Real Estate Associate - San Francisco

Job Description

About Breather

Breather creates and curates a network of beautiful, on-demand private spaces that you can reserve and unlock via our web and mobile apps. We are live in 10 cities across 3 countries and backed by some of the best investors in NYC and Silicon Valley. We enable top companies to do more productive and inspired work and are growing quickly! We're venture-backed; we have big ambitions, and we want you to help us achieve them.

The Role

Breather is looking for a Real Estate Associate to support Breather’s West Coast (San Francisco and Los Angeles) growth efforts, from initial research and site selection to lease execution and location launch. You will assist with all aspects of local locations growth, including scouting new locations; conducting site visits; preparing documentation, financial models, analysis and investment memoranda; coordinating with construction personnel and designers to develop construction plans, work letters, cost estimates and schedules; collaborating with internal and external teams to negotiate deal terms; and developing new tactics, strategies, and solutions across the Breather Real Estate organization. A significant amount of time will be spent outside of the office visiting potential and future sites. This is a high visibility role with significant opportunities for growth.  

As a Real Estate Associate at Breather, you will:

• Conduct research and analysis to support Breather’s growth strategies, gathering the information and intelligence required to make sound expansion decisions
• Work closely with Breather’s brokerage teams to tour available spaces and to secure attractive deal terms
• Prepare deal memos and analyses, including floor plans, photos, site plans, work letters, and financial models. Communicate necessary information to other teams including Design, Operations, Sales, Marketing, and Finance to ensure success
• Assist with pipeline management, reporting, and forecasting, including transaction and space delivery timelines
• Proactively pitch the benefits of partnering with Breather to landlords
• Attend Real Estate events & functions to build Breather’s relationships in the industry

Helpful Skills and Experience you’ll need to succeed:

You are looking for an opportunity to drive tremendous growth with an experienced team of real estate professionals, designers, and technologists. In addition, the following will be key to your success:

• 2-5 years of professional experience in commercial real estate or a related field, investment banking, management consulting, project management, or asset management/development or with a strong interest in and working knowledge of commercial real estate.
• Familiarity with commercial leasing terms, concepts and documentation, including the ability to proofread LOIs, leases, work letters, and related documents.
• Ability to prioritize workload across multiple transactions, set milestones, and track progress.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.  
• Expertise with Microsoft Excel.
• Superior organizational and analytical skills.
• Strong familiarity with San Francisco commercial real estate market preferred; knowledge of LA submarkets a plus.

• Familiarity with the management of commercial tenant build-outs and construction best practices is a plus.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced, high accountability environment.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Comfortable with some travel, primarily to Los Angeles and occasionally to New York

What We Value

At Breather, our company values are not only the principles that link us together in the way we work, but they also keep us aligned on the same path, all working towards connected goals. These standards are what guide us on our collective journey through space(s).

Perks and Benefits

We hope that you're excited by all the possibilities that come with working at Breather! In addition to our unique culture, we also offer these fun perks and benefits:

• Be part of a well-funded, proven startup with big ambitions, competitive salary and company options
• Work when you want, where you want, with the tools you want
• Company-funded travel to conferences & professional development events that interest you and benefit your career growth
• Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage. Oh, and it’s on us
• Free access to the Breather network of over 400 spaces (and growing, fast!)
• Dog friendly office - bring your dog to work, they’ll find plenty of friends waiting to play with them!
• A great referral program - good people know good people!