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Vice President, Asset Management
- Location
- London
- Type
- Full time
- Posted
- 1MO AGO
About the role
We are seeking an experienced real estate asset management professional to join our London-based team as a Vice President. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in overseeing a portfolio of residential, student accommodation, and senior living investments across the UK and Europe, driving performance, value creation, and the execution of investment strategies.
This position requires a highly commercial and strategic individual with extensive asset management experience, strong financial and analytical capabilities, and the ability to influence a broad range of internal and external stakeholders. Working closely with senior leadership, Portfolio Management, Acquisitions, Finance, and operating partners, the successful candidate will lead the execution of value-add initiatives that maximize investment performance.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Lead the asset management of a portfolio of residential, student accommodation, and senior living investments across the UK and Europe, driving operational performance and long-term value creation.
- Develop, refine, and execute asset-level and portfolio-wide business plans, including leasing strategies, capital expenditure programmes, ESG initiatives, refinancing activities, and exit strategies.
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for assigned investments, ensuring alignment with fund objectives and investment business plans.
- Lead the annual budgeting process in collaboration with Finance, Portfolio Management, operating partners, and other key stakeholders.
- Oversee the valuation process for assigned investments, coordinating with Finance, operating partners, and external valuers, and present recommendations to the Valuation Committee.
- Evaluate performance against budgets and underwriting, challenging assumptions and proactively adjusting strategies to optimize outcomes.
- Lead quarterly performance reviews, providing clear insights into business plan execution, key risks and opportunities, and value creation initiatives.
- Present investment recommendations, strategic initiatives, hold/sell analyses, refinancing opportunities, and major business plan decisions to senior management and investment committees.
- Lead disposition efforts, including broker selection, pricing strategy, marketing oversight, and transaction execution.
- Partner closely with the Acquisitions team on asset onboarding, ensuring strategic objectives are clearly defined and effectively executed post-closing.
- Lead complex financial analyses and modelling exercises to support investment decisions, capital deployment, refinancing, and disposition strategies.
- Build and maintain senior relationships with operating partners, joint venture partners, lenders, consultants, and other external stakeholders.
- Oversee the performance of third-party operators, property managers, and service providers, ensuring accountability and alignment with investment objectives.
- Mentor and support junior asset management professionals, fostering professional development and contributing to the growth of the broader asset management team.
- Identify and implement best practices across the portfolio to improve operational efficiency, reporting quality, and overall investment performance.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in real estate asset management, with a focus on residential, student accommodation, and/or senior living investments.
- Proven track record in driving asset performance, executing value-add business plans, and creating value across complex real estate portfolios.
- Strong commercial and strategic mindset, with experience managing multiple investments and balancing competing priorities across a portfolio.
- Advanced financial modelling and analytical skills, with the ability to evaluate and present complex investment decisions.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with experience presenting to senior management, investment committees, and external stakeholders.
- Proven ability to build and manage relationships with operating partners, joint venture partners, lenders, and investors.
- Leadership experience, including mentoring junior team members and influencing cross-functional teams.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and capable of operating effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word).
Job Location and Travel
- This position is based in our London office.
- Our teams work in a hybrid environment and in-office days vary by team.
- Travel within the UK and Europe required.
We are looking for great candidates who have a unique combination of experiences, traits, and talents. We couldn’t describe you in a list of bullet points, so consider this posting a conversation starter. If you check some, but not all, of our boxes, we still want to talk! Please apply for this role if much of this job description describes you.
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The Firm
Founded in 1966, Heitman is a global real estate investment management firm. Our mission is to lead the evolution of real estate through investments that fulfill the needs of people and communities in a world of constant change. To learn more about our organization and culture, click here.
Total Rewards (Benefits & Perks):
At Heitman, we believe that our success is driven by the success of our team members. That's why we use market data to ensure competitive compensation for every role, reflecting our commitment to investing in our team. In addition, all of our team members are bonus eligible and participate in a generous annual bonus plan, with the percentage varying based on your role and level, ensuring that your contributions are recognized and rewarded. When we grow, you grow!
In alignment with our People First core value, we offer rewarding careers that focus on both personal and professional growth. We are dedicated to helping you and your family thrive, both in the office and at home. To support this, we provide competitive compensation and a leading-edge, human-centric benefits package. Click here to view the details of our benefits.
Additional Information
Candidates applying for roles requiring travel must hold a valid, non-expired driver’s license.
Equal Employment Opportunity: Heitman is an equal employment opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, physical, medical or mental disability or condition (including, without limitation, HIV and AIDS), developmental disability, handicap, denial of family and medical care leave, denial of pregnancy leave, domestic partner status, status as a victim of sexual or domestic violence (or familial relationship to such victim), veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, arrest records, citizenship status, criminal history that has been expunged, unfavorable discharge from the military, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws.
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