Development Director

Crystal Investment Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Performance-based bonus

Professional development

Job summary

Crystal Investment Limited in Hong Kong seeks a Development Director to lead property development and marketing strategy with strong business acumen. Translate market insights into high-commercial values across our portfolio and guide decisions with a clear strategic vision.

You will drive project lifecycles from concept to public sale or leasing, manage cross-functional teams, and ensure alignment with market demand and ROI targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field.
• 10–15 years’ experience in property development or real estate with a track record of residential project delivery.
• Proven success in managing lifecycles, launches, and aggressive sales/leasing absorption.

Responsibilities

• Formulate high-yield commercial objectives and strategies for strata-sale, REIT optimization, and leasing models.
• Blend asset realities with consumer psychology to craft lifestyle-oriented marketing requirements.
• Communicate strategic objectives to internal teams and partners to align design with market demand and portfolio goals.
• Analyze market trends and demographics to pivot strategies toward customer needs and profiles.
• Build omni-channel marketing initiatives to deliver high-quality leads for sales and leasing teams.
• Lead product launch strategies from concept to public sales or leasing and measure deliverables against objectives.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Property development

Sales & leasing

Team leadership

Market analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Real Estate or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About the role

We are seeking a Development Director, with a strong business acumen and vision to lead our property development and marketing initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will be the driving force to translate market-driven insights and evolving customer needs into high-commercial values and purpose-built of our properties.

Key Responsibilities

• Formulate clear and high-yield commercial objectives, implement diverse business requirements including strata-sale strategies, REIT optimization, asset enhancement initiatives and long-term sales and leasing models, etc.
• Blend property asset realities with consumers psychology and behaviour to craft lifestyle-oriented marketing requirements that resonate with our targeted buyers and tenants.
• Translate and communicate strategic objectives to internal teams and relevant partners to ensure property designs aligned with market demands, customer needs and our property portfolio, and secure strategic partnerships that directly accelerate sales, maximize occupancy and boost top-line revenue.
• Analyze market trends and customer demographics to pivot strategies proactively, ensuring every development starting from customer needs and perspectives, design products that identify with our target customer profiles.
• Build and optimize high-value, omni-channel marketing initiatives to deliver high-quality leads for the sales and leasing teams.
• Mastermind product launch strategies for project developments from concept to public sales or leasing, remain fully accountable for the final delivery of all products, services, and marketing campaigns and measure actual deliverables against initial strategic objectives.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Real Estate, or a related field;
• With strong marketing knowledge and extensive experience of 10 to 15 years in property development or real estate industry, with a proven track record of successfully delivering residential projects from conception to completion.
• Demonstrated success in managing property lifecycles, launching major developments, and achieving aggressive sales and leasing absorption rates.
• Deep understanding of real estate market dynamics, consumer demographics and property transaction structures.
• Proven ability to balance innovative design including interior planning and space optimization with disciplined budgeting and ROI targets;
• Exceptional ability to synthesize complex commercial frameworks into clear, concise, and inspiring directives for internal teams and relevant parties.
• Committed to design excellence and able to thrive in a dynamic and forward-thinking team;
• Passionate about innovative living trends and enhancing the customer experience; and
• Fluency inEnglish and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin)required.

What we offer

We are committed to supporting the professional development and wellbeing of our employees. Our benefits include comprehensive medical insurance coverage, a performance-based bonus scheme, and opportunities for continuous professional development and training. We foster a collaborative work environment where innovation is encouraged and contributions are recognised.