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Head of Research Location:
303 Peachtree Center Ave, Atlanta, GA Employment Category:
Full-time Overview
Portman is a diversified real estate investment, development, and management firm with a $3 billion portfolio and a national footprint across multiple property sectors. Our platform combines institutional investment discipline with entrepreneurial execution. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to establish and lead our Research & Strategy function, integrating data-driven insights into our investment, development, and asset management activities. Founded by famed architect John Portman in the 1950s, Portman is a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and management firm focused on delivering premier quality office, hospitality, residential, industrial, and mixed-use projects, prioritizing occupant experience through first-class execution. Job Summary
The Head of Research & Strategy will be responsible for creating and leading the firm’s research and strategy platform. This foundational role is for an experienced real estate research professional who can build a best-in-class research discipline that informs investment decisions, capital allocation, and strategic planning. The candidate will partner closely with senior management, investment teams, and external stakeholders to interpret macroeconomic, capital market, and property sector trends and translate them into actionable insights. The successful candidate will help develop macroeconomic and in-house real estate research capabilities to frame investment discussions by applying a consistent research focus. The role includes identifying key economic and real estate trends and working closely with the Investment Team when communicating with them. The research function will help shape strategy, with emphasis on market selection and property type focus for deep-value-add and development opportunities, as well as long-term structural forces impacting real estate cycles. The candidate must have direct experience leading investment analysis across the following commercial real estate verticals: Residential, Industrial, Hospitality, Office, and Retail. Key Responsibilities
Research Platform Development: Establish the firm’s research function, including defining research priorities, methodologies, and deliverables. Research Platform Development: Develop and manage the annual research budget. Research Platform Development: Identify, acquire, and implement research tools, data sources, and analytics platforms. Research Platform Development: Build and maintain key relationships with external research providers, brokers, and industry data firms. Market & Economic Analysis: Monitor and analyze macroeconomic, demographic, and capital market trends affecting real estate performance and strategy. Market & Economic Analysis: Develop forward-looking market outlooks and scenario analyses for major property sectors (industrial, multifamily, office, retail, and alternative sectors). Market & Economic Analysis: Produce market intelligence to support investment, development, and disposition strategies across national markets. Strategic Integration: Partner with the Investment Committee and senior leadership to integrate research insights into investment underwriting, portfolio strategy, and capital raising efforts. Strategic Integration: Contribute to strategic planning by identifying emerging opportunities, risks, and structural shifts in markets and sectors. Strategic Integration: Support capital markets and investor relations teams with research-driven materials and presentations. Thought Leadership & Communication: Produce high-quality written and visual deliverables, including white papers, presentations, and quarterly market updates. Thought Leadership & Communication: Represent the firm in client and investor meetings, industry conferences, and media as a thought leader. Thought Leadership & Communication: Communicate complex research findings clearly, compellingly, and actionably to both internal and external audiences. Qualifications: Education—Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Real Estate, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred (MBA, MSRE, or similar). Qualifications: Experience—5–10 years of progressive research experience in real estate investment, development, or capital markets, ideally within an institutional environment. Qualifications: Deep understanding of U.S. real estate markets and the key drivers of performance across sectors and geographies. Qualifications: Proven ability to connect macroeconomic and capital market trends to real estate strategy and performance. Qualifications: Demonstrated experience building or enhancing a research function, including budgeting and vendor management. Qualifications: Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with strong client-facing presence. Qualifications: Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, CBRE EA, Yardi Matrix, Argus, Excel, Power BI). Travel Requirement: Overnight travel may be required. EEO & Accommodation
Portman is deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit-based or legally protected grounds. Portman is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. Portman is committed to ensuring equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and a supportive environment for all employees.
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Head of Research
role at
PORTMAN Job Title:
Head of Research Location:
303 Peachtree Center Ave, Atlanta, GA Employment Category:
Full-time Overview
Portman is a diversified real estate investment, development, and management firm with a $3 billion portfolio and a national footprint across multiple property sectors. Our platform combines institutional investment discipline with entrepreneurial execution. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to establish and lead our Research & Strategy function, integrating data-driven insights into our investment, development, and asset management activities. Founded by famed architect John Portman in the 1950s, Portman is a privately owned national real estate investment, development, and management firm focused on delivering premier quality office, hospitality, residential, industrial, and mixed-use projects, prioritizing occupant experience through first-class execution. Job Summary
The Head of Research & Strategy will be responsible for creating and leading the firm’s research and strategy platform. This foundational role is for an experienced real estate research professional who can build a best-in-class research discipline that informs investment decisions, capital allocation, and strategic planning. The candidate will partner closely with senior management, investment teams, and external stakeholders to interpret macroeconomic, capital market, and property sector trends and translate them into actionable insights. The successful candidate will help develop macroeconomic and in-house real estate research capabilities to frame investment discussions by applying a consistent research focus. The role includes identifying key economic and real estate trends and working closely with the Investment Team when communicating with them. The research function will help shape strategy, with emphasis on market selection and property type focus for deep-value-add and development opportunities, as well as long-term structural forces impacting real estate cycles. The candidate must have direct experience leading investment analysis across the following commercial real estate verticals: Residential, Industrial, Hospitality, Office, and Retail. Key Responsibilities
Research Platform Development: Establish the firm’s research function, including defining research priorities, methodologies, and deliverables. Research Platform Development: Develop and manage the annual research budget. Research Platform Development: Identify, acquire, and implement research tools, data sources, and analytics platforms. Research Platform Development: Build and maintain key relationships with external research providers, brokers, and industry data firms. Market & Economic Analysis: Monitor and analyze macroeconomic, demographic, and capital market trends affecting real estate performance and strategy. Market & Economic Analysis: Develop forward-looking market outlooks and scenario analyses for major property sectors (industrial, multifamily, office, retail, and alternative sectors). Market & Economic Analysis: Produce market intelligence to support investment, development, and disposition strategies across national markets. Strategic Integration: Partner with the Investment Committee and senior leadership to integrate research insights into investment underwriting, portfolio strategy, and capital raising efforts. Strategic Integration: Contribute to strategic planning by identifying emerging opportunities, risks, and structural shifts in markets and sectors. Strategic Integration: Support capital markets and investor relations teams with research-driven materials and presentations. Thought Leadership & Communication: Produce high-quality written and visual deliverables, including white papers, presentations, and quarterly market updates. Thought Leadership & Communication: Represent the firm in client and investor meetings, industry conferences, and media as a thought leader. Thought Leadership & Communication: Communicate complex research findings clearly, compellingly, and actionably to both internal and external audiences. Qualifications: Education—Bachelor’s degree in economics, Finance, Real Estate, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred (MBA, MSRE, or similar). Qualifications: Experience—5–10 years of progressive research experience in real estate investment, development, or capital markets, ideally within an institutional environment. Qualifications: Deep understanding of U.S. real estate markets and the key drivers of performance across sectors and geographies. Qualifications: Proven ability to connect macroeconomic and capital market trends to real estate strategy and performance. Qualifications: Demonstrated experience building or enhancing a research function, including budgeting and vendor management. Qualifications: Exceptional analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with strong client-facing presence. Qualifications: Proficiency in data analytics and visualization tools (e.g., CoStar, Real Capital Analytics, CBRE EA, Yardi Matrix, Argus, Excel, Power BI). Travel Requirement: Overnight travel may be required. EEO & Accommodation
Portman is deeply committed to building a workplace and global community where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non-merit-based or legally protected grounds. Portman is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. Portman is committed to ensuring equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and a supportive environment for all employees.
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