Capital Markets & Investor Relations Associate

Overview

Cedar is creating the most significant innovation in home affordability since the 30-year mortgage. By reimagining the land lease as a consumer-first model, Cedar makes home ownership more accessible and sustainable for a wider range of buyers. Cedar is solving home affordability at scale, reducing both upfront costs and monthly costs, expanding the path to ownership for people who have been locked out of traditional markets, and helping homeowners access their equity at cost below existing solutions.

Cedar is backed by top investors and is building a fast-growing, high-performing team as we change how people buy homes and create a new institutional asset class.

Cedar is hiring a Capital Markets & Investor Relations Associate to support institutional asset-side funding initiatives, investor relations, and investment fund setup. This role exists to increase execution velocity and reliability across investor engagements, communications, and diligence processes. You will work directly with senior leadership on capital formation efforts, helping translate investor needs into clear analyses, materials, and actionable next steps.

This is an opportunity to build deep institutional capital markets judgment while operating inside a fast-moving, high-bar environment.

• Investor Pipeline & Execution (Core Responsibility)
• Maintain the single source of truth for institutional investor pipelines, stages, next steps, and blockers
• Ensure consistent follow-up, preparation, and internal readiness across parallel investor processes
• Proactively flag risks, delays, and decision points; propose clear next steps
• Build and continuously improve CRM and tracking systems to support repeatable asset-side capital formation

• Diligence & Investment Committee Support
• Support institutional diligence processes across asset-side funding programs and investment structures
• Coordinate materials, data room content, and responses to investor questions
• Translate investor feedback and concerns into structured internal action items
• Prepare briefing notes and recommendations ahead of and following investor conversations

• Investor Materials & Custom Analysis
• Help build and refine investor-facing presentations and written materials
• Create custom analyses to support investor underwriting (returns, structure, risk, assumptions)
• Pressure-test assumptions and ensure analytical consistency across materials
• Communicate complex concepts clearly, concisely, and credibly

• Asset-Side Capital Formation Support
• Assist with institutional outreach research and investor segmentation
• Support conference preparation, participation, and follow-up
• Help stand up repeatable processes for asset-side funding programs and investment vehicles
• Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, and Operations to ensure execution readiness

We are looking for someone who combines structured thinking, execution discipline, strong judgment, and effective communication. You are comfortable operating close to senior decision-making without needing to be the decision-maker. You reduce chaos, surface clarity, and take ownership of outcomes. You thrive in environments where:

• Standards are high
• Accountability is real
• Your work directly impacts institutional credibility and capital outcomes

• Core Traits & Indicators
• Mission Alignment – Long-term interest in housing, real assets, and institutional investing
• Ownership Mentality – Bias toward responsibility, follow-through, and accountability
• Humility & Coachability – Self-aware, open to feedback, eager to improve judgment
• Cultural Fit – Comfortable with pace, ambiguity, and direct communication
• Structured Thinking – Breaks complex problems into clear frameworks and action plans
• Analytical Skill – Strong sensitivity to numbers, assumptions, and prioritization
• Business Judgment – Understands investor incentives, market dynamics, and institutional optics
• Initiative – Proactively proposes next steps without being prompted
• Discretion & Judgment – Knows what to escalate, what to resolve independently, and how to communicate uncertainty
• Communication – Can explain complex ideas clearly and concisely in writing and…