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Westwood Financial · 23 hours ago

Vice President of Transactions

Dallas, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

7+ years exp

Westwood Financial is a company focused on neighborhood and community shopping centers, and they are seeking a Vice President of Transactions to lead acquisition and disposition activities. This role involves overseeing deal sourcing, underwriting, and closing transactions while managing a team and ensuring alignment with the company's strategic objectives.

FinanceFinancial ServicesReal EstateReal Estate Investment

Hiring Manager

Cariel H. Surman, SHRM-CP

Responsibilities

Source, underwrite, and execute acquisitions, and dispositions in targeted markets

Establish pricing, bidding, and negotiation strategies consistent with Company return thresholds and portfolio objectives

Identify off-market opportunities through broker, owner, and industry relationships

Develop and maintain a prioritized acquisition and disposition pipeline

Represent the Company at industry events, conferences, and meetings

Oversee financial modeling, valuation, and return analysis

Act as a subject matter expert on market fundamentals/trends, trade areas, and capital market conditions

Prepare and present investment memoranda and recommendations to the Investment Committee

Ensure underwriting assumptions align with Company strategy, risk tolerance, and capital structure

Coordinate due diligence, including legal, leasing, physical, environmental, and title review

Coordinate with internal teams (asset management, leasing, development, finance, legal) and external advisors

Identify and resolve transaction risks to drive timely closings

Manage closing processes and transition assets to asset management post-closing

Manage and mentor transaction team members and oversee deal execution

Establish and maintain best-in-class acquisition and disposition processes

Promote disciplined execution, accountability, and continuous improvement

Provide market insight and relative-value perspective to senior leadership

Qualification

Retail real estate acquisitionsFinancial modelingNegotiating agreementsMarket analysisLeadership skillsAnalytical skillsInstitutional underwriting familiarityProject managementCommunication skills