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Senior Director, Research ($142,700.00 - $230,500.00)

Date: Aug 29, 2025

Property: 550 NEWPORT CTR (0003)

Location:

Newport Beach, CA, 92660

Division: Strategic Planning & Analysis (SP&A)

As the Head of Research, this Senior Director role leads the team, has executive-level visibility, and influences strategic decision making across the enterprise. The Research team serves as the primary source of economic, demographic, and real estate sector-level information used as macro context for strategic decision making. This team has the ability to gain insight into the Company's performance and growth strategies for multiple property types in a dynamic environment.

• Track, analyze, and report on economic, demographic, and real estate results and forecasts at the national, state, and local level; serve as the Company's primary economic thought leader, authoring the Company's house view of the economic and real estate outlook for quarterly Board of Directors meetings.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality strategic research to inform forward strategy objectives, driven by coverage of key issues and trends impacting commercial real estate and the Company.
• Lead the Company's quarterly benchmarking process; collaborate with the operating divisions to analyze performance vs. public REIT competitors, reporting on insights to senior divisional and Company leaders.
• Drive day-to-day workflow, organization, and prioritization for the Research team autonomously, including balancing incoming senior leader requests with proactive, team-generated workflow and staying tightly coordinated with leadership.
• Identify opportunities to continually add value to the organization by evolving the team's workflow through enhancements to quality, insight, influence, and technology adoption.
• Manage the Company's research subscriptions, including budget responsibility, relationships with third-party research providers / economic forecasters, and contract negotiations.

Minimum Qualifications / Other Expectations:

Education:

• Four-year degree preferred, ideally in economics, real estate, or finance. Advanced degree is a plus.

Experience:

• 10 years preferred.

Compensation:

Base Pay Range:$142,700.00 -$230,500.00

Actual placement within this range may vary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience, time in role, base salary of internal peers, prior performance, business sector, and geographic location.

The Company also offers competitive benefits for full time employees including paid time off, matching 401(k), and health benefits.

About Us:
Irvine Company is a privately held real estate investment company and master-planner committed to creating and sustaining communities that thrive for generations.

Irvine Company is respected for its master planning and environmental stewardship of the Irvine Ranch in Orange County, including diversified operations throughout coastal California. Irvine Company brings to life neighborhoods and sustainable communities with a full range of housing, jobs, retail centers, schools, parks and open space.

We take as much pride in our employee community as we do the communities we create. It's an environment populated with talented and experienced people, a collaborative spirit and abundant opportunities.

Apply today to join our employee community, and learn more about Irvine Company , our legacy and our guiding principles .


Irvine Company is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of our employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, compensation, termination, and training, without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, pregnancy, age, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, and local law. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.