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title: 'Transactions Associate - New York at Harrison Street'
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# Transactions Associate - New York at Harrison Street

- **Company:** Harrison Street
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Compensation:** $150k–$170k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/harrisonst/fbc63e46-1f98-4b5d-8f9d-a20460b73355

## 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 Asset Management (“HSAM”) is seeking a two-year Associate to join the Transactions team in our New York office. The Associate will play a key role in the evaluation, underwriting, and execution of new real estate investment opportunities across sectors with a focus on major asset classes (multifamily, office, industrial, and retail) as well as exposure to alternatives (senior housing, student housing, medical, and digital). The position will support both equity acquisitions and credit originations efforts on behalf of HSAM’s Transactions team in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be motivated, detail-oriented, and demonstrate a combination of applicable work experience and a passion for real estate investing.

Responsibilities:

- Support the acquisition and execution of new equity investments across the risk-return spectrum (core to opportunistic) as well as credit originations across the debt capital stack (senior loans, mezzanine loans, public securities, and preferred equity).
- Develop and maintain detailed financial cash flow models and sensitivity analyses to evaluate potential investments, including valuation, return performance, risk, and capital structuring.
- Conduct market research, asset-level diligence and comparative operational analyses.
- Prepare and present in pipeline meetings, deal screening sessions and investment committees, summarizing key underwriting assumptions, loan structure, market, risks and mitigants.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, including legal counsel, lenders, and operators, to drive transaction execution from transaction sourcing through closing.
- Conduct in-depth sector and market research to support investment initiatives and to identify emerging trends and investment opportunities.

Requirements:

- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or a STEM-related field with a strong financial analysis record.
- 3 years of experience in real estate or investment banking, with direct exposure to real estate underwriting and transaction execution.
- Advanced financial modeling and analytical skills, including proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; experience with Argus strongly preferred.
- Highly organized with excellent attention to detail, capable of managing multiple deals and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to synthesize complex analyses into concise recommendations.
- Self-motivated, collaborative, and intellectually curious, with a demonstrated interest in real estate investing.

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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