Head of Investments

Job description

Arrived Overview: At Arrived, our mission is to bring real estate investing online. We’re building the world’s most trusted platform for investing in real estate—one that gives everyday people access to the world’s largest asset class. Overview of the Work / What You Will Do: As the Head of Investments, you will co-lead investment strategy and execution within Arrived. You’ll manage and grow our portfolio ($400M+ AUM in equity and credit products across 65,000+ investors) and our Investments team (investment leaders, sourcing, acquisition, asset management, and due diligence). You’ll design innovative new investment products alongside our Product and Finance teams. Your leadership can directly influence how millions of people invest in real estate through Arrived. How You Will Contribute: Set and Scale the Investment Strategy Manage and optimize our investment strategy and portfolios across real estate equity, credit, and hybrid products. Develop and maintain investment theses, portfolio construction frameworks, risk frameworks, and underwriting standards to achieve desired return targets. Create new, innovative, and alpha-generating products for Arrived’s investors. Continuously evaluate markets, asset types, and capital structures to position Arrived investment offerings for long-term performance. Monitor comparable third-party investments and benchmark performance to understand sources of outperformance and underperformance. Lead Sourcing & Underwriting Build high-quality equity and credit sourcing channels through brokers, developers, institutions, and internal teams. Oversee underwriting and investment committee processes with a focus on data-driven insights and consistent standards. Build and Manage Diversified Portfolios Construct portfolios that align with investor expectations, risk-return objectives, and our pro forma targets for each investment product. Lead the process for performance monitoring, asset optimization, value creation, refinancing, and dispositions. Grow and Develop the Investments Team Recruit, mentor, and scale a high-performing team spanning acquisitions, underwriting, research, and asset management. Implement best practices, systems, and tools that enable efficiency and accuracy at scale. Stakeholder in Product Innovation Partner with Product, Finance, Legal, and Engineering to launch new investment products across equity and credit. Identify new geographies, partnerships, and asset classes that expand access for investors. Ensure Operational & Regulatory Excellence Maintain robust asset management models, performance tracking, and continuous improvement processes. Build processes that uphold trust, accuracy, and transparency across all investment operations. Share relevant insights with investor-facing teams, and/or create systems to share this information with regularity. Represent Arrived Externally Serve as an external thought leader for Arrived’s investment platform. Contribute market insights and educational content that strengthen investor understanding and confidence. Compensation This role has a salary + bonus structure of $250 - $300K OTE. In addition. all team members receive an initial equity grant in the form of stock options commensurate with their role for a total of $450-500K Total Comp. What We're Looking For We’re searching for a leader who combines institutional investment expertise with a builder mentality—someone who brings rigor to the investment process while thriving in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment. 15+ years of real estate investment experience, with exposure to both equity and credit strategies. A proven track record in: Acquisitions and asset management Underwriting and financial modeling Portfolio construction at scale Structuring debt and equity investment products Deep understanding of risk/reward tradeoffs and a demonstrated track record of positive performance Proven success leading and developing investments teams Experience at an institutional real estate firm, private equity fund, REIT, real estate asset manager, or residential real estate credit fund Familiarity with real estate capital markets, lending, and financing structures. Strong leadership experience building and scaling high-performing investment teams. Exceptional communication skills—capable of distilling complex financial concepts for investors and internal teams. A bias for action, comfort operating with ambiguity, and excitement for building something new.