Harrison Street

Transactions Analyst - Summer 2026

Reposted 9 Days Ago

Chicago, IL

In-Office

85K-100K Annually

Entry level

Financial Services

The Role

The Analyst will conduct financial analysis and modeling, research potential investments, assist in preparing materials for the Investment Committee, and support the execution of transactions. This role emphasizes real estate and finance expertise.

Summary Generated by Built In

Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Headquartered in Chicago with offices in London, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco, and Washington DC, the Firm has more than 280-employees and over $55 billion in assets under management. Clients of the Firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Latin America.

Position description: Harrison Street is hiring Analysts to join in the summer of 2026. Harrison Street is very active in its sectors and historically has closed in excess of 80 transactions annually.

Analysts will work closely with senior investment professionals to evaluate and execute on new investment opportunities. Candidates with prior experience and/or internships in real estate, finance-oriented (e.g., principal investing, investment banking, sales & trading, etc.), or consulting-oriented (e.g., management, financial, etc.) fields are preferred. The Analyst position is structured as a two-and-a-half-year program, after which strong performers will have the opportunity to remain with the company and be promoted to Associate. The Analyst experience will provide invaluable preparation for a long-term career in real estate investing / private equity.

Responsibilities:

Financial analysis and modeling of new real estate investment opportunities
Industry/business research and due diligence regarding potential investment opportunities
Assisting in the preparation and presentation of materials to Harrison Street’s Investment Committee
Supporting senior management in executing and closing on transactions

Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree with an excellent academic record (cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher), preferably with an emphasis in real estate, finance, economics, or engineering
Strong communication skills and an ability to concisely and thoughtfully summarize analysis/research
Self-starter who can take on significant responsibility with little supervision
Passionate about real estate, finance, investing, and/or private equity
High level of maturity and an exceptional work ethic
Must have U.S. work authorization

Start date: Summer 2026

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The Company

HQ: Chicago, Illinois

372 Employees

Year Founded: 2005

What We Do

Harrison Street is one of the leading investment management firms exclusively focused on alternative real assets. Since inception in 2005, the firm has created a series of differentiated investment solutions focused on demographic-driven, needs-based assets. The firm has invested across senior housing, student housing, build-to-rent, healthcare delivery, life sciences and storage real estate as well as social, utility and digital infrastructure. Headquartered in Chicago and London, with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia, the firm has more than 290-employees and approximately $55 billion in assets under management. Clients of the firm include a global institutional investor base domiciled in North America, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Harrison Street was awarded Best Places to Work by Pensions & Investments for ten years (2014-2020, 2022-2024) and since 2019 has won 15 awards from PERE, including three for the 2023 Awards: Alternatives Investor of the Year – Global, Data Centers Investor of the Year – North America, and ESG Firm of the Year - North America. Harrison Street did not pay any compensation in exchange for the aforementioned awards. For more information, please visit www.harrisonst.com. Assets under management ("AUM") reflects AUM for the Firm’s investment advisory and asset management clients.

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*As used in this website, unless the context otherwise requires, "Harrison Street," “HSRE”, “HS” or the "Firm" refers collectively to Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, its subsidiaries, including Harrison Street Advisors.