California YIMBY · 1 day ago
Development Finance & Industry Partnerships Manager
California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$130K/yr - $150K/yrCalifornia YIMBY is a statewide housing advocacy organization dedicated to ending the housing shortage and making California an affordable place for everyone to live, work, and raise a family. The Development Finance & Industry Partnerships Manager will lead efforts at the intersection of capital markets and housing law implementation, ensuring that housing laws translate into real projects delivered on the ground.
Politics
Responsibilities
Build, refine, and review project pro formas across a range of project types to identify feasibility barriers, capital stack gaps, and reasons construction moves forward or stalls
Develop an ongoing analytic body of work that diagnoses structural barriers to development (financing terms, risk allocation, defect liability, fee exposure, exit risk, pre-sale structures, insurance environment, etc.)
Draft housing finance "big picture" shifts (loan guarantees, revolving loan funds, impact fee reduction, etc.) to increase development across the state
Translate findings into clear, implementable recommendations to accelerate project delivery statewide
Educate legislative staff, committee consultants, and state partners on construction economics, pro formas, and capital stack risk dynamics
Support the policy and implementation teams by grounding emerging legislative proposals in real-world development practice and feasibility analysis
Draft memos, reports, and presentations that translate complex financing and development topics for policymakers
Serve as the point person for developers, architects, and capital partners seeking to utilize new housing laws and state-level reforms
Provide hands-on guidance to developers navigating entitlement flexibilities, financing constraints, and implementation pathways
Design and lead industry-focused educational events, workshops, and briefings on housing law implementation to increase development feasibility
Represent California YIMBY as a subject-matter expert at conferences, panels, and convenings
Manage and grow the Housing Innovation Partnership, including relationship cultivation with developers, lenders, architects, and technical experts
Support fundraising strategy through relationship management and convenings
Report to the Senior Policy Advisor on emerging challenges and opportunities created by the passage of new state housing laws
Qualification
Required
Deep commitment to ending California's housing shortage
Strong quantitative reasoning skills
Strong fluency in: Construction and soft-cost drivers, Lender underwriting constraints, Mezzanine vs preferred equity dynamics, Insurance and defect liability exposure, Disposition and exit risk
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical financial concepts to non-experts (legislators, staff, stakeholders)
Comfortable operating in both industry environments and policy environments
Preferred
Prior experience speaking at conferences, industry events, or policy forums
Prior work engaging state or local government on housing or economic policy
Experience fundraising, managing partnerships, or leading collaborative initiatives
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage
Employer retirement contributions
Generous paid time off
Company
California YIMBY
California YIMBY is a community of neighbors who welcome more neighbors.
Founded in 2017
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Brian Hanlon
Chief Executive Officer
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