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Vice President of Development - Twin Cities

Michael Page International

  • Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • 20 days ago
  • $180,000–$220,000 Per Year
  • Full-time

Highlights

Backed by experienced leadership and a strong track record of execution, the organisation combines an entrepreneurial culture with institutional discipline, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping shape the future growth of a rapidly expanding platform. Our client is a well-capitalised real estate investment and development platform focused on delivering high-quality multifamily communities in strategic growth markets across the United States.
Michael Page International

Numbers & Facts

LocationMinneapolis, Minnesota
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryStaffing/Employment Agencies
Salary$180,000–$220,000 Per Year
Company Size10,000 employees or more
Websitehttps://www.michaelpage.ca/

Description

Vice President Of Development

Join a growing, entrepreneurial real estate investment platform. Significant autonomy with direct access to senior leadership.

About Our Client

Our client is a well-capitalised real estate investment and development platform focused on delivering high-quality multifamily communities in strategic growth markets across the United States. Backed by experienced leadership and a strong track record of execution, the organisation combines an entrepreneurial culture with institutional discipline, offering the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while helping shape the future growth of a rapidly expanding platform.

Job Description

The Vice President of Development will report directly to the senior leadership team and serve as the market lead for the Twin Cities region. This role will focus on sourcing new opportunities, advancing development projects, and building key market relationships.

  • Lead sourcing efforts throughout the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, building a robust pipeline of multifamily development opportunities.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with landowners, brokers, municipalities, utility providers, and development consultants.
  • Monitor market conditions, entitlement trends, zoning activity, and competitive developments to identify strategic opportunities.
  • Underwrite development opportunities, conduct due diligence, and present investment recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Negotiate land acquisitions and development agreements while coordinating with legal, engineering, and consulting partners.
  • Oversee entitlement, design coordination, and pre-construction activities through key development milestones.
  • Act as the senior market representative, enhancing the firm's local profile and supporting continued platform growth.

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

For the Vice President of Development we are seeking:

  • 10+ years of multifamily development experience within the Twin Cities market.
  • Demonstrated success sourcing, underwriting, and executing multifamily development projects.
  • Strong understanding of local municipalities, entitlement processes, zoning requirements, and development stakeholders.
  • Advanced financial modelling and underwriting skills with the ability to assess opportunities from both strategic and execution perspectives.
  • Experience negotiating complex real estate transactions and development agreements.
  • Proven ability to manage consultants, design teams, entitlement processes, and early-stage project execution.
  • Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate independently in a lean, high-accountability environment.
  • Strong relationship-building and communication skills with the credibility to represent the organisation externally.
  • Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Construction Management, Urban Planning, or a related discipline preferred.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience.
  • Attractive performance and deal-sourcing bonus structure.
  • Flexible senior title potential for highly experienced candidates.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Significant autonomy and decision-making authority.
  • Opportunity to build and lead a key market for a growing development platform.
  • Long-term career progression into broader regional or executive leadership responsibilities.

About Company

Michael Page is one of the world's leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world. Our business was established in Canada in 2005 when we opened our Toronto office. Our role is to work with employers and job seekers to facilitate a successful match. This can range from advising a global company on a candidate sourcing strategy to helping a job seeker find their dream job. In Canada, we focus on recruiting for the following areas: Banking and financial services Digital and e-commerce Engineering and manufacturing Finance and accounting Human resources Information technology Marketing Oil and gas Procurement and supply chain Property and construction Sales An Established Brand The Group has established a leading presence in many of the key markets for professional recruitment around the world and has positioned itself in certain other markets, which offer the opportunity for future growth. Within its current largest markets, Michael Page has also built a regional presence, including in the UK, France and Australia. Consequently, the Michael Page brand is among the most widely recognized brands in the professional recruitment industry. A Market Leader The role of a recruitment consultancy is to act as an intermediary, identifying and sourcing suitably qualified candidates on behalf of its clients. Candidates are recruited either for permanent or contract positions (typically for a fixed term) or on a temporary basis. Within the overall recruitment industry, the market for professional recruitment services is a specialist sector which has developed more recently. Michael Page is widely recognized as leading the development of this market around the world. Learn the benefits of working with Michael Page yourself. Submit your resume or contact a Michael Page recruitment consultant today.

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