Michael Page

Compensation

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• Market Lead opportunity for a developer in Dallas • Full cycle development - origination through construction About Our Client Our client is a boutique, founder-led multifamily investment and development platform focused on ground-up development across high-growth Sunbelt markets. The firm is built by principals with deep experience in multifamily development and operates with a lean, hands-on approach. With an expanding development pipeline and a long-term focus on disciplined growth, the firm is now looking to establish and build its Dallas presence with a senior development hire who can create momentum in-market and help shape how the platform grows. Job Description The Vice President of Development will lead deal sourcing, market coverage, and front-end execution for the firm's Dallas-Fort Worth development strategy. This is a sourcing-driven role with real autonomy, responsible for identifying land and development opportunities, cultivating market and municipal relationships, underwriting and shaping deals, and advancing select projects through entitlements, design coordination, and pre-construction. This individual will serve as the firm's Dallas market lead, working directly with the partner group and collaborating closely with the firm's existing development team. The role is best suited for a well-connected, deal-oriented multifamily developer who is comfortable operating without layers of internal infrastructure and who wants a direct hand in building a growing platform. Key responsibilities: • Source and secure multifamily development opportunities across the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA through deep market coverage and active broker/landowner/municipal relationships. • Lead underwriting, due diligence, and investment committee preparation, shaping deal strategy, site planning, and capital stack approach. • Negotiate LOIs/PSAs and manage front‑end transaction execution with legal, engineering, and consultant partners. • Drive entitlement, design coordination, and pre‑construction, ensuring early‑stage project feasibility, economics, and risk management. • Act as the firm's senior development presence in Dallas, strengthening market relationships and collaborating closely with the Austin‑based development lead. • Help build platform processes and standards as the firm scales, contributing to culture, systems, and how opportunities are pursued and executed. MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants. The Successful Applicant • 10+ years of multifamily development, land acquisition, or build-to-rent experience in the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA. • Demonstrated track record of sourcing and executing development deals, ideally across suburban garden, wrap, podium, or mixed-use multifamily. • Deep familiarity with Dallas-area municipalities, entitlement processes, brokers, consultants, and landowners. • Strong underwriting and financial modeling capability; able to move comfortably between high-level deal vision and detailed execution. • Experience managing entitlements, design teams, consultants, and early-stage construction coordination. • Entrepreneurial, self-directed mindset; comfortable in a small, high-accountability environment. • Strong communicator and relationship-builder capable of representing the firm externally. What's on Offer Competitive salary ranging from $180,000 to $250,000 USD annually. There is flexibility in title and compensation based on experience and ability to generate meaningful returns. In addition: • Annual bonus • Equity in deals and the more you generate, both you and the firm benefit ! • Great team culture with hands on founders