Vice President, Investment Management, Sydney Real Estate

Acquisitions and disposals:

• Be responsible and accountable for the investments within the relevant strategy including new single asset, portfolio and platform deals

• Generate investment strategies and continually assess these with a focus on risk adjusted returns and performance for the relevant strategy

• Run and develop cash flow models and conduct quantitative and qualitative analysis for potential acquisitions.

• Lead preparation of memos and presentations for investment committee reviews in conjunction with other team members

• Coordinate due diligence processes with external and internal teams.

• Track acquisitions, dispositions, and assist with the closing process.

Investment modelling, monitoring and reporting:

• Ownership of investment models ensuring accuracy and utilizing this to drive performance, risk management and exit optionality.

• Responsible and accountable for investment outcomes, project reviews, and hold/sell analysis.

Asset Management:

• Implementation and development of annual budget plans, including leasing, Capex, operating budgets and cash distribution.

• Financing, hedging and capital-related decision making with regard to the relevant strategies. Conducting clear analysis and forming views for recommendation to the portfolio management team 

• Lead investment strategies and take strong ownership of outcomes and performance 

• Oversee existing service providers to ensure effective management.

• Research key market data to support underwriting assumptions. 

• Work closely with joint venture partners as strategy lead to deliver on ambitious investment performance targets 

Business development:

• Be a senior leader who contributes meaningfully to business initiatives and projects, client information requests and data requests for fund-raising campaigns.

• Deliver best in class results, analysis and general outputs to support business development. 

Market:

• Represent BlackRock in the market as a reputable player of the highest integrity consistent with the Firm’s values

• Be a passionate student of the private equity real estate market, ensuring deep market understanding, knowledge, and participation.

• Be a best in class, market leading operator who questions market norms and has their own clearly informed views on strategic investment opportunities 

Skills /Experience

• Ideally 6-10 years of direct real estate investment management experience at a top tier private equity real estate fund manager or similar. 

• Demonstrated investment track record in private equity value addreal estate investing highly preferred.

• Strong financial and commercial acumen backed by robust modelling skills

• Team player with good people management skills

• Technical Skills: extremely strong proficiencyin Excel, Word, PowerPoint; strong quantitative capabilities, strategic thinking and critical decision making necessary.

• Soft Skills: Strong written and verbal communication; detail oriented. Ability to make clear decisions in high pressure environments and background leading projects, investments or teams will be valued.

Qualities

Initiative-taking, effective workload manager and reliable collaborator. Able to work in a fast-paced, hard-working environment.Highly ambitious with the highest level of technical skills foundation.