American Fidelity

Real Estate & Business Development Director

American Fidelity • $110K — $130K *
Oklahoma City, OK 73160In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business or similar; MBA preferred.
  • 7+ years relevant experience in joint ventures or portfolio acquisitions.
  • Preferred designations include CCM, CPM, SIOR.
  • Experience with sales-leasebacks and complex lease structures, particularly in medical or industrial sectors.
  • Strong skills in risk assessment and commercial judgment.

Responsibilities

  • Proactively build and expand a network of commercial real estate owners and capital sources in Oklahoma City.
  • Cultivate and maintain relationships with C-suite tenants and prospects for new business opportunities.
  • Drive portfolio growth through new investment origination and proprietary opportunities sourcing.
  • Lead and manage acquisitions, dispositions, leasing strategies, and business plans execution.
  • Coordinate internal and third-party teams to ensure timely and ROI-focused outcomes.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to develop strong industry relationships.
  • Exposure to a range of complex real estate transactions.
  • Potential for professional growth and advancement within the organization.
  • Access to industry-standard reporting systems and tools.
  • Work in a collaborative, team-driven environment.
Full Job Description
  • Relationship development: proactively build and expand a regional network of commercial real estate owners (independent and institutional), capital sources (lenders), and title/closing principles across the Oklahoma City market and surrounding region; cultivate and maintain C-suite relationships with key tenants and prospects to generate new business opportunities and support leasing, acquisitions, and disposition activity.
  • Driving portfolio growth and performance through new investment origination and by sourcing proprietary and off-market opportunities. Developing & executing business development plans to expand the company's relationships.
  • Disciplined execution: Lead and manage the end-to-end execution of acquisitions, dispositions, leasing strategies, and asset-level business plans- driving underwriting and due diligence, coordinating internal and third-party teams, negotiating terms, and ensuring timely, ROI-focused outcomes aligned with ownership objectives.


Education and License Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business or similar required, MBA preferred. Seven years commensurate experience in joint ventures or portfolio acquisitions will be considered in lieu of a degree.

CCM, CPM, SIOR preferred

Technical Skills and Requirements
  • 7+ years relevant experience with joint ventures, portfolio acquisitions, sales-leasebacks, and/or complex lease structures (especially medical or industrial)
  • Relationship-driven originator with disciplined follow-through
  • Strong commercial judgment and risk assessment
  • Ability to lead cross-functional execution (leasing, legal, finance, PM, vendors)
  • Data-driven, organized, and accountable; comfortable managing multiple workstreams
  • High integrity, confidentiality, and ownership mindset
  • Familiarity with Argus, CoStar, Crexi, LoopNet, and other common CRE reporting systems (Yardi/MRI)


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About American Fidelity

American Fidelity Assurance is an American private, family-owned life and health insurance company co-founded by C.W. and C.B. Cameron. It provides voluntary supplemental health insurance products and tax deferred annuities to education employees, auto dealerships, health care providers and municipal workers across the United States. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, OK, AFA is a subsidiary of American Fidelity Corporation, which is owned by the founding Cameron family. The company has ranked on Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list 15 times, most recently in 2021. American Fidelity serves 1 million customers in 49 states. Since 1982, AFA has consistently been rated "A+" by A. M. Best. AFA has 2000 employees around the U.S. and the Chairman and CEO is Bill Cameron, the grandson of company co-founder C.W. Cameron. Headquarters: American Fidelity Assurance Company corporate headquarters is in the American Fidelity building, The Oklahoman newspaper building) located in north Oklahoma City just East off the Broadway Extension and Britton Road at 9000 Cameron Parkway.
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Industry
Finance & Insurance
Founded
1960
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