SENIOR ANALYST, REAL ESTATE - DUBAI
On-siteDubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Job Summary
Build and maintain financial models for prospective management agreements, assessing risk and commercial attractiveness. Evaluate owner and asset opportunities for operational fit, financial viability, and brand suitability by analyzing operating statements and market benchmarks. Support the structuring and negotiation of management agreements, including fee structures, performance tests, and termination rights. Prepare deal summaries, financial analyses, and approval memoranda for senior management. Coordinate financial, operational, legal, and commercial diligence with internal teams, owners, and counterparties. Track the management agreement pipeline and review signed deals against underwriting assumptions.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of experience in real estate, hospitality, development, investment, strategy, or related roles
- Strong financial analysis and underwriting experience
- Strong proficiency in Excel, particularly in building complex financial models
- Strong understanding of real estate and operating metrics, including NOI, margins, occupancy, ADR/rental rates, RevPAR where relevant, and management fee economics
- Knowledge of third-party operating models, hospitality-style management agreements, and owner-operator commercial structures
- High ownership, accountability, and a hands-on, collaborative approach
- Willingness to operate at both strategic and executional levels
- Detail-oriented, with a high standard for accuracy and control
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Structured, disciplined, reliable, practical, and solutions-oriented
Desired Qualifications
- Experience evaluating, structuring, or negotiating management agreements, franchise or flag arrangements, operating partnerships, or similar transactions
- Experience in multifamily, hospitality, serviced apartments, branded residences, or adjacent living sectors
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