorities evolve.
Talent Development, Recruiting & Analyst Program Leadership
- Lead and continuously enhance the Investment Analyst Program to ensure it remains a premier early-career platform.
- Mentor and coach analysts, providing technical training, career guidance, and exposure to opportunities.
- Connect analysts with Real Estate Investment, Operations, and corporate functions across the organization to broaden skills and career pathways.
- Broaden exposure by expanding rotations, cross-functional projects, and market-facing experiences to build stronger business acumen.
Technical Excellence & Market Expertise
- Develop and standardize financial models and analytical frameworks to inform investment decisions.
- Elevate technical training by implementing structured bootcamps and consistent standards in modeling, underwriting, and IC memo preparation.
- Equip teams with the latest market insights, data tools, and methodologies.
- Lean-in on deal activity as needed from a regional or global perspective.
External Branding & Talent Pipeline
- Elevate the visibility of the Investment Analyst Program externally.
- Recruit and hire top analyst talent, partnering with Talent Acquisition to build a high-performing pipeline, leaning into relationships with top universities and other early-talent incubators.
- Position Prologis as an employer of choice in investment management and real estate.
Building Blocks for Success
Required:
- 7+ years of experience in investment banking, private equity, real estate investment, or related fields.
- Advanced financial modeling skills with expertise in Excel, ARGUS, and emerging AI-enabled applications.
- Demonstrated experience in recruiting, hiring, and developing early-career talent in financial services or real estate.
- Proven ability to design and implement staffing and learning strategies across diverse global stakeholders.
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills; able to balance execution demands with people development.
- Track record of managing complexity, prioritizing effectively, and exercising sound judgment.
- Ability to travel up to 30% of the time.
Source: Prologis Career Page
