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DriveTime Family of BrandsUsed Car Sales Finance & Servicing

Real Estate Associate

Location

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Work type

Hybrid

Employment

Full Time

Experience

3-5 years

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

Posted

1h ago

Summary and responsibilities

Role overview

Summary

As a Real Estate Associate, you will support the expansion and optimization of one of the largest automotive real estate portfolios in the U.S. This role involves national real estate acquisitions and portfolio strategy across retail, industrial, and office assets, supporting a $4.0B+ annual revenue business and over 200 locations nationwide.

In short, as a Real Estate Associate, you support the expansion and optimization of one of the largest automotive real estate portfolios in the U.S. This role is responsible for national real estate acquisitions and portfolio strategy across retail, industrial, and office assets supporting a $4.0B+ annual revenue business and 200+ locations nationwide.

In long, our Real Estate Associate is responsible for:

  • Support daily execution for new store growth, relocations, expansions, and dispositions across retail, industrial, and office assets.

  • Execute end-to-end real estate transactions including market analysis, site selection, negotiations, and due diligence activities.

  • Manage active pipelines of LOIs, leases, and purchase agreements in partnership with internal and external legal counsel.

  • Assist with lease renewals and portfolio optimization across 200+ properties.

  • Perform financial analysis and deal underwriting to evaluate risks, returns, and overall deal viability.

  • Support site selection and profitability modeling using internal financial models, demographic data, market analytics platforms, and GIS mapping tools.

  • Prepare and present deal approval packages for acquisitions, relocations, expansions, subleases, and dispositions.

  • Build and manage relationships with brokers, landlords, developers, attorneys, and municipal officials nationwide.

  • Coordinate closely with internal stakeholders and legal teams to ensure timely transaction execution.

  • Coordinate and assist with due diligence activities including environmental, zoning, title, survey, and construction feasibility.

  • Support entitlement processes by securing necessary resources for zoning approvals, use permits, and variances.

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. The ability to talk and write with confidence, charisma and competence for a wide variety of audiences including management.

  • Passionate and goal-oriented. We are looking for someone that is enthusiastic about their work and is passionate about not only meeting their goals but exceeding them.

  • Entrepreneurial spirit. An attitude and approach to thinking that actively seeks out change. You’ll need a mindset that embraces critical questioning, innovation and continuous improvement.

  • Strategic thinker. We are looking for an individual that takes an insightful, future oriented, open-minded and proactive approach to thinking.

  • Operate autonomously. This isn’t a “hold your hand” kind of role. We give you autonomy to be creative in your space and do your thing. We need an individual that is self-motivated to get the work done and get the work done well.

  • Agile in a fast-past environment. Thriving in an environment that never stops, is a must.

The Specifics.

  • Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, or a related field preferred.

  • Travel up to 25-35% per month.

  • 3–5 years of experience in commercial real estate acquisitions.

  • Experience supporting multi-site national retailers or operators.

  • Proven success negotiating leases and purchase agreements across multiple states.

  • Strong financial modeling, analytical, and executive presentation skills.

  • Proficiency with real estate analytics platforms and GIS tools.

  • Proven self‑starter with consistent execution results.

Updated 1h ago

Candidate fit

Skills and qualifications

Additional skills

Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions • 1+ yrs
Financial Analysis • 1+ yrs
Deal Underwriting • 1+ yrs
Negotiation • 1+ yrs
Real Estate Analytics Platforms • 1+ yrs
GIS Tools • 1+ yrs
Executive Presentation • 1+ yrs
Strategic Thinking • 1+ yrs

Experience

3-5 years

How this role is positioned

Role classification

Job domains

Administration & Office
Sales & Business Dev
Real Estate & Facilities

Industries

Real Estate & PropTech
Automotive

Employment

Full Time

Contract duration

Permanent

Hiring type

Direct

Global hiring

Location specific

Offer details

Compensation and benefits

Compensation

Compensation not disclosed

VisibilityShared on listing
CurrencyUSD
PeriodYearly

Benefits and perks

Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance

Location, schedule, and role shape

Work setup

Work conditions

Primary locationTempe, Arizona, United States
Work typeHybrid
Global hiringNo

Bandwidth profile

peopleHigh8/10
physicalMedium5/10
cognitiveHigh8/10
executionHigh9/10
creativityMedium7/10
uncertaintyMedium6/10
communicationHigh8/10

Context on the employer

Company snapshot

Company

DriveTime Family of Brands

Team size

Growing team

Location

Tempe, Arizona, United States

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, it creates opportunities and improves the lives of its customers and employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

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Real Estate Associate

Tempe, Arizona, United StatesFull Time