Head of Investment - Real Estate
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About the Role
Makeen Properties seeks a Head of Investment to lead real estate deal origination, structuring, and execution across the UAE market. The role involves equity acquisitions, joint ventures, land development, and portfolio strategy, requiring strong financial analysis and negotiation skills.
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Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a proprietary pipeline of investment opportunities across the UAE market
- Lead evaluation of inbound and originated opportunities including commercial logic and capital structure
- Drive direct asset acquisitions and disposals across residential, commercial, and industrial segments
- Originate and structure JV opportunities with developers, landowners, and capital partners
- Identify and underwrite land acquisitions and development opportunities
- Source and execute stabilised income producing acquisitions
- Lead asset level underwriting including DCF, IRR, equity multiple, and stress cases
- Manage technical, legal, commercial, financial, and tax due diligence streams
- Author and present institutional grade investment memos and Board materials
- Lead commercial negotiations on price, payment terms, and conditions
- Contribute to capital allocation strategy, portfolio construction, and recycling decisions
- Maintain structured evidence base on UAE sub markets including pricing and yields
Requirements
- Proven experience in real estate investment, deal origination, and execution
- Strong financial analysis skills including DCF, IRR, equity multiple, and debt sizing
- Experience with joint ventures, co investment structures, and partnership negotiations
- Ability to manage due diligence streams and present to investment committees
- Knowledge of UAE real estate market and sub markets
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Role Overview
- Head of Investment Real Estate at Makeen Properties, based in Dubai, UAE.
- Responsible for deal origination, structuring, and execution across the UAE market.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain a proprietary pipeline of investment opportunities across the UAE market.
- Lead evaluation of inbound and originated opportunities including commercial logic and capital structure.
- Drive direct asset acquisitions and disposals across residential, commercial, and industrial segments.
- Originate and structure JV opportunities with developers, landowners, and capital partners.
- Identify and underwrite land acquisitions and development opportunities.
- Source and execute stabilised income producing acquisitions.
- Lead asset level underwriting including DCF, IRR, equity multiple, and stress cases.
- Manage technical, legal, commercial, financial, and tax due diligence streams.
- Author and present institutional grade investment memos and Board materials.
- Lead commercial negotiations on price, payment terms, and conditions.
- Contribute to capital allocation strategy, portfolio construction, and recycling decisions.
- Maintain structured evidence base on UAE sub markets including pricing and yields.
Qualifications
- Proven experience in real estate investment, deal origination, and execution.
- Strong financial analysis skills including DCF, IRR, equity multiple, and debt sizing.
- Experience with joint ventures, co investment structures, and partnership negotiations.
- Ability to manage due diligence streams and present to investment committees.
- Knowledge of UAE real estate market and sub markets.
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