About Our Client:

Our client is a US-based institutional investment platform with a strong global track record across alternative assets. As part of its Asia-Pacific expansion, the firm is establishing its first Private Equity Real Estate presence in Singapore. This is a founding hire, with direct reporting to global leadership and full responsibility for building the regional PERE platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform Build-Out: Act as the first and accountable hire for the APAC PERE platform.
• Investment Strategy: Define and execute the regional real estate private equity investment strategy in line with global mandates.
• Deal Execution: Lead end-to-end deal execution including origination, underwriting, structuring, IC presentations, and execution.
• Relationship Management: Build and manage local relationships with developers, sponsors, lenders, and advisors.
• Global Representation: Represent APAC real estate investments at global investment committee and HQ levels.
• Governance & Risk: Establish operating frameworks, governance, and risk discipline from day one.
• Team Build: Build out the team and platform progressively as capital deployment scales.

Requirements:

• Experience: 12–20+ years of experience in buy-side real estate private equity, principal investing, or institutional real assets.
• Track Record: Strong track record in direct investments across Asia across core, value-add, or opportunistic strategies.
• IC Exposure: Demonstrated investment committee exposure and investment decision ownership.
• Operating Style: Comfortable operating hands-on, particularly in a lean or first-hire environment.
• Global Exposure: Prior experience working with global institutions or US or European headquarters strongly preferred.