Director of Research

Director Of Research

Meaningful Relationships. Ownership. Curiosity. Tenacity.

Established in 2012, Faropoint is a pure play RE fund manager focusing on the last mile industrial sector. Having acquired more than 500 warehouses to date, it is the most active aggregator of warehouses in the US in the past five years. Our platform is built to harness the sector's fragmentation, operating through 7 regional offices with 120+ employees in vertically integrated teams enhanced by proprietary AI-driven tools, while benefiting from compelling fundamentals like constrained supply growth, reshoring, and e-commerce tailwinds.

The Role

We are seeking a talented Director of Research to lead Faropoint's research platform and establish the firm as a recognized thought leader in urban logistics. This is a senior, on-site role based at our Hoboken headquarters.

The VP of Research will leverage Faropoint's proprietary data along with large external datasets to generate actionable insights that inform portfolio composition, acquisitions, and asset management strategies. This individual will partner closely with our investment, asset management, and data science teams to deliver differentiated market intelligence, while also representing Faropoint externally with investors, partners, and at industry events.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute Faropoint's research agenda and product marketing output in alignment with firm strategy
• Provide internal investment guidance, market insights, and decision making as well as external macro overviews, investor presentations, and research papers.
• Provide forward-looking analysis on macroeconomic, sector, and asset-level trends relevant to urban logistics.
• Leverage proprietary and external data sources to create differentiated insights into portfolio performance, acquisitions, and tenant demand.
• Apply advanced analytics and AI-enabled tools to deepen research capabilities and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with the data science team to integrate advanced modeling and machine learning into research outputs.
• Deliver high-quality reports, dashboards, and presentations that strengthen Faropoint's positioning with investors and partners.
• Represent Faropoint externally at conferences, industry events, and in published research.

Qualifications

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