Vice President Asset Management

MHW Search has partnered with a rapidly growing Real Estate Investment firm in Denver in search of a Vice President of Asset Management to oversee a portfolio of industrial assets. The firm is extremely well capitalized.

A growing private equity real estate investment platform is seeking a Vice President of Asset Management to take a senior role in driving performance and value creation across a national portfolio of industrial and flex assets.

The firm focuses primarily on value-add and core-plus investment opportunities and operates with a lean, entrepreneurial team structure. With more than $2 billion of combined team transaction experience across 15 states and an approximately 4M SF portfolio, the platform combines institutional investment discipline with a hands-on approach to ownership and execution.

This position will have meaningful responsibility across the full investment lifecycle. The Vice President will oversee property-level strategy and execution, leasing and capital initiatives, financial performance, and major investment decisions including refinancings, recapitalizations, and dispositions. The individual will also work closely with the acquisitions team on underwriting and due diligence for new investments.

This is a true player/coach role designed for someone who wants significant ownership and direct exposure to senior leadership. The successful candidate should be equally comfortable making a portfolio-level hold/sell recommendation, underwriting a refinance, negotiating a major lease, evaluating a capital project, improving internal processes, and getting into the details of a challenging asset-level issue.

The scope of the position and leadership responsibilities can expand meaningfully over time based on demonstrated judgment, performance, and the continued growth of the platform.

• Develop and execute comprehensive asset-level business plans focused on maximizing risk-adjusted returns and achieving investment objectives.
• Drive value creation through leasing, capital improvements, repositioning, operational initiatives, and other property-level strategies.
• Oversee budgets, forecasts, valuations, financial models, return analyses, and ongoing performance relative to original underwriting.
• Establish leasing strategies alongside third-party brokerage teams, evaluate and negotiate significant lease proposals, and ensure leasing decisions support each asset's broader investment strategy.
• Identify risks, opportunities, and deviations from business plans early and develop clear recommendations for senior leadership.
• Maintain accountability across property managers, brokers, construction teams, consultants, and other third-party operating partners.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for external partners on matters related to asset strategy, execution, and performance.
• Regularly evaluate portfolio performance and identify opportunities to improve returns, reduce risk, and accelerate execution.
• Evaluate portfolio investments and develop recommendations regarding hold/sell decisions, additional capital deployment, and changes to existing business plans.
• Lead and support refinancings, recapitalizations, dispositions, and other significant capital events from initial strategy through closing.
• Coordinate with lenders, investment sales brokers, legal counsel, consultants, and internal teams throughout transaction execution.
• Analyze asset performance, capital requirements, market conditions, and projected returns to determine the appropriate investment strategy.
• Participate in senior investment discussions and provide an asset management perspective on significant portfolio and capital decisions.
• Present concise, data-driven recommendations to senior leadership regarding investment strategy, risk, and potential value-creation opportunities.

• Partner with the acquisitions team during underwriting and due diligence to evaluate potential investments from an asset management and operational perspective.
• Pressure-test assumptions related to rents, leasing velocity, operating expenses, tenant improvements, capital requirements, lease-up strategy, and exit assumptions.
• Apply lessons and operating data from the existing portfolio to strengthen underwriting assumptions and improve future investment decisions.
• Assist with evaluating property-level risks and opportunities prior to acquisition.
• Help transition newly acquired properties from underwriting into execution by establishing post-closing…