Building up and managing the relationships with Zurich’s investment & distribution teams, understanding their requirements and translating them into investment solutions and products
Leading and governing the implementation of Zurich’s real estate strategies across the given markets
Coordinating the real estate investment activities of the different business units as well as supporting the local teams in order to facilitate the collaboration across teams and thus serve the customers optimally
Implementing and overseeing the approval process for real estate investments ensuring compliance to product guidelines, delegated authorities and rigorous underwriting
As a Real Estate Regional Investment Manager your skills and qualifications will ideally include:
Master level degree with focus on investments, finance or economics or, in case of Bachelor degree, an additional CFA or similar investment qualification required
At least 15 years of relevant industry experience, ideally in an asset management company or a financial institution
Working experience in an insurance company an advantage,
Extensive specialist knowledge of core & value add style real estate investments, capital markets, investment structures, taxation, legal & regulatory framework
Good knowledge and understanding of insurance investment requirements
Sound knowledge of IFRS accounting principles and good grasp of local statutory accounting principles
High resilience and ability to drive yourself, your team as well as the business
A customer oriented and problem solving attitude is a must
Excellent communication skills in English (oral & written), German and any other language of countries in scope are an advantage
Primary work location is Zurich, Oerlikon. The travel requirement is up to 50%.
If you value an exciting and varied working environment and meet the above requirements, then our recruiter Robert Friedrich is looking forward to receiving your application by clicking on the button “Apply online”.
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