About the role

Technology and cyber due-diligence lead assessing systems, suppliers and security risks in real estate and investment transactions. Quantifying remediation implications for deal pricing and post-close plans.

Responsibilities

Lead technology, cyber, building-systems, data and supplier due diligence for real estate acquisitions, financings and asset management
Gather evidence under access and documentation constraints
Quantify risks using stated assumptions
Estimate remediation costs, timing and uncertainty
Explain findings and implications for price, terms and post-close plans
Recommend reserves, conditions, price adjustments or remediation plans
Write concise findings and recommendations for investment committees
Design and track post-acquisition remediation around tenants and day-to-day operations
Verify system configurations and contracts
Bring in specialist testers, lawyers and insurers when needed
Work in-house, as a retained adviser or on a project basis
Collaborate with deal, asset-management, technology and security colleagues on shared decisions

Demonstrated capability, or assessed potential, to produce findings that change decisions in an appropriate mandate
Experience or capability in technology and cyber diligence, digital asset management, technical advisory for acquisitions, building systems with commercial experience, or transaction-focused security assessment
Ability to scope and lead technology, cyber, building-systems, data and supplier diligence
Ability to verify configurations and contracts rather than relying only on questionnaires
Ability to estimate remediation cost, timing and uncertainty
Ability to write concise findings and recommendations for investment committees
Ability to design and track post-acquisition remediation
Ability to work with specialist testers, lawyers and insurers when needed
Ability to articulate confidence and assumptions in cost estimates
Ability to work effectively when access and documentation are limited
Ability to distinguish accountable work, shared decisions and outcomes influenced
No credential is required
No fixed minimum length of experience applies to this Evergreen profile

Permanent, project or advisory arrangements are in scope
Access to the Rutherford Talent Guild™ for executives and senior professionals pursuing permanent appointments
Access to the Rutherford Talent Clearinghouse™ for independent fractional executives and management consultants working on a project or advisory basis
Longer-term career relationship with Rutherford
Curator-led Career Thesis development for accepted members
Assessment and curator review of potential, leadership style and professional development priorities