AddressJoin us as our General Manager, Asset Management - Office
This role presents a significant opportunity to lead an Asset Management team working on one of Australia’s leading premium Office portfolios.
As the General Manager, Asset Management you'll have a highly visible role, influencing and shaping the performance and future direction of our portfolio.
Lead a high performing team.
About the role
As our General Manager, Asset Management – Office, you’ll lead and provide direction to a team of asset managers, with a key focus on driving the performance of the Office portfolio (currently 29 assets), including delivering long term investment portfolio and asset strategies and acting as lead SME for Lendlease’s Asset Management capability on Office.
We are seeking an innovative and visionary leader who has a strategic and performance mindset. You are motivated to drive the performance of a team, can deliver portfolio strategies that are focused on enhancing investment performance for Fund Investors and also consider innovation opportunities for the benefit of the Lendlease office platform.
You’ll act as portfolio lead with consultation with Head of Customer Strategy on portfolio customer engagement initiatives and Head of Office Leasing with tenant engagement and retention strategies.
You’ll also have accountability over several Strategic, Financial, Operational and People initiatives including but not limited to:
Develop and oversee execution of asset strategies for the portfolio, that align to Fund and Investor strategies that consider a broad range of factors that impact value such as leasing, tenant engagement and investment in asset positioning.
Assist the Funds Management team to develop portfolio level strategies and accordingly be able to present to investors, JV partners and Boards if required.
Acting as the Lendlease Office lead with an ability to liaise with senior stakeholders internally but also representing Lendlease with external engagement as appropriate with Investor Updates/Engagements or industry events/seminars.
Manage the portfolio level financial analysis required for investment decisions and reporting / forecasting in conjunction with Investment Analysts, Asset Managers, Valuation Managers and Finance teams.
Accountable for the management and oversight of long-term investment strategies that include forecast houseviews, investment returns, asset performance and recommendations to the Funds. Includes co-ordination with internal and external property managers.
Contribution to investor reporting/presentations, including quarterly reports, as needed
Creating a high performing team culture with cohesiveness, strategic focus, open communication, collaborative and empathetic approach to knowledge sharing and performance.
The skills you’ll need
To succeed in role, you’ll have significant experience in Real Estate Funds/Investment Management industry specifically, in the Office sector in Investment/Asset or Funds Management or similar capacity.
Our ideal candidate will have experience in leading a team as well as demonstrated experience in effectively utilising their people and general business management skills and acumen to develop strategy and provide direction and influence across the organisation.
You’ll also have:
Experience in valuation, cash flow analysis, performance calculations and Asset Management performance.
Proficiency in managing investors and capital partners and/or raising capital for real estate investment.
Experience in developing fund and investment strategies.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills – including presenting investment recommendations and presentations.
Additional Information
At Lendlease our investment professionals manage approximately $48 billion globally in property assets across a variety of sectors including office, retail, industrial, built-to-rent, innovation precincts and more. We invest on behalf of pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, investment managers and insurance companies, offering our investment partners access to quality real estate assets. We help create and invest in places that set benchmarks in social and environmental sustainability and we apply bold thinking and world-class knowledge to solving complex challenges and identifying once-in-a-generation opportunities.
If you feel this position is suited to your skills, experience, and career aspirations, please apply on the link now.
At Lendlease we offer workplaces that unite diverse minds; where respect, equitable treatment and equitable opportunity are just the norm. We remain committed to supporting under-represented groups and providing a wide range of inclusion initiatives, so that everyone is supported to thrive.
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is reflected in our Elevate Reconciliation Action Plan, our Bronze Award with the Australian Workplace Equality Index by Pride in Diversity, and our generous parental leave policy of 26 weeks to any parent regardless of gender.
Lendlease welcomes applicants regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, people with a disability, sexual orientation, or life stage. If you do not meet all the criteria or require adjustments to proceed with your application, we encourage you to reach out for a further discussion.
