Careers

Starlight Investments (“Starlight”) is a leading global alternative asset manager with $30 billion in assets under management across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A privately held owner, developer and asset manager of more than 70,000 multi-residential suites and 7 million square feet of commercial space, Starlight offers a range of investment vehicles and strategies across the residential, commercial, development, infrastructure and capital markets sectors. Starlight’s mission is to invest with impact, creating long-term value for investors while building stronger, more sustainable communities.

Starlight’s Canadian development platform is focused on creating purpose-built rental housing through a combination of infill intensification opportunities within its existing portfolio, redevelopment projects and strategic land acquisitions. Our development pipeline includes over 10,000 suites to be delivered over the next ten years across the GTA, Southern Ontario, Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver Island. The platform spans low-rise, mid-rise and high-rise communities and is designed to help address Canada’s housing supply challenges while enhancing the long-term value of Starlight’s existing assets.

Reporting to the Senior Vice President, the Analyst is responsible for financial analysis, underwriting, due diligence, and evaluation of development and investment opportunities across Starlight’s Canadian residential and mixed-use portfolio. The role supports the identification and execution of infill developments, redevelopment initiatives, and greenfield projects, while working closely with our development, construction, asset management, and finance teams to advance projects through acquisition, planning, financing and execution.

• Create defensible business cases for potential development opportunities by analyzing initial, high-level concepts through to detailed development, construction, and overall execution plans; present these plans for review and approval by senior management and, ultimately, Starlight’s Investment Committee
• Accountable for the development underwriting process, including due diligence, financial modeling and preparation of investment memos and other decision-making materials
• Manage due diligence for select development projects, working collaboratively with internal partners and third-party consultants
• Maintain accurate portfolio summary to ensure timely access to information for use by senior management
• Collaborate with the development and construction teams, manage quarterly reporting streams and cash flow projections to update estimated returns
• Maintain a detailed and thorough understanding of events and dynamics occurring within Starlight’s target markets and other potential markets of interest
• Assist with construction financing applications by preparing lender packages, reviewing third-party valuations, construction budgets, and due diligence materials, refining financial projections, and obtaining investor/​partner approvals
• Challenge traditional ways of working by identifying and implementing AI-native and automated workflows that materially improve how the team analyzes opportunities, makes decisions, and executes its work

• Undergraduate degree in commerce/​business with a focus on corporate finance
• Proficient financial modeling (Excel) and presentation creation (Powerpoint) skills
• Strong aptitude for AI and emerging workflow automation technologies; ability to rapidly evaluate new tools, identify practical applications, and translate them into tangible operational improvements
• Drive to uncover potential problems and solve them creatively with minimal direction
• Ability to carefully make decisions in a highly demanding environment
• Ability to develop and sustain cooperative, professional working relationships
• Elementary understanding of the real estate development process throughout a project’s lifecycle from acquisition to stabilization
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to manage competing deadlines by prioritizing work streams
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong communication skills
• Overtime often required