W5 Group is seeking a high-performing Analyst to join its U.S. Investments team in its Miami office. This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic, entrepreneurial private equity real estate platform backed by a global family office. The Analyst will support the investment team in underwriting new opportunities, monitoring portfolio performance, and assisting with business development initiatives as W5 expands its U.S. residential investment strategy.
W5 Group was established in Switzerland in 2009 as Ralph Winter’s investment office. Ralph Winter is a successful global entrepreneur and real estate investor who amassed a portfolio of 40,000+ student housing units and 100,000+ multifamily units, generating over $30 billion in investment transaction volume.
In the U.S., W5 has invested in $1.5 billion of real estate with a strategy that spans ground-up development and value-add acquisitions of multifamily, student housing, and build-to-rent sectors. Building on its long history and track record, W5 Group is continuing its rapid growth trajectory by allowing investors to co-invest alongside the family office via innovative, flexible, and investor-friendly structures.
Key responsibilities include:
Acquisitions
- Assist in screening and underwriting new development and value-add opportunities across target residential sectors in high-growth markets.
- Build and maintain detailed financial models, including discounted cash flow, waterfall, and sensitivity analyses.
- Support transaction due diligence (market comparables and research, lease reviews, financial validation) and coordinate third-party reports.
- Prepare initial drafts of investment committee memoranda and assist in the creation of external investor presentations.
Asset Management
- Support portfolio management by tracking development milestones, leasing progress, capital markets activity, and operational performance across investments.
- Conduct market research and competitive analyses (market fundamentals, comparables, and capital markets) to support senior team members in business plan oversight and value creation initiatives.
- Monitor investment performance against underwriting by producing and analyzing weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting and quarterly financial models.
- Assist in coordinating with partners, operators, lenders, and brokers, and help prepare materials for sales and refinance processes.
Business Development and Strategy
- Assist in strategy and business plan initiatives.
- Assist with fundraising and marketing activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Real Estate, Economics, or related field; 1-3 years of relevant experience at a real estate private equity firm, investment bank, family office, or operator
- Exposure to or strong interest in the residential real estate sector, particularly multifamily and student housing; foundational understanding of asset operations and market fundamentals
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills with proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with real estate databases preferred; tech-forward approach that seeks to use technology and AI to drive better, faster investment decisions
- Craves a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, has an exceptional work ethic and desire to learn
- Highly communicative and collaborative across teams and experience levels
Why Join W5 Group
- Career-track role with long-term growth potential at a growing real estate investment platform.
- Exposure to a diverse range of U.S. residential strategies including ground-up development and value-add acquisitions in a variety of residential sectors and markets.
- Entrepreneurial culture that combines institutional rigor with family-office flexibility.
- Direct mentorship from senior leadership and hands-on exposure to high-profile investment transactions and external partner relationships.
