People & Culture

RCLCO and RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA) team members are intelligent, curious people that are passionate about the real estate industry. We embrace change and innovation, constantly pushing boundaries to challenge each other every day.

We’re looking for creative thinkers who are never satisfied with the status quo and want to be a part of projects that greatly impact communities around the world. Interested in joining our team? Check out our open positions below.

Immediate responsibilities & unlimited opportunities for advancement

The chance to make a difference

A fast track to becoming a real estate authority

A golden reputation backed by over 50+ years of success

Our Core Values

We are dedicated to adding value to our clients.

We strive to achieve excellence and innovation in everything that we do.

We aim to enjoy our work and the people with whom we work.

We seek opportunities to promote greater economic, social, and environmental sustainability.

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Career Paths

Our success as a firm lies in the cultivation and growth of the “best minds in real estate.” We are proud of our commitment to support the advancement of our team members, encouraging them to break down barriers and bring new ideas to the table.

RCLCO and RFA team members may follow a wide variety of specific paths over a successful long-term career based on their unique passions and abilities. We will help you discover and explore these options as you gain ever-increasing responsibility.

Real Estate Economics & Management Consulting

As a junior consultant provide market intelligence, data analysis and support while attaining exposure to the industry. Work directly with all teams to conduct research, prepare financial and statistical analyses, and assist with report creation.

Gain skills conducting analysis (quantitative and qualitative) and real estate research. Assist in business development initiatives, participate in client meetings, and prepare reports and deliverables.

Manage consulting projects, develop intellectual property initiatives, manage client relationships, and prepare industry presentations. You will mentor, train, and manage junior team members.

Serve as a senior project manager, overseeing the firm’s most complex engagements. Grow yourself into an industry expert and business developer while crafting intellectual property initiatives.

Act as a practice group leader or critical support for more senior leaders as you work directly with clients and potential clients. You play leadership roles tailored to your own unique abilities and firm needs.

As a key leader within your advisory group and the firm, you are recognized as an expert who has built track records of success in project execution, business development, and intellectual property development.

RCLCO Fund Advisors (RFA)

Source and underwrite real estate investments—joint ventures, separate accounts, funds, operating platforms, and direct transactions—on behalf of institutional investors.

Professionals grow from investment analysts who build the investment underwriting foundation through financial modeling and market research; to managers who oversee and train teams, offer intellectual discipline to underwriting, and work with counterparties; to principals and directors who develop strategies, source opportunities, and negotiate partnerships.

Oversee and conduct ongoing underwriting for existing real estate investments, partnerships, and portfolios in order to make effective hold/sell, renovation, capital, and strategy decisions and execution.

Professionals grow from analysts who underpin investment decisions through financial modeling and market research; to managers who train and apply their knowledge to forecast asset performance, evaluate physical conditions, and forecast partner effectiveness; to principals and directors who “look around the corner” to evaluate whether existing assets and partnerships are positioned to outperform.

Take a holistic view of real estate portfolio strategy in order to outperform benchmarks, through working closely with investment, asset management, accounting, and research teams to make recommendations for investors on portfolio construction. Lead the interaction with the investor across the portfolio.

Professionals grow from analysts and managers within the investment or asset management teams to principals and directors who ensure that investor goals are exceeded at the portfolio level.

Manage property, portfolio, and fund data and analyze performance in order to evaluate whether and how clients, investors, and RFA are outperforming expectations and benchmarks.

Professionals grow from analysts who utilize accounting, statistics, and coding skills to make property, portfolio, and fund data accessible to analysis; to managers who leverage knowledge of benchmarks and performance analytics to answer critical performance questions; to principals and directors who collaborate with clients and portfolio managers to interpret analyses to make better investment and portfolio management decisions.

Conduct qualitative and quantitative macroeconomic and real estate research to inform and design investment strategies and evaluate property types, geographies, and investment partners.

Professionals grow from analysts who build research foundations through literature reviews, primary research, and statistical modeling; to managers who formulate initial “house views” regarding the economy and real estate trends; to principals and directors who formulate investment strategies and provide research-driven recommendations to investors, investment committees and teams.

Provide trusted, macro- and micro-, research-driven advice and guidance to institutional investors regarding their real estate strategies, portfolios, partnerships, opportunities, and teams.

Professionals grow from analysts who research and analyze market trends, client needs, investments opportunities; to managers who distill complex quantitative and qualitative information to digestible and actionable advice to clients; to principals and directors who serve as valued advisors and thought partners the board and staff of institutional investors.

Operations

Manage the finances of the company including billing, payroll, project accounting, forecasts and projections, and client service and consultant support.

Lead external outreach efforts for prospective clients and involved with existing client relationship management. Oversee corporate marketing efforts such as promotion, advertisement, press relations, sales and marketing technology, graphic and production design support, sales response activities, and content creation, branding and market presence efforts.

Responsible for business operations management: team member support, office and facilities management, special projects and events, project management, human capital and recruiting, client service and sales support, and internal and external communications support.

Manage data science, BI, and technology efforts across the firm.

Benefits

RCLCO offers a robust suite of benefits, ranging from healthcare to training and team development, including: an in-depth training program orientation, the buddy program which gives each new employee a firm buddy in which to assist with any questions or concerns, a continuing education program to encourage development of career skills and knowledge, and a competitive employee benefits package.

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RCLCO will provide you with the necessary tools and skills to become a successful consultant. Training kicks-off with an orientation session: teaching you more about the firm, providing basic skills training in economic and financial analysis, outlining our research methods, and covering firm policies and procedures. You will be assigned to projects right away, using your initial assignments as opportunities to shadow peers and project managers to learn and apply the fundamentals of our methodologies and processes. More experienced team members have the opportunity to attend management training, preparing them for additional responsibility and career advancement at the firm.

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Every team member at RCLCO has a firm buddy. Initially, these relationships are assigned by firm leadership to make sure that new team members have someone to whom they can go with questions or concerns (about the work, firm policies, culture, etc.). Over time, additional mentoring relationships naturally evolve as team members gravitate to each other based on similar interests and opportunities.

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RCLCO offers a Continuing Education Program for team members to further develop their career skills and knowledge. We provide all of our team members a dedicated allowance for training resources, reading materials, on-line training, conferences, workshops, or courses offered by relevant organizations.

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RCLCO offers all employees a competitive benefits package, including:

  • Health Insurance free for employees with dependent coverage available
  • 2 weeks paid vacation for your first year; 3 weeks per year after your first year
  • RCLCO offices closed between Christmas and New Year’s
  • Ten Wellness Days per year
  • Paid Family Care and Medical Leave of Absence Bank: 1 week for each year
  • Care benefits, including back-up childcare, elder care, and pet care
  • Paid Maternity/Paternity plans: up to 12 weeks paid time-off
  • Family planning and fertility services as part of our healthcare plans
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Annual Professional Development Budget
  • Flex-work policy

Open Positions

If you don’t see an open position in the RCLCO or RFA team below, feel free to contact recruiting@rclco.com (RCLCO jobs) or rfacareers@rclco.com (RFA jobs) with your resume.

RCLCO is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race and hair texture and protective hairstyles that are closely associated with race (including but not limited to afros, braids, locks and twists), religion (including religious dress and grooming), creed, color, sex (including pregnancy, child birth, breast feeding, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including the fact that an individual is transgender, transitioning or transitioned*), gender identity (a person’s identification as male, female, a gender different from the person’s sex at birth or transgender), gender expression (a person’s gender-related appearance or behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s sex at birth), immigration status and/or citizenship (including possession of a driver’s license issued under California Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ethnicity, national origin,* marital or familial status, registered domestic partnership status (as defined by California Family Code section 297 or applicable state law), veteran status, military/uniform service member status, membership in the federal or state military reserves, political affiliation, age, physical or mental disability (including but not limited to HIV and AIDS) or association with a person with an actual or perceived physical or mental disability; medical condition, cancer, genetic trait/information/characteristics, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.  Together, these characteristics listed above shall be referred to as Protected Characteristics.  This policy extends to all aspects of our employment practices as well as in interactions with third parties, including but not limited to vendors, contractors, and customers.