Director- Investment Management

We're looking for an experienced Director of Investment Management to join a leading real estate organisation in Dubai. This is a key leadership role where you'll drive investment strategies, oversee acquisitions, and manage a diverse asset portfolio to support the company's growth. You'll work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, providing financial expertise and strategic guidance to help shape the future of the business.

As the Director of Investment Management, you'll play a central role in managing the organisation's investment strategy across its real estate portfolio. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing Investment Strategies: Work with senior leaders to create and implement investment plans that align with the company's goals.
• Managing Acquisitions: Lead due diligence processes for new acquisitions, ensuring risks are assessed and opportunities are maximised.
• Overseeing Portfolio Performance: Monitor financial performance across assets, identify trends, benchmark against industry standards, and recommend improvements.
• Conducting Financial Analysis: Prepare detailed feasibility studies for new developments and acquisitions, including market research, cost estimates, and income projections.
• Valuation Management: Coordinate annual internal and external valuations of the property portfolio by analysing key assumptions with relevant stakeholders.
• Providing Financial Guidance: Offer technical accounting advice to support decision-making across departments.
• Leading Teams: Set clear objectives for your team, mentor staff, and ensure best practices are followed throughout all stages of the investment process.
  
  

To succeed in this role, you should have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Finance or Business Administration (a Master's degree is preferred).
• Professional certification such as CFA (preferred).
• At least 8-10 years' experience, including 4+ years in a managerial role within corporate finance or real estate.
• Strong commercial real estate experience (ideally 8+ years) with expertise in asset management principles.
• Proficiency in valuation methods like Discounted Cash Flow (DCF), Income Capitalisation Approach, Sales Comparable Methodology, and Residual Land Valuation.
• Solid knowledge of IFRS standards and other relevant accounting rules.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel for financial modelling and scenario planning.
• Experience managing complex due diligence processes involving multiple stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail-able to juggle multiple projects under tight deadlines.
• Strong communication skills for presenting insights to executives and collaborating across teams.

If you're ready to take on this exciting leadership role and contribute to shaping the future of a major real estate portfolio in Dubai, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now!