Private Equity Associate

TOBIN CAPITAL GROUP

Perpetual Growth, Unbounded Excellence

Note: Applications must be submitted through LinkedIn and the Google Form at this Link. Apply by 1/25/2026.

Position: Private Equity Associate – San Francisco, CA. Mandatory 5 Days in Office.

Compensation & Benefits: Up to $150k, subject to experience, and carried interest across multiple funds. Full benefits (including 100% employer contribution on health insurance).

Background: Tobin Capital Group (TCG) is a Stanford Graduate School of Business-founded, tech-enabled real estate private equity firm and operating company. TCG owns and operates ~$450M in real estate. TCG is launching its second fund and aims to 5x its real estate portfolio within five years.

TCG is Committed to Providing the Associate:

• Meaningful Operating Experience: You will lead projects to help improve operational efficiency, grow our portfolio, and maximize property outcomes.
• Broad Exposure: You will contribute to all aspects of a rapidly growing real estate portfolio and operations of a world-class business.
• Learning and Development: You will gain technical and interpersonal skills through hands-on project management experience and successful leadership of our front-line team.
• Mentorship: You will receive recurring, structured formal mentorship and feedback from peers and executive team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Daily Operations Management of Portfolio: Support all daily operational needs of the business.
• Operational Efficiency Analysis: Evaluate areas of inefficiency and deploy creative solutions to drive operational improvements leading to outsized business success.
• Front-Line Team Leadership: Lead hiring process for new front-line team members, present monthly front-line team meetings, support monthly 1v1 feedback meetings, and mentor front-line team for success.
• Acquisition Management: Assist with new property onboarding, provide thoughtful feedback on potential deals from an operational lens, support acquisition team through due diligence.
• Training & Continuing Education Program Development: Oversee front-line continuing education programs and support re-design & development of a Version 3.0 comprehensive training program for new hires on the front-line and corporate team.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree. Major Agnostic, Emphasis on Demonstrated Excellence.

Experience: 2+ years of Private Equity, Investment Banking, Financial Consulting, or Real Estate experience preferred.

Skills:

• Exceptional track record of leadership and project management.
• Proven ability to work on teams.
• Superb communication skills (written, verbal, public speaking) and emotional intelligence.
• High integrity, strong work ethic, and meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and solve dynamic problems on a global scale.
• Hunger to learn, bias to action, and a humble “can do” attitude.
• Outstanding analytical, quantitative, and technical skills (incl. Excel, PowerPoint, Word).