Senior Development Analyst

About the role

This role owns the financial modelling, feasibility analysis and underwriting outputs that underpin Soho House's new site development programme, ensuring every pipeline opportunity is supported by rigorous, well-structured and presentation-ready analysis. Approximately 80% of the role is dedicated to development finance and underwriting, where the Senior Analyst will build and maintain financial models, prepare investment decks, manage the development pipeline tracker, and coordinate inputs from across the business. The remaining 20% provides broader support to the Executive Strategy Director on Executive-level, cross-functional priorities and ad hoc strategic analysis, offering a holistic view into the Company's priorities. This is an ideal role for someone with a strong finance or investment background who wants to deepen their expertise in development finance and learn about the many facets of running a fast-moving, brand-led global business. The role reports directly to the Executive Strategy Director, working in close partnership with Finance, Development, Design, Legal, and Operations to deliver high-quality analysis and decision-ready materials.

Key facts

What you'll do

Build, own and refine financial models for new site development opportunities, incorporating development capex, pre-opening costs, operating forecasts, cash flow phasing, return metrics and sensitivities.

Stress-test models against a range of scenarios and capital structures, surfacing key risks and partnering with the Executive Strategy Director to align on inputs to underpin the recommended proposal for Leadership approval.

Ensure models are accurate, well-structured and auditable, built to a standard that can be presented to senior leadership and the Board without compromise.

Update models as deal terms, operational assumptions or market conditions evolve throughout the development process to maintain accuracy and relevance.

Support post-opening performance reviews, comparing actual outcomes against underwriting assumptions and identifying key variances and learnings to feed back into future models and capital decisions.

Own the end-to-end preparation of underwriting decks and investment papers, translating financial model outputs into clear, compelling narratives for senior leadership and the Board.

Prepare supporting materials for development pipeline reviews, including summary outputs, one-pagers and scenario comparison slides tailored to different audiences.

Ensure all investment materials are presentation-ready, well-designed and communicate the right level of detail for the intended audience while maintaining strict consistency.

Maintain and continuously improve underwriting templates and standards, ensuring consistency across all development opportunities and enabling scalable review processes.

Embed learnings from post-opening performance and outcomes back into underwriting standards to drive continuous improvement and smarter capital allocation.

Coordinate the collection of assumptions and inputs from Development, Legal, Operations and FP&A, consolidating and quality-checking information from across the business with precision.

Hold cross-functional stakeholders accountable for delivering their inputs on time, escalating delays to the Executive Strategy Director as needed to keep projects on track.

Maintain the development pipeline tracker, keeping all active opportunities up to date and accurately reflected in real time to support transparent decision-making.

Manage the cadence of underwriting-related meetings, preparing agendas, pre-reads and follow-up actions to keep workstreams moving efficiently and decisions well-informed.

Actively contribute ideas, challenge assumptions and offer analytical perspectives, demonstrating genuine intellectual engagement rather than passive support.

Identify patterns, inconsistencies or opportunities in data and models, surfacing these proactively to the Director to enable timely and informed discussions.

Support the evaluation of alternative scenarios, phasing options and strategic trade-offs, helping the Director stress-test recommendations before they go to senior leadership.

Provide analytical and presentation support to the Executive Strategy Director on ad hoc strategic priorities, executive materials and cross-functional projects as they arise.

Conduct research, benchmarking and data analysis to inform recommendations, pulling together information from internal and external sources into clear, structured outputs.

Support the preparation of board materials, leadership briefings and strategic reviews, owning first-draft production and iterating based on feedback to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Requirements

2-4 years' experience in investment banking, real estate finance, private equity, development finance or a related analytical role.

Strong academic background in finance, economics, real estate or a related analytical discipline.

Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; highly comfortable building multi-year, multi-scenario models from scratch and stress-testing the work of others.

Strong PowerPoint skills; able to translate complex financial analysis into clear, well-structured and visually compelling presentations.

Highly organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple live workstreams simultaneously without dropping the ball.

Proactive and commercially curious; takes ownership of their work and looks for ways to add value beyond what's been asked.

Experience in international, high‑growth or brand‑led businesses.

Familiarity with development finance structures including leases, management agreements and propco/opco arrangements.

Exposure to Board or Investment Committee‑level decision‑making.

Understanding of hospitality or membership‑based operating models.

Commercially focused, analytical and detail‑oriented.

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment.

Confident, pragmatic communicator with strong stakeholder presence.

High sense of ownership and accountability for deadlines and financial outcomes.

High standards and low ego, focused on producing great work to support the success of the team.

Benefits

Soho House offers competitive compensation packages that feature global benefits and perks. Whether you are seeking entry-level employment or a new opportunity to expand your profession, we offer training to develop the technical and managerial skills necessary to grow your career.

Annual Every House Membership

50% off Food & Drink, 7 days a week

Staff Room Rates

Private Health and Dental Care

Weekly Pay

Life Assurance

Up to 50% Staff Discount on Cowshed & Soho Home

In Office Dog Policy on Fridays

Season Ticket Loan

Christmas Office Closure

In conjunction with Soho Impact, take 2 days paid a year to support a charity of your choice.

Free Counselling Sessions

Cookhouse & House Tonic: Our Cookhouse & House Tonic programmes offer unique food and drink trainings, events and opportunities to inspire and educate.

Continuous training to develop yourself personally and professionally

Exclusive access to our benefits platform with hundreds of discounts on shopping, gym memberships, holidays, insurance and much more

Team Events: From fitness sessions to cinema screenings and art classes, each month we hold a series of fun events which you can sign up to.