Director, Assistant Portfolio Manager

TIAA

Assistant Portfolio Manager handling farmland investment strategies and managing investor relations at Nuveen. Overseeing financial analyses, reports, and key relationships in the natural capital sector.

Posted 6/11/2026full-timeChampaign • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $163,600 - $195,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manages the Wealth Channel’s Semi Liquid Farmland Fund (Nuveen Farmland REIT - FREIT)
Strategic and tactical allocations, acquisitions and asset management of investments
Guides implementation of the investment strategy to ensure consistency with established investment guidelines
Drives investor communications, developing management and financial reports and organizing regular Board and investor meetings
Evaluates extensive proprietary financial models to monitor and analyze the financial performance of the natural capital portfolio
Maintains and grows relationships with industry experts, strategic partners, investors and fiduciaries
Guides development of annual budgets and long-term management plans for investment portfolios

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum 5+ years of farmland investment experience
Deep familiarity with farmland fundamentals including land valuation, agricultural operations, and appraisal processes
Proven experience in the wealth channel, including familiarity with semi-liquid or interval fund structures such as non-traded REITs
Highly comfortable in client-facing environments
Experience preparing DDQs, RFPs, investor reports, and performance presentations tailored to wealth channel audiences
Strong financial modeling skills with experience evaluating complex portfolios and monitoring fund-level performance metrics
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex investment data into clear narratives for diverse audiences
Track record of cross-functional collaboration across distribution, product, research, finance, and marketing teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive Total Rewards package
Superior retirement program
Highly competitive health, wellness and work life offerings

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial modelingland valuationagricultural operationsappraisal processesinvestment strategy implementationportfolio managementperformance metrics evaluationDDQs preparationRFPs preparationinvestor reporting

Soft Skills

communication skillsclient-facingcross-functional collaborationrelationship managementstrategic thinkingtactical decision-makingreport developmentnarrative translationorganizational skillsteam collaboration