Senior Associate / Associate Director - Investment | Real Estate

About Lamar Development

Lamar Development Europe is a real estate investment and development platform operating across the EMENA region, focused on the origination, execution and management of real estate investments with a clear objective: delivering attractive, risk-adjusted returns.

The firm operates through a lean, high-performance team model, combining disciplined investment processes with a pragmatic use of data, technology and modern analytical tools to enhance execution quality, efficiency and decision-making.

Lamar’s ambition is to build a scalable, future-facing real estate investment platform, recognised for strong fundamentals, execution excellence and the consistent ability to generate value across market cycles.

The Opportunity

As part of the continued growth of Lamar Europe, we are seeking to appoint a S enior Associate / Associate Director – Investment to join our Madrid-based investment team.

This is a front-line investment role , with responsibility across the full transaction lifecycle, from deal origination and underwriting through execution, closing and value realisation. The role is intended for a high-calibre professional who combines strong technical capabilities with sound commercial judgement and the ability to operate autonomously within a lean investment platform.

Across Lamar, all professionals are expected to demonstrate strong intellectual curiosity, with a continuous focus on improving how work is done. This includes an active interest in leveraging data, technology and AI-enabled tools in day-to-day activities to enhance productivity, analytical depth and decision-making throughout the investment process.

The role offers direct exposure to senior decision-makers and active participation in investment committee processes, financing discussions and strategic execution across real estate investments in the EMENA region.

Key Responsibilities

• Deal Execution (End-to-End): full responsibility for executing transactions from initial sourcing and screening through underwriting, investment committee approval, closing and exit analysis.
• Underwriting & Financial Modelling: build, own and continuously refine complex development and investment models, including cash flow forecasting, sensitivities and return analysis.
• Transaction Analysis: evaluate investment opportunities across residential and mixed-use assets, including pricing, capital structure optimisation and risk assessment.
• Financing & Capital Structuring: support and coordinate senior and mezzanine debt processes, prepare lender materials and engage with banks, debt funds and advisors.
• Investment Committee Materials: prepare and present high-quality investment memoranda, valuation summaries and decision materials.
• Due Diligence Management: coordinate and critically review commercial, financial, legal and technical due diligence alongside external advisors.
• Market & Asset Intelligence: conduct deep market research, competitive benchmarking and thematic analysis to support investment theses.

The Ideal Candidate

• Experience Level: 5–7 years of experience in real estate private equity, investment banking, principal investing or a comparable investment role.
• Execution-Driven: demonstrated experience taking deals from sourcing through execution, not limited to execution support.
• Analytical Excellence: advanced financial modelling and investment analysis capabilities.
• AI-Native & Curious: naturally curious about new technologies, with a strong interest in AI and its practical application in day-to-day investment work. Constantly up to date on new tools and approaches that enhance productivity and decision-making.
• High-Performance Mindset: comfortable working in a lean team with high accountability and ownership.
• Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Economics, Real Estate or a related field.
• Languages: Fluency in English required; Spanish strongly preferred. Additional languages are a plus.

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 12 months, the Senior Associate / Associate Director will be a core contributor to Lamar Europe’s investment platform, independently leading underwriting and execution workstreams, actively contributing to financing and investment committee processes, and helping shape Lamar’s evolution as a nimble, AI-driven real estate investment firm in EMENA.