Pine Tree is hiring: Business Analyst in Oakbrook Terrace

Pine Tree

Founded in 1995, Pine Tree is the premier owner and operator of open-air shopping centers in the US with over 17 million square feet and $3 billion of assets under management. Pine Tree employees are guided by our core values of collaboration, trust, diligence, and empathy to optimize and grow our portfolio through elevated, insightful, and value-driven solutions for our stakeholders. Pine Tree is an equal opportunity employer. Learn more at www.pinetree.com

Summary of Position

Pine Tree is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Business Analyst to join the Investments & Asset Management team. This role is ideal for a data-driven professional who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and is passionate about transforming complex data into meaningful insights that support business strategy and operations. The successful candidate will design and maintain reporting dashboards, support data infrastructure, and collaborate cross-functionally with various internal teams to drive transparency, efficiency, and informed decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and support departmental databases and dashboards using Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization platforms.
• Gain hands-on exposure to the retail real estate industry by actively participating in acquisition, asset management, and investment meetings, to build tools and solutions that directly support business strategy and decision-making.
• Extract, compile, and analyze data for both ad-hoc and recurring reporting, including audit and regulatory queries.
• Implement and optimize front- and back-end data infrastructure to improve usability, accuracy, and performance.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency across all reporting and analytics platforms.
• Present actionable insights and recommendations to stakeholders across different levels of the organization.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Serve as a liaison between departments to facilitate the flow of information and support cross-functional initiatives.
• Assist with additional data and business-related responsibilities as needed.

Desired Skillset & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Analytics, Finance, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field (preferred)
• 0-2 years of relevant data analytics experience, preferably within the commercial real estate retail sector.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Power BI, SQL, and Excel.
• Experience with Python, R, or another programming language is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with APIs and experience extracting data from third-party platforms.
• Strong analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills; comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex data into clear insights aligned with business goals.
• Eagerness to contribute to a fast-paced, energetic, and collaborative work environment.
• Skilled in communication with executive stakeholders and translating technical issues for non-technical audiences.

Candidates will be required to complete an Excel proficiency assessment as part of the interview process.

Compensation + Benefits

Competitive salary, performance-based incentive, and attractive benefits, including work/life balance and healthcare.

Pine Tree

We believe that trust, experience, humility, transparency, and responsibility should influence everything we do in business and life. As a result, we’ve built what we believe is the best team in the industry, combining decades of experience in acquisitions, leasing, property management, development, design & construction, accounting, human resources, and marketing.

Pine Tree is an equal-opportunity employer.