Application Guide
How to Apply for Intern, Investments ~ Real Estate, Technology & Growth Team
at Brookfield Global Asset Management Limited
🏢 About Brookfield Global Asset Management Limited
Brookfield is a global alternative asset manager with over $800B in AUM, known for its long-term, value-oriented investment approach. Its Real Estate, Technology & Growth team sits at the intersection of real assets and innovation, investing in tech-enabled real estate and growth companies. Working here means exposure to large-scale, impactful investments in a collaborative, deal-driven environment.
About This Role
As an Intern on the Real Estate, Technology & Growth team, you'll support the full investment lifecycle from sourcing to execution. You'll build financial models, conduct market research, and participate in due diligence on transformative real estate technology and growth equity deals. This role offers hands-on experience in a top-tier global investment firm, directly contributing to high-profile transactions.
💡 A Day in the Life
Your day might start by updating a financial model for a potential investment in a smart building platform, incorporating new assumptions from a morning call with the target's management. You'll then prepare a research memo on market trends in flexible office space, followed by a team meeting to discuss due diligence findings on a growth-stage proptech company. Afternoon could involve building a sensitivity analysis in Excel and drafting slides for an investment committee presentation.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Brookfield Global Asset Management Limited Is Looking For
- A rising junior or senior with a strong academic record in finance, economics, real estate, or a quantitative field, demonstrating exceptional analytical and modeling skills.
- Proven ability to build and manipulate complex financial models in Excel, with a solid grasp of valuation methodologies (DCF, comps, LBO) and investment return metrics.
- Intellectually curious and proactive, with a genuine interest in real estate technology, proptech, and growth investing, evidenced by coursework, projects, or extracurriculars.
- Strong communicator and team player, able to synthesize data into clear presentations and memos, with leadership experience in clubs, sports, or other organizations.
📝 Tips for Applying to Brookfield Global Asset Management Limited
Tailor your resume to highlight any direct experience with real estate, technology, or growth equity investing, even if through internships, academic projects, or personal investing.
In your cover letter, explicitly connect your skills to the three key functions: financial modeling, research, and due diligence. Provide a concrete example of a model you built or a deal you analyzed.
Research Brookfield's recent investments in real estate technology (e.g., investments in smart building platforms, co-working, or data centers) and mention one that excites you.
Demonstrate Excel proficiency by listing specific advanced functions (e.g., XIRR, array formulas, VBA) and consider attaching a sample model or portfolio analysis if allowed.
Network with current or former Brookfield interns via LinkedIn to gain insights and mention your conversation in your cover letter or interview.
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
["Your passion for the intersection of real estate and technology, and why Brookfield's long-term, value-oriented approach appeals to you.", "Specific examples of financial modeling and valuation work you've done, ideally in a real estate or tech context, with measurable results.", 'Your ability to conduct in-depth research and synthesize findings, perhaps from a previous internship or academic project.', 'Your leadership and teamwork skills, with an anecdote showing you can thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative deal environment.']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Review Brookfield's latest annual report and sustainability report to understand their focus on climate resilience and infrastructure, which may influence real estate tech investments.
- → Study recent press releases or news about Brookfield's Real Estate Technology & Growth team investments, such as their stake in SmartRent or partnership with Fifth Wall.
- → Familiarize yourself with key proptech trends and major players (e.g., VTS, Yardi, WeWork's restructuring) to demonstrate industry awareness.
- → Understand Brookfield's organizational structure: how the Real Estate group interacts with the broader firm and the Technology & Growth team's mandate.
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Submitting a generic cover letter that doesn't mention real estate, technology, or Brookfield's specific approach—this role requires genuine interest in the niche.
- Overstating Excel skills without being able to back them up; be honest and ready to do a live model test.
- Focusing only on traditional real estate (e.g., multifamily, office) without acknowledging the tech/growth angle—this team is about innovation.
📅 Application Timeline
This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.
Typical hiring timeline:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
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