Vice President - Managing Director UK - Real Estate Asset Management

Real Estate Private Equity / Investment Management
London / United Kingdom

Appointment Summary

Our client is a leading global investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

The Real Estate Division leverages proven best practices, team experience, and market knowledge in delivering investment and asset management services. It provides loan and real estate investment services and asset management to investments where the business has an interest, serving as a partner to other divisions across the firm, including Merchant Banking, Securities and Investment Management. The Real Estate Division has offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Appointment Description

This role will have key responsibilities in generating and managing real estate related investments. This is a key hire to expand the firm's real estate exposure in the UK and Ireland. The candidate will execute these tasks in co-ordination with senior Management and the different investment and lending divisions. 

General

  • Work collaboratively to achieve department and firm objectives
  • Develop and maintain market relationships with appropriate vendors and other industry participants 
  • Keep Senior Management informed about potential decisions’ impact on assets

Sourcing / Underwriting

  • Sourcing of potential investment opportunities
  • Analysing and presenting opportunities and risks inherent in specific sectors and markets
  • Overseeing valuation analyses and due diligence processes
  • Coordination of internal and external resources to analyze investments opportunities
  • Responsible for deal closing processes

Asset Management

  • Oversee and/or directly manage a diverse portfolio of commercial and multifamily REO assets
  • Responsible for oversight of third party asset managers and property managers
  • Formulate and execute strategies to maximize value through knowledge of real estate markets and value-add strategies
  • Negotiate with leasing prospects, property management companies and other vendors
  • Lead disposition efforts of real estate assets including contract negotiation, transaction management and closing
  • Coordinate with third party leasing and sales agents

Reporting

  • Prepare and present annual budgets, forecasts and other written reports to Senior Management and internal clients for review and approval
  • Review and prepare recommendations for major leases, capital investment and dispositions

Basic Qualifications

  • Strong academic background
  • Fluent in English
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Self-motivated, ability to work both autonomously and in a team setting
  • Solid analytical/logical mindset and attention to detail
  • Inquisitive by nature with detail orientation and intellectual curiosity. Strong sense of accountability and dedication to continuous improvement
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines ensuring high quality reports
  • Well developed network in the UK market