Corporate Finance - Real Estate, Vice President

Blue Owl (NYSE: OWL) is a leading asset manager that is redefining alternatives.

With over $174 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2024, we invest across three multi-strategy platforms: Credit, GP Strategic Capital, and Real Estate. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, we provide businesses with private capital solutions to drive long-term growth and offer institutional and individual investors differentiated alternative investment opportunities that aim to deliver strong performance, risk-adjusted returns, and capital preservation.

Together with over 725 experienced professionals globally, Blue Owl brings the vision and discipline to create the exceptional. To learn more, visit www.blueowl.com.

The Role

Blue Owl Real Estate is looking for a Vice President to join the Corporate Finance team responsible for their multiple closed and open-ended investment funds and the non-traded REIT. This is an exciting opportunity to join a company experiencing tremendous growth. The qualified Vice President will work closely with the Head of Blue Owl Real Estate Corporate Finance, execute on day-to-day corporate finance activities working with the support of a highly collaborative team of analysts and associates and will be open to new ideas and processes.

Responsibilities

• Create complex financial analyses in connection with ongoing business planning, new product launches, and the execution of various strategic transactions
• Lead the preparation of quantitative and qualitative analyses, and draft presentation materials for various investor and board meetings
• Build and maintain the company’s corporate model for multiple funds and the non-traded REIT.
• Lead the development and monitoring of key business performance metrics, including return calculations, operating results, and trends
• Lead execution on various strategic transactions including private placements and other capital market offerings
• Lead various strategic and ad hoc projects, such as researching companies, transactions, asset classes and market events to inform senior management decision making
• Lead day-to-day dialogue across the platform, idea generation, and transaction execution
• Monitor trends in the public and private REIT markets and the bond and equity markets to formulate competitive and financial strategies.
• Assist with company liquidity, conduct on-going liquidity analysis, proactively plan for capital needs
• Assist with monthly and quarterly valuations processes and coordinate with consultants and participate in valuation committee meetings.
• Build and lead relationships with investment bankers, rating agencies, third party-consultants amongst others
• Build relationships across various internal teams across the firm including investments, asset management, investor relations, accounting, and legal.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in related field.
• MBA, CPA, CFA preferred, not required
• 6+ years of investment banking, corporate finance, and/or real estate advisory and consulting experience
• Demonstrated strong critical thinking and analytical skills with the ability to quickly synthesize information from multiple sources
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in the details but also assess “the bigger picture” and provide key takeaways and conclusions
• Strong demonstrated experience in corporate modeling and financial analysis with advanced skills in Excel
• Strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong presentation skills, including proficiency in MS PowerPoint
• Exceptional organizational and time-management skills, including an open, action-oriented personality.
• Flexible and able to thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, and proactive environment.
• Knowledge of REIT rules and tax implications, is a plus.
  
  

Blue Owl is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.