Senior Associate, Investments in City of Westminster

The Senior Associate, Investments is part of QTS' European Investment & Real Estates team which is focused on driving core growth initiatives domestically and internationally. The successful candidate will be responsible but not limited to strategic investment & asset management, land and operating asset acquisitions, new development opportunities and asset repositioning.

Responsibilities

• Prepare investment materials such as investment memorandums, capital committee presentations and proposals.
• Create and maintain financial models to evaluate existing development projects, acquisitions, financings (joint‑venture, equity initiatives, etc.), land, and capital recycling.
• Support projects from identification through completion, including coordination of due diligence teams, model underwriting, and financing.
• Support calls and meetings with key internal and external constituents and partner with business leaders to ensure they understand the key financial drivers of the various opportunities.
• Effectively influence and communicate with the executive team and Blackstone partners.
• Prepare and execute expense reports and check requests on a regular and timely basis.
• Work on strategic projects and process improvement initiatives to reduce risk and/or improve service delivery.
• Maintain database and reports for key tracking measures.
• Maintain and update templates for legal documents, compliance documents, and policies and procedures.
• Manage and maintain files, database, including lead follow‑up and provide administrative support to create efficiency within the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree preferably with a concentration in Finance, Economics, Real Estate or Mathematics, or equivalent professional experience.
• Three or more years of investments experience – preferably in a collaborative financial environment (banking, investment fund, real estate, etc.).
• Advanced proficiency in MS Office applications, especially Excel.
• Advanced ability to build comprehensive financial models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing financial and analytical support to a capital‑intensive business.
• Knowledge of the data center industry.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Proven history of being extremely self‑motivated, highly organized and an open communicator who is eager to work in a fast‑paced client‑focused entrepreneurial environment with limited formal structure.
• Ability to organize, interpret, and draw appropriate conclusions from large volumes of data and to creatively present the information in a manner that enables non‑financial managers to easily understand the information.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Enthusiastic attitude in a team environment and ability to work independently.
• Positive, flexible outlook.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave and public holidays.
• 32 paid volunteering hours per year.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Employer paid private medical and dental cover for employees and dependents.
• Life assurance.
• Illness financial protection including critical illness cover and income protection.
• Employee referral bonus equivalent to exchange rates of $2,500 at time of award, subject to eligibility.
• Roth and Traditional 401(k) matching contributions with immediate vesting.
• Every employee is bonus or commission eligible.
• Generous PTO with paid volunteer days, floating holidays.
• Stock Purchase Plan (SPP).
• 11 paid holidays annually / holiday compensation when worked.
• Pet and legal insurance.
• Q‑Rest sabbatical program.
• Q‑Anniversary service award program.
• Parental leave for primary and secondary caregivers.
• Military benefits package.
• QTS charitable matching gift program.
• QTS scholarship for employee dependents.
• QTS crisis fund.
• Wellness program.
• Tuition reimbursement program.