Asset Management Associate

The job will require a diverse skill set. Main responsibilities include:

Responsibilities

• Support Senior Asset Managers in the day-to-day management of assets, providing structured analysis and insights across financial, operational, and strategic topics.
• Prepare and maintain financial models, including cash-flow projections, lease analyses, and CapEx projects using Forbury and Excel.
• Conducting detailed industry, market, and tenant research to support asset strategies and prepare investment memoranda.
• Strategic asset analysis (incl. hold/sell analysis) and pro-active preparation of value-add strategies.
• Prepare asset level reporting, including regular executive summaries, reforecasts, liquidity forecasts, and general updates for strategic purposes.
• Support/lead lease negotiations and conduct Net Effective Rent analysis
• Proactively review of governing documents – partnership agreements, loans, leases, etc. and monitoring of compliance and potential risks.
• Coordination with external advisors, operating partners, and internal teams to ensure successful operation and execution at the asset-level.
• Support the preparation of Investment Committee presentations and investor presentations.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, or a related field of study from an accredited institution. Alternatively, any combination of education, training and experience, which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Work Experience: Minimum five years of experience in real estate management or finance.
• Language Proficiency: Exceptional written and verbal communication in German and English.

Key Skills

• Strong financial modelling skills with meticulous attention to detail/accuracy with numbers.
• Experience with real estate fundamentals; valuations experience is preferred.
• Ability to communicate complex, abstract messages in a simple, clear manner and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to collaborate at all levels of seniority.
• First leadership experience is a plus.

Benefits & Work Environment

• Work in a modern office in the heart of Cologne, with a rooftop terrace and views of the Cathedral.
• Play an active role in exciting real estate projects across Germany and Europe, contributing to the development of vibrant, thriving communities!
• Stay active with an Urban Sports Club or Fitness First Black membership.
• Your choice: A parking space in the city center, a fully covered Deutschlandticket or bike leasing.
• Employee Assistance Program: confidential support from (mental) health professionals for all life circumstances.
• One day of home office per week and flexible working hours to support a balanced work-life integration.

Company

Jamestown is a design-focused, vertically integrated real estate investment and management company with a 40+ year track record and approx. $14.2 billion assets under management (AUM) as of March 31, 2025. Jamestown employs more than 650 people worldwide with 11 global offices, including headquarters in Atlanta and Cologne. Current and previous projects include One Times Square and Chelsea Market in New York, Industry City in Brooklyn, Ponce City Market in Atlanta, Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco, the Innovation and Design Buildings in Boston and Lisbon, the Schinkel Portfolio in Amsterdam, and Groot Handelsgebouw in Rotterdam. For more information, visit