Manager, Investment

Lendlease; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent position

20 days annual leave

Wellbeing leave

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Inpatient coverage

Wellbeing platform

Job summary

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT (LREIT) is hiring an Investment Manager / Senior Manager in Singapore to support the CEO & CFO with future transactions. You will work on acquisitions, divestments and capital raises, leveraging a strong background in real estate and capital markets to guide strategic investment decisions.

You will build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders, lead financial analyses and due diligence, and prepare investment memos for the investment

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in real estate investments within the REIT sector.
• Experience completing acquisitions, divestments and capital raises.
• Strong connections across Asia with focus on Singapore real estate.
• Direct sourcing, negotiating and closing of investment opportunities.
• Understanding of property investment, corporate finance and REIT regulatory requirements.
• Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills for REIT economics.
• Excellent stakeholder management and strategic decision-making abilities.
• Commercial acumen with deep understanding of market value drivers.

Responsibilities

• Align with Lendlease’s values and operations principles.
• Develop and manage relationships to originate and execute transactions.
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate and broker investment opportunities including due diligence and feasibility studies.
• Coordinate services (accounting, legal, tax, etc.) and external valuations.
• Prepare investment memos for committee and board review.
• Engage financial advisors/underwriters for capital raises.
• Contribute to REIT strategy and annual planning.

Skills

Real estate investments

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Capital markets

Strategic thinking

Singapore market

Education

Commerce degree

Property/Finance degree

Tools

Excel

Bloomberg Terminal

Job description

Join Lendlease Global Commercial REIT (LREIT) as an Investment Manager!

Lendlease REIT is listed in Singapore with a market cap of ~SGD 1.8 billion and a focus on Singapore retail (91% portfolio). Over the last 12 months, Lendlease REIT has undertaken several transactions including the disposal of Jem Office, and the acquisition of PLQ Mall funded by a private placement and preferential offering.

We are seeking to hire an Investment Manager / Senior Manager to support the CEO & CFO with future investment transactions. Transactions will include potential asset acquisitions, divestments and capital raises.

The individual should be experienced in both real estate and capital markets transactions and have experience working at or advising REITs in Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Actively understand and ensure alignment with Lendlease’s core values and principles of operations.
• Develop, manage and maintain effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to originate and execute transactions (acquisitions & divestments).
• Identify, evaluate, negotiate and broker successful investment opportunities, including the front-end due diligence, feasibility studies, transaction structuring, financial analysis, regulatory compliance, legal documentation and safety & sustainability assessments.
• Procure and coordinate corporate services (e.g. accounting, corporate secretarial, legal, tax etc.) as well as external valuation process.
• Prepare and present investment memos on prospective acquistion and divestment opportunities to the investment committee and board.
• Engage, direct and manage financial advisors / underwriters to manage the capital raising process.
• Contribute to setting the strategy of the REIT and annual business planning process.

Requirements

• Degree qualifications in Commerce, Property, Business and/or Applied Finance & investment combined with significant (10 years+) experience in real estate investments involving the REIT sector.
• Detailed understanding, experience and transaction in completing transactions, partnerships and / or capital raising.
• Connections within the real estate industry across Asia, with a focus on Singapore.
• Direct and first-hand experience in the conversion and acquisition of real estate investment opportunities, including sourcing, negotiating and closing.
• Strong understanding of property investment, corporate finance and performance management principles as well as regulatory requirements for SREITs.
• Strong property financial, financial modelling and analytical skills, with the ability to review / create, amend and test financial models and forecasts suitable for analysing REIT economics.
• Expert stakeholder management and influencing skills will be critical to success in this role as well as the ability to quickly synthesise information and assess key risk and opportunities to make strong, strategic decisions.
• Financially and commercially astute, with a deep understanding of the real estate market, the role will see you providing valuable perspectives and commercial insights enabled through a deep understanding of business value drivers, strategy and market context.

Benefits Of Working At Lendlease

• Permanent position
• 20 days annual leave per year plus 3 days of wellbeing leave
• Medical, Dental and Inpatient coverage for self and dependant.
• Access to online wellbeing and mental health platform

If you feel this position is suited to your skills, experience, and career aspirations,

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