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# Analyst, Impact at Harrison Street

- **Company:** Harrison Street
- **Location:** Chicago, IL
- **Compensation:** $60k–$100k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-13
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/harrisonst/f0ea517c-d48a-44b3-a7cc-e360569a8b96

## Job description

Harrison Street Asset Management ("HSAM") is a leading global alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, infrastructure, and credit strategies across North America and Europe. Headquartered in Chicago, Toronto, and London with offices across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the firm has over $108 billion in assets under management on behalf of institutional investors and registered investment advisors globally. Founded on a culture of innovation, HSAM is an early mover in alternative real estate and mid-market infrastructure. Today, the firm’s global team, consisting of more than 520 professionals, is committed to creating long-term value through deep sector expertise and forward-thinking strategies. Harrison Street is seeking to hire a full-time Analyst within its Impact team. The Analyst will streamline the collection and absorption of operator-reported, asset-level utility data, sustainability initiatives and related capital investments, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and operator accountability, and thereby the quality of Fund reporting. Working closely with the leads of the team’s sustainability, innovation and regional functions, the Analyst will turn complex datasets into decision-grade insights that support investor disclosures, investment decisions and value creation.

Responsibilities:

ESG Data Collection & Quality Assurance

- Maintain the internal investment database of asset ESG attributes, including certifications, renewable energy, efficiency measures and tenant wellness programming for global assets under management, pushing validated data for quarterly reporting
- Gather, analyze, and report monthly utility consumption data for US, Canadian and European assets and run the quality review process, using pre-defined error rules to identify outliers and gaps
- Engage with third-party operators and their vendors to fix issues and streamline data submissions, escalate non-compliance and project-manage resolution reporting
- Manage ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager by organizing asset profiles, conducting data quality checks, coordinating with vendors to support data flows and generating reports for analysis and disclosure
- Strengthen data governance and collection processes by resolving quality issues, onboarding providers, aligning templates with reporting standards and maintaining process documentation.

Reporting & Disclosures

- Support the preparation of annual GRESB submissions for each Fund, including managing the performance data preparation
- Conduct the annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for corporate offices, and track carbon emissions performance against Firm and Fund-level targets
- Support internal and external ESG reporting, including providing metrics for investor due diligence questionnaires (DDQs), the annual Corporate Impact Report, and fund reporting
- Monitor key performance and risk indicators and support assurance activities, internal reviews and audits by evaluating controls, compliance and data integrity

Analytics, Insights & Value Creation

- Develop dashboards, reports and visualizations for internal reporting, analytics and compliance tracking
- Analyze data from multiple sources to identify trends and performance insights, with a focus on quantifying value, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations
- Support data analysis across environmental and social programs, including healthy building certifications (Fitwel®) and social impact scorecards

Research & Team Support

- Conduct research on market-level risks and opportunities, including benchmarking and building performance standards, carbon taxes, incentives and new building codes, to support investment diligence and business planning
- Assist on other projects in the day-to-day operation of the Impact team, including asset capital planning reviews that support ongoing efficiency and cost reduction priorities

Requirements:

Required

- Bachelor’s degree in data analytics, statistics, business, finance, economics, environmental science, sustainability or a related field
- Minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; additional certifications or prior internship experience in real estate, private equity, banking or sustainable finance is a plus
- Training in data analytics; advanced Excel skills and experience managing large datasets with strong attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
- Project manager mentality and willingness to pick up the phone to solve a problem
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex data clearly
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work cross-functionally with Asset Management, Portfolio Management and Transactions
- Highly motivated, organized and self-directed, and eager to learn all facets of real estate investing and ESG

## Preferred

- Experience with carbon accounting, ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, GRESB and IFRS ISSB
- Familiarity with ESG frameworks such as GRI and SASB, and willingness to keep pace with evolving regulations, standards and industry trends
- Knowledge of green buildings, corporate social responsibility and the integration of ESG risks into investment diligence
- Demonstrated passion for ESG through coursework, campus involvement, internships or similar

Harrison Street is proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to veteran status, uniform service member status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.

If you require accessibility assistance applying for open positions, please contact our ADA Accessible Line at (312) 920-0500 or careers@harrisonst.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Harrison Street does not accept unsolicited headhunter and agency resumes. Harrison Street will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company that does not have a signed agreement with Harrison Street.

## About Harrison Street

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Harrison Street is a global alternative investment management firm specializing in real estate, infrastructure, and credit strategies for institutional and private wealth clients.
- **Entity Type**: Private (owned by Colliers International)
- **Headquarters**: Chicago, Illinois, United States (additional principal offices in Toronto and London)
- **Founded**: 2005
- **Founders**: Christopher Merrill, Christopher Galvin, Michael Galvin

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Financial services – alternative asset management (real estate, infrastructure, credit)
- **Target customers**: Institutional investors (1,200+) and Registered Investment Advisors (300+)
- **Mission**: To build long-term investor relationships through tailored solutions, strategic leadership, and a global team committed to delivering lasting value.

## Products & Services
- **Real Estate Strategies**: Closed-end and open-end vehicles focused on highly differentiated assets (e.g., student housing, senior living, life sciences).
- **Infrastructure Strategies**: Investments in essential infrastructure assets across North America and Europe.
- **Credit Strategies**: Real estate credit solutions including direct lending and structured credit.
- **Private Wealth Platform**: Specialized vehicles designed for Registered Investment Advisors and high-net-worth individuals.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / AUM**: US$100 billion in assets under management (Q4 2025); another source reports $108 billion.
- **Key Metric**: Not disclosed revenue (private company) – AUM is the primary metric.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Colliers International (parent company), 1,200+ institutional investors, 300+ RIAs.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Workforce expanded to 600+ employees across 19 global offices.
  - Operates in 9 countries (United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan, South Korea, United Arab Emirates).
  - 11-year recognition as a “Best Places to Work” winner.
  - Recent hiring for roles in digital assets, AI engineering, and infrastructure.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Deep expertise across market cycles** – founders and leadership have decades of experience building global investment platforms.
- **Differentiated asset focus** – invests in highly specialized, non-core real estate and infrastructure segments that are less correlated to traditional markets.
- **Global, integrated platform** – 19 offices enabling local market knowledge and sourcing capabilities.
- **Long-term, transparent relationships** – fiduciary mindset with over 1,500 institutional and advisory clients.

## Strategic Focus
- **Continue scaling across real estate, infrastructure, and credit** – diversifying product offerings and geographies.
- **Expand private wealth channel** – growing distribution to Registered Investment Advisors.
- **Innovation through technology** – recent job postings for AI Engineer and Data Engineer roles indicate a push toward digital transformation.
- **Talent development** – investing in internship programs, leadership training, and diversity initiatives to build a sustainable pipeline.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Collaborative, transparent, and accountability-driven. The firm ranks as a “Best Places to Work” for 11 consecutive years.
- **Growth opportunities**: Broad training programs (leadership, career strategies, work/life integration) and intentional development from intern to executive level.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive package covering financial well-being, health, professional growth, and work-life balance, including a dollar-for-dollar charitable match.
- **Community engagement**: Company-wide volunteer events and employee-driven giving programs.
- **Office & flexibility**: Roles range from on-site (Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles) to potential hybrid; primarily in-office culture for investment and asset management teams.
- **Diversity & inclusion**: Strategic partnerships with organizations supporting underrepresented and under-resourced individuals; a commitment to diversifying the industry’s talent pipeline.

## Sources
1. [harrisonst.com – Culture](https://harrisonst.com/culture/) (600+ employees, 19 offices, best places to work)
2. [harrisonst.com – Team](https://harrisonst.com/team/) (senior leadership, founders)
3. [linkedin.com – Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/harrison-street) (employee count, industry, recent growth)
4. [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/harrisonst) (open positions, on-site/remote indicators)
5. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Street) (AUM $100B, founders, parent company)
6. Additional search result (AUM $108B trade name, 600+ employees)

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