Acquisitions & Asset Management Associate

About One Degree Acquisitions

Headquartered in Mill Valley, One Degree Acquisitions is a nimble real estate investment firm that combines institutional operating practices with an entrepreneurial mindset to maximize returns. We invest on behalf of leading private equity firms, institutions, private investors, and families in the acquisition and management of a diversified portfolio of multifamily assets, with current investments in over 1,600 units.

We operate without bureaucratic friction. Working directly with the firm’s founder and president, you will never be pigeonholed. You will have immediate visibility into every major deal and see exactly how your rigorous, day-to-day execution drives value for both the firm and your own career.

The Mindset We Require: We are looking for a self-starting builder, not an order-taker. You must possess a relentless growth mindset, actively seeking ways to create value and lead initiatives well beyond the basic requirements of the role. We need someone who is incapable of accepting an inefficient process without trying to fix it, and who views AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, etc.) not as novelties, but as essential daily levers to exponentially multiply their output.

Core Responsibilities

1. Portfolio Operations: Support monthly financial reviews and annual budgeting cycle across the portfolio.
2. Lender Reporting: Manage lender reporting requirements and capital draws.
3. Investor Relations: Own the quarterly reporting cycle (memos, dashboards, presentations) and administer Juniper Square, producing institutional-grade output that does not require heavy editing.
4. Underwriting: Build custom, assumption-driven financial models from scratch and work with our proprietary Excel-based company models for acquisition targets and portfolio analysis.
5. Investment Memorandums & Presentations: Prepare institutional-quality investment packages, reporting memos, and presentations for transactions and portfolio updates. You must possess exceptional written composition skills to synthesize complex research and financial models into clear, high-impact presentations and memos.
6. Deal Execution: Actively track deal flow, manage end-to-end due diligence, and serve as a direct point of contact for listing and mortgage brokers.
7. Systems & AI: Actively deploy and iterate upon AI tools for portfolio and acquisition analysis to accelerate and optimize firm operations.

Must-Have Qualifications

1. Experience: 1–5 years in private equity, asset management, acquisitions, RE investment banking, or institutional brokerage (boutique/family office experience strongly preferred).
2. Advanced Modeling: Must be able to build an Excel-based waterfall or DCF from scratch.
3. AI Fluency: Non-negotiable daily use of generative AI in your professional workflow.
4. Problem Solving: A proven track record of identifying problems and acting like an owner before being asked.
5. Education: Bachelor’s degree in finance, real estate, economics, or a related quantitative field is preferred. Candidates without these specific degrees will be strongly considered provided they have developed a demonstrable quantitative acumen post-graduation.

What We Offer

1. Uncapped Career Trajectory: We expect you to grow—at your own accelerated pace, with no artificial restrictions—into an executive capable of sourcing and running your own deals.
2. Institutional-Grade Training: Despite our boutique size, our foundation is built on strict institutional best practices. You will be trained directly by leadership rooted in these disciplines, allowing you to hone a highly valuable, institutional-caliber skillset.
3. Executive Visibility: Direct access to and mentorship from company principals on every deal.
4. Holistic Lifecycle Exposure: Rather than being siloed into a narrow acquisitions or asset management function, you will operate as a true investor. You will master the comprehensive real estate investment process from initial underwriting through final disposition.