Investment Director (Product Specialist) – Real Estate | London, UK | Hybrid

Leverton Search; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established investment manager is seeking a strategic Investment Director to lead their real estate platform's growth. This role combines technical expertise with emotional intelligence, focusing on bespoke solutions and product development. You will work closely with internal teams and institutional clients, driving innovation and capital raising across real estate strategies. Join a forward-thinking organization that values research-led investing and impact innovation, offering competitive compensation and opportunities for long-term career growth.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in real estate or private markets.
• Strong track record with institutional investors.
• Experience in solution-led product development.

Responsibilities

• Support flagship discretionary funds and bespoke solutions.
• Lead efforts in growing the impact investing platform.
• Collaborate with internal teams for product innovation.

Skills

Real Estate Investing

Impact Investing

Product Development

Client Engagement

Fund Structuring

Emotional Intelligence

Job description

London, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Our client is a globally established investment manager with deep capabilities across public and private markets. With a long-term strategic focus on private assets, they are investing in the continued growth of their European real estate platform and are seeking to hire an experienced Investment Director.

This individual will play a leading role in the commercialisation of the platform’s real estate capabilities, with a focus on bespoke solutions, new product development and the expansion of its impact-led strategies.

This is a hands-on, high-impact position suited to someone who combines technical acumen with emotional intelligence and can navigate complexity within a global matrix structure.

The Role

You will operate at the intersection of investment strategy, client needs and product design, working closely with internal stakeholders (investment, distribution, product, legal) and external clients to drive innovation and capital raising across real estate strategies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Positioning and supporting flagship discretionary funds (e.g. UK Core, European Core, Impact)
• Designing and delivering bespoke solutions including segregated mandates and thematic strategies
• Supporting capital raising by crafting narratives, pricing proposals and product structures
• Acting as a commercial lead across new fund development and cross-functional product design
• Representing the real estate capability internally and externally with institutional investors
• Leading efforts in growing the impact investing platform, including strategy articulation and investor engagement
• Working with distribution and investment to test new ideas before leading to formal product development
• Ensuring that operational infrastructure (e.g. reporting, data, fund governance) can support the client requirements

What We're Looking For

We are seeking a strategic, commercially minded individual with real assets experience and, ideally, a background in complex, multi-asset organisations.

Essential qualifications and attributes include:

• 10–15 years' experience in real estate, real assets or private markets investing
• Strong track record of engaging institutional investors with technical credibility
• Demonstrated success in solution-led product development and commercial structuring
• High EQ – must influence across internal functions in a constructive and collaborative manner
• Experience working in environments with competing priorities and evolving structures
• Strong understanding of fund structuring, investor needs and operational limitations
• A proactive, resilient mindset – comfortable operating in a rich and sometimes ‘analogue’ infrastructure
• Exposure to impact strategies, thematic investing or ESG-led propositions is strongly preferred
• Willingness to travel across Europe and the Middle East as needed

Why Apply?

• Join a globally recognised investment manager in growth mode across private markets
• Be part of a platform doubling down on research-led investing and impact innovation
• Work directly with senior leadership and play a key role in shaping the future of the platform
• Access to complex, meaningful work with institutional clients and large-scale investment strategies
• Competitive compensation and long-term career growth within a world-class institution

Due to the high volume of interest, we may not be able to respond to every application. Candidates who most closely match the above criteria will be contacted.

At Leverton Search, we are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process for all candidates. If there is anything we can do to make the process more accessible, please let us know.

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