Over the last 20 years, Ares’ success has been driven by our people and our culture. Today, our team is guided by our core values – Collaborative, Responsible, Entrepreneurial, Self-Aware, Trustworthy – and our purpose to be a catalyst for shared prosperity and a better future. Through our recruitment, career development and employee-focused programming, we are committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive work environment where high-performance talent of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can build careers within this exciting and growing industry.

Job Description

About Marq

Marq is a global leader in the development and operation of modern logistics facilities and manages a portfolio of approximately 2,000 properties totaling more than 600 million square feet. With a mission to deliver institutional-quality logistics facilities and a consistent, best-in-class experience to tenants around the world, Marq’s highly specialized and dedicated team provides a powerful combination of global scale with local experience. Learn more at https://www.marqlogistics.com/.

Essential Job Duties

The Vice President will work within the Asset Management Group and assist in operating and reporting on a growing regional portfolio. Specific Responsibilities include:

• Serve as a key partner in the operation and management of regional industrial assets
• Conduct market research to identify trends, competitive properties, and leasing opportunities
• Negotiate lease terms and rental rates with prospective tenants
• Oversee third-party leasing teams, property management teams, and key vendor relationships
• Manage new and ongoing lease negotiations in coordination with third-party leasing teams and internal and external counsel
• Partner with Property Management and Construction Management to review capital plans, provide input on significant projects, and support make-ready scopes and execution
• Review post-acquisition and annual budgets for alignment with underwriting, leasing assumptions, marketing plans, and overall asset strategy
• Develop and execute leasing and marketing plans across the regional portfolio

• Support asset-level marketing efforts in partnership with third-party leasing teams and brokers, including coordinating open houses and other marketing initiatives and ensuring marketing activities align with leasing objectives and overall asset strategy
• Support acquisition due diligence, including tenant interviews and estoppels, underwriting assumptions, capital needs, and third-party reports

• Review portfolio reporting for accuracy and timeliness, including third-party reports, lease information, and internal asset management reporting
• Support tenant move-ins, move-outs, and make-ready activities
• Partner with joint venture partners on asset strategy, providing oversight and input on leasing, significant capital projects, budgets, and dispositions

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Position requires a bachelor’s degree
• 7-10 years direct experience in asset management is preferred. Leasing experience preferred
• A team-oriented individual with strong verbal and written communication skills who is comfortable working in a very entrepreneurial environment required
• Demonstrated ability to effectively manage transactional details required
• Demonstrated budgeting skills, including Yardi and Excel applications are preferred
• Ability to effectively manage internal and external relationships required
• Ability to travel domestically required

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Compensation

There is no set deadline to apply for this job opportunity. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the search is no longer active.