Director Fund Manager Retail (m/f/d)

PATRIZIA: A leading partner for global real assets

Are you looking for a dynamic, integrative and international working environment with a strong entrepreneurial spirit in the field of real asset investments? Then PATRIZIA is the right place for you! As part of our global team of around 800 experts at 26 locations worldwide, you will play an active role in shaping our company. Your individual skills and commitment create the basis for our success.

PATRIZIA has been offering investment opportunities in smart real assets for institutional, semi-professional and private investors for more than 40 years, with a focus on real estate and infrastructure. PATRIZIA's investment solutions are based on the "DUEL" megatrends - digitalization, urbanization, energy transition and modern living - and take advantage of the opportunities arising from these transformative global changes. PATRIZIA currently manages assets under management of approximately EUR 56 billion (AUM) and employs around 800 people at 26 locations worldwide. PATRIZIA has been committed to making a positive impact since its inception. Since 1992, the company has worked closely with the Bunte Kreis in Germany to provide aftercare for seriously ill children. Since 1999, the PATRIZIA Foundation has provided more than 800,000 children and young people worldwide with access to education, healthcare and a safe home to enable them to lead a better, self-determined life.

As a Director (m/f/d) in Fund Management Retail in Frankfurt, Hamburg or Augsburg, you will play a decisive role!

Your tasks

• Independent, proactive management of one or more special real estate funds (incl. Luxembourg fund structures) in compliance with all legal, regulatory and contractual framework conditions
• Role as a retail fund management expert with a focus on food retail (supermarkets, discounters, retail parks); experience in the shopping center sector is welcome
• Leading involvement in new product initiatives and active conceptual design of the retail and food retail business at PATRIZIA in close coordination with the specialist departments
• Examination, analysis and evaluation of investment and divestment properties in the retail environment
• Plausibility check, approval and control of cash flow planning in close coordination with Asset Management and other specialist departments
• Preparation of fund planning and active, value-, risk- and return-oriented strategic portfolio management based on the fund strategy
• Confident, convincing investor support including presentations, reporting, fund updates and trustworthy communication
• Development, implementation and monitoring of financing, interest rate and derivative strategies
• Acting as a central point of contact for risk management, accounting, tax and legal issues in collaboration with internal and external specialists
• Responsibility for the strategic financial and liquidity management of the fund structures under management

What you bring with you

• Completed studies (including integrated studies) in economics or engineering or studies with a real estate focus or comparable qualification
• At least 5 years of professional experience in fund management, ideally with a focus on special real estate funds; knowledge of Luxembourg structures (e.g. RAIF, SCS, SICAV) is an advantage, but not a must
• Proven retail expertise, preferably in food retail (food retail, retail parks, local supply); alternatively or additionally experience in the shopping center segment
• Long-established network of relevant market participants in the (food) retail segment (tenants, developers, brokers, operators) for the identification of investment opportunities, sound market assessments and active portfolio management
• Proven in-depth understanding of the retail real estate markets in Germany / DACH as well as the ability to structure and support international investments
• Very good knowledge of the relevant capital market and real estate law framework (incl. investment law)
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Strong client relationship management at an institutional level
• Very good MS Office skills, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Business fluent in written and spoken English
• Customer-oriented, confident and engaging demeanor paired with analytical depth
• High resilience, diligence, assertiveness and strong team and strategic skills
• Independent, entrepreneurial way of working
• Willingness to travel

What we offer

• Flexible working: A hybrid working model with an average of two mobile working days per week
• Individual development: Extensive internal training and development opportunities via our PATRIZIA Academy
• International & appreciative environment: An inclusive, equal-opportunity workplace in an international company, actively promoted by our ED&I Council
• Attractive additional benefits: A wide range of benefits such as JobRad leasing, childcare subsidies and a shopping card with monthly credit
• Time for social commitment: two additional vacation days, e.g. for projects of our PATRIZIA Foundation
• Strong team spirit: active employee initiatives and networks

Become part of our team!

Do you think positively and want to shape the future? Then let's break new ground together, be bold and develop your personal potential. Apply online via our job portal. We look forward to hearing from you!

We are proud to be an equal opportunities workplace.

At PATRIZIA, we live openness and tolerance in an international environment. Everyone's opinion counts. We trust each other and rely on the principles of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in our daily cooperation and actions.

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