Investment Manager, GCC Direct Real Estate Investments
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byteSpark.ai seeks an experienced Investment Manager to support direct real estate investments across the GCC, focusing on UAE and KSA. The role involves evaluating, underwriting, executing, and monitoring opportunities across residential, commercial, and logistics asset classes.
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Responsibilities
- Evaluate, underwrite, execute, and monitor direct real estate opportunities across the GCC, focusing on UAE and KSA
- Responsible for the entire investment lifecycle from screening and underwriting to post acquisition monitoring against the business plan
- Translate complex analysis into clear investment recommendations and ensure performance aligns with strategic objectives
- Prepare Investment Committee memos, investment papers, and board materials
- Coordinate and manage due diligence workstreams including financial, legal, commercial, and technical
- Drive value creation and manage a diverse portfolio of residential, commercial, and logistics assets
Requirements
- 6 10 years of direct real estate investment experience, preferably in private equity, principal investments, or acquisitions
- Demonstrable experience in GCC markets, particularly the UAE and/or KSA
- Strong hands on asset level real estate underwriting and financial modeling skills (IRR, equity multiple, cash flow analysis)
- Proven experience coordinating and managing due diligence workstreams (financial, legal, commercial, technical)
- Experience preparing high quality Investment Committee (IC) memos, investment papers, and board materials
- Direct experience in post acquisition asset management, including business plan monitoring and performance tracking
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, real estate, business, engineering, or a related field
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
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Description
- On behalf of a client, byteSpark.ai is seeking an experienced Investment Manager to support direct real estate investments across the GCC, with a focus on the UAE and KSA.
- This role is pivotal in evaluating, underwriting, executing, and monitoring opportunities across multiple asset classes including residential, commercial, and logistics.
- The ideal candidate will be a hands on professional with strong asset level financial modeling, disciplined due diligence execution, and IC memo preparation skills.
Responsibilities
- You will be responsible for the entire investment lifecycle, from screening and underwriting to post acquisition monitoring against the business plan.
- This position requires a professional with deep direct real estate exposure to drive value creation and manage a diverse portfolio.
- Success in this role hinges on translating complex analysis into clear investment recommendations and ensuring performance aligns with strategic objectives.
Requirements
- 6 10 years of direct real estate investment experience, preferably in private equity, principal investments, or acquisitions.
- Demonstrable experience in GCC markets, particularly the UAE and/or KSA.
- Strong, hands on asset level real estate underwriting and financial modeling skills (IRR, equity multiple, cash flow analysis).
- Proven experience coordinating and managing due diligence workstreams (financial, legal, commercial, technical).
- Experience preparing high quality Investment Committee (IC) memos, investment papers, and board materials.
- Direct experience in post acquisition asset management, including business plan monitoring and performance tracking.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, real estate, business, engineering, or a related field.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirables
- A CFA, MBA, or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Experience with deal origination and an established network in the GCC real estate market.
- Experience working within a Shariah compliant investment framework.
- Exposure to value add and development linked real estate opportunities.
- Experience across a broad range of asset classes including hospitality and mixed use properties.
Role Highlights
- Location: Dubai
- Work Location Type: Onsite
- Employment Type: Full time
- Job Level: Senior
- Experience: 6 10 years
- Department: Finance
- Industry: Finance
- Sub Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity Principals
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