New opportunities with Ambrose

The Opportunity: At Ambrose, we promote entrepreneurialism, innovation, and a client-first mentality. As a leading developer and investor in the fast-moving world of logistics and e-commerce real estate, our team is executing on some of the most exciting speculative and build-to-suit projects across the Midwest. With investments totaling over $500 million in 2021, Ambrose is raising the bar in project execution and setting a new standard in real estate. We are actively looking for driven individuals to join our growing team.

The Role: The Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is an integral member of the executive team and is responsible for all accounting, tax, financial, risk management, and support functions of the Company.

Responsibilities:

1. Capital Markets:
   1. Maintain and grow relationships with commercial banks and lenders.
   2. Recommend lenders and negotiate, close, and administer mortgages and portfolio loans.
   3. Optimize project level debt to minimize cost of capital, limit recourse, and control risk.
   4. Manage equity relationships, both current and future.
   5. Work in conjunction with the Founder and President on equity raises.
   6. Forecast and analyze the company’s future capital needs.
2. Accounting:
   1. Manage team of accounting professionals and external firms in the preparation of financial statements.
   2. Ensure complete accuracy of all financial statements, reports, and projections.
   3. Manage timely, accurate, and easily understood loan draw processes.
   4. Use innovative technology solutions to efficiently process A/R, A/P, approvals, payments, and reporting.
   5. Guide the application of financial analysis techniques (included IRR, discounted cash flow, income capitalization, equity waterfalls etc.) for potential and actual investments and initiatives.
3. Tax Compliance and Strategy:
   1. Lead the Company’s interaction with outside advisors and auditors and make
   2. strategic tax suggestion for all investments.
   3. Understand and apply federal and state tax regulations to company transactions for tax efficiency and compliance.
   4. Guide the company through Opportunity Zone regulations and compliance.
   5. Manage owner and investor tax liability with both near and long-term perspectives.
4. Financial Management and Strategy:
   1. Lead financial analysis team for the creation of proforma projections for projects.
   2. Update investor and Company returns for various potential project outcomes.
   3. Ensure the preparation and evaluation of performance against operating and capital budgets.
   4. Understand economic conditions and the potential impact on executing the business plan.
5. Reporting:
   1. Create, analyze, interpret, and communicate monthly the monthly executive package.
   2. Prepare high quality monthly and quarterly reporting packages for investors and JV partners.
   3. Produce forward looking cash projection for the company and all affiliates.
6. Risk Management
   1. Ensure proper insurance coverages and risk mitigation tools for D&O insurance, general liability, property level insurance, builder’s risk insurance, etc.
   2. Manage vendor and broker selection to ensure appropriate coverage at competitive cost.
7. Support Functions
   1. Human Resources: Leverage third party consultants and benefits coordinators to ensure compliance and manage annual benefits selections.
   2. Information Technology: Ensure innovative technology solutions. Manage third party IT vendor to ensure 99%+ uptime for all associates and industry leading hardware and software solutions.

Education: BS/BA in accounting or finance. CPA and/or MBA required.

Experience: 15+ years of experience across accounting, reporting, planning and analysis, treasury, capital markets and investor relations. Commercial real estate background required, ideally with a REIT or other complex organization.

Reports To: President and Chief Investment Officer.

Working Hours: Normal working hours with an understanding that occasional work will be require work outside of business hours.

The Opportunity: At Ambrose, we promote entrepreneurialism, innovation, and a client-first mentality. As a leading developer and investor in the fast-moving world of logistics and e-commerce real estate, our team is executing on some of the most exciting speculative and build-to-suit projects across the Midwest. With investments totaling over $500 million in 2021, Ambrose is raising the bar in project execution and setting a new standard in real estate. We are actively looking for driven individuals to join our growing team.

The Role: The Vice President Development & Indiana Market Officer role is responsible to lead the company’s efforts in the Indiana region. The Vice President is a broad minded, hands-on, self-motivated, leader capable of expanding on Ambrose’s business in a manner aligned with the Company’s vision, mission, goals, and culture. This role is dedicated to developing a long-term land control strategy, managing the land entitlement process, executing on speculative development projects, managing broker relationships, and positioning Ambrose as the leading logistics developer in the region.

Responsibilities:

1. Land:
   1. Manage company land holdings to successfully develop for today and plan for the future.
   2. Identify and manage feasibility analysis, due diligence, underwriting, leading to the acquisition of strategic land positions.
   3. Manage relationships with land owners and municipalities for longer term land positions.
2. Speculative Development:
   1. Determine timing, pace, and building characteristics for speculative development.
   2. Oversee the preconstruction and design process to balance timely developments starts and cash management.
   3. Manage predevelopment budgets.
   4. Accurately build proformas for future projects and present project concepts and business plans to the investment committee.
   5. Remain informed of construction progress including schedule, cost, change order review, etc.
   6. Communicate project issues early and accurately to Ambrose executive team.
   7. Approve and understand monthly draws.
   8. Respond to RFPs to quickly and effectively meet client needs including working with project managers to price, design, and value engineer tenant improvements specs.
   9. Work closely with internal and external marketing team to coordinate crisp and current marketing collateral and communications strategy
3. Portfolio Management:
   1. Represent Ambrose as the market leader for current and future tenants.
   2. Coordinate disposition process with asset management team.
4. Acquisitions:
   1. Follow market acquisition opportunities to seek out value add or distressed acquisitions.
   2. Manage due diligence, underwriting process, and business case creation for investments.
5. Broker Relationships:
   1. Networking with brokerage community for market intelligence gathering and relationship management.
   2. Manage listing broker team and drive accountability for data reporting, efficient communication, and proactive marketing plan.
   3. Maintain close relationships to get the first call on new opportunities.
   4. Plan periodic, unique, and effective broker events.

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Broad understanding of commercial real estate from visionary land identification through sales and marketing.
2. Leadership skills to operate effectively in a matrixed organization.
3. Effective interpersonal skills to lead external teams including vendors, contractors, and brokers.
4. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, writing and communication skills.

Education: BS degree in economics, finance, engineering, and / or real estate. Additional education including JD, MS, or MBA beneficial.

Experience: 10+ years in industrial, ecommerce, or logistics real estate. Experience leading fast moving teams. Regional or national developer or REIT background preferred.

Reports To: EVP or another senior executive as assigned.

Working Hours: Normal working hours with an understanding that occasional work will be require work outside of business hours.

The Opportunity: At Ambrose, we promote entrepreneurialism, innovation, and a client-first mentality. As a leading developer and investor in the fast-moving world of logistics and e-commerce real estate, our team is executing on some of the most exciting speculative and build-to-suit projects across the Midwest. With investments totaling over $500 million in 2021, Ambrose is raising the bar in project execution and setting a new standard in real estate. We are actively looking for driven individuals to join our growing team.

The Role: The Vice President Legal role is responsible for leading and managing the Company’s legal efforts, including both managing outside law firms and performing hands on legal work. The Vice President is a broad minded, hands-on, self-motivated, leader capable of organizing the Company’s legal work, mitigating and communicating risks to Company executives, and managing legal spend across various outside law firms.

Responsibilities:

1. Managing Outside Law Firms:
   1. Manage various outside law firms including transaction teams, outside general counsel, litigation support, and estate planning groups.
   2. Optimize spend to ensure that there is a positive return on legal investments.
   3. Design process and procedure for the engagement of outside firms.
   4. Negotiate and manage billing rates, invoices, and firm selection.
2. Performing Legal Services:
   1. Draft, edit, and negotiate legal documents including purchase and sale agreements, operating agreements, loan documents, development agreements, construction contracts, leases, CC&Rs, etc.
   2. Approach negotiations with a “win-win” perspective to quickly come to agreement.
3. Risk Mitigation and Analysis:
   1. Structure transactions to mitigate risks and clearly communicate those risks to the executive team.
   2. Understand of insurance requirements of real estate firms.
   3. Participate in annual insurance renewal programs.
4. Corporate Organization:
   1. Manage the formation and documentation for various Ambrose legal entities.
   2. Update entity status as required.
   3. Maintain corporate org charts and communicate internally and with outside advisors.
   4. Understand structure implications for owners.
5. Various:
   1. Brief executive team on changes to real estate and tax laws that may impact the Company.

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Broad understanding of the legal aspects of commercial real estate.
2. Leadership skills to operate effectively in a matrixed organization.
3. Effective interpersonal skills to lead external teams including vendors, contractors, and brokers.
4. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, writing and communication skills.

Education: BS/BA in an applied field. Economics, finance, or real estate a plus. JD required.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of major law firm or internal counsel work at a commercial real estate firm.

Experience leading teams and negotiating complex legal transactions in a leadership role.

Work with regional developer and/or REITs preferred.

Reports To: President or another senior executive as assigned.

Working Hours: Normal working hours with an understanding that occasional work will be require work outside of business hours.

The Opportunity: At Ambrose, we promote entrepreneurialism, innovation, and a client-first mentality. As a leading developer and investor in the fast-moving world of logistics and e-commerce real estate, our team is executing on some of the most exciting speculative and build-to-suit projects across the Midwest. With investments totaling over $500 million in 2021, Ambrose is raising the bar in project execution and setting a new standard in real estate. We are actively looking for driven individuals to join our growing team.

The Role: The Vice President Talent & Culture leads all people-based facets of the Company including recruiting, orientation, retention, performance management, training and development, compensation, benefits, policy and procedure, HRIS, and employee relations. Importantly, this role is all the key leader of Company culture initiatives. The role will require strong innovation and a strong desire to build systems and processes to create a best in class talent enterprise within Ambrose while working in direct collaboration with the leadership team.

Responsibilities:

1. Recruiting, Selection, and Orientation:
   1. Organize, lead, and drive the recruiting process and manage candidate ideas and pipeline.
   2. Directly contact key targets on behalf of the Company.
   3. Engage and interface with professional recruiters for key hires.
   4. Update and manage the interviewing, onboarding, and orientation processes.
   5. Design and implement Company internship program.
2. Culture Initiatives:
   1. Develop annual culture plan including events, employee touchpoints, and celebrations.
   2. Monitor employee morale and coach team members.
   3. Oversee internal communication efforts.
3. HR Planning:
   1. Participate in strategic planning with the primary responsibility for the talent and culture strategy.
   2. Manage human resource capacity across the organization.
4. Performance Management & Employee Relations:
   1. Manage the Company’s HRIS.
   2. Organize and guide the annual Talent Review process for all employees.
   3. Lead the termination process and conduct exit interviews.
5. Training & Development:
   1. Update and manage the annual review process.
   2. Evaluate employees and suggest training objectives.
   3. Design and implement annual training programs including all-Company initiatives.
6. Compensation & Benefits:
   1. Manage overall compensation structure and budget for the company.
   2. Use industry data and metrics to ensure the Company is competitive.
   3. Oversee benefits package and work with third party administrators and consultants.
7. Policy, Procedure & Compliance:
   1. Develop, maintain, and update policies and procedures.
   2. Maintain and update employee handbook.

Skills and Knowledge:

1. Leadership skills to operate across the organization and effectively “manage up”.
2. Broad understanding of key human resources activities.
3. Effective interpersonal skills to lead external teams including vendors, contractors, and brokers.
4. Excellent organizational, interpersonal, writing and communication skills.

Education: BS/BA in an applied field. HR industry designation helpful but not required. Industrial or organizational psychology background helpful but not required.

Experience: Minimum 10 years as a generalist human resources professional. Experience with a talent-focused, talent-driven, fast paced, high-growth, entrepreneurial, enterprise preferred. Expertise in industrial and organizational psychology a plus.

Reports To: Executive as assigned.

Working Hours: Normal working hours with an understanding that occasional work will be require work outside of business hours.