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A senior leadership role with a large Singapore property group, focused on building new business adjacencies and entering new markets. You will work closely with the Executive Director and cross-functional teams, and the role suits an experienced investment or strategy leader who can turn uncertain opportunities into disciplined initiatives.
What you'll do
Build a prioritised pipeline of opportunities drawing on the group's property, hospitality, development, investment or operating strengths
Define the investment thesis for each opportunity, covering customer need, market potential, competitive advantage, business model, capabilities, capital, partnerships and key risks
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Validate each thesis with market, customer, commercial, regulatory, operating and financial evidence before committing resources or capital
Apply stage gates and stop non-viable initiatives early
Set the market thesis for Japan and any later assigned market, based on property fundamentals, sector demand, policy, regulation, competition, entry barriers and potential partners
Recommend the entry model and pace of capital deployment, including direct investment, development, acquisition, joint venture, strategic partnership or platform creation
Build relationships with government and regulatory stakeholders, local partners, owners, investors and advisers
Track external developments and adjust market plans or exposure when conditions change
Lead cross-functional teams through concept development, business cases, partner selection, commercial structuring, due diligence, negotiation and approval
Present recommendations that separate evidence, assumptions, sensitivities, unresolved risks, conditions precedent and the decision required
Mobilise approved initiatives with an accountable leader, operating model, budget, milestones and risk controls
Monitor portfolio performance and capital efficiency, requiring corrective action or recommending scale, transfer, restructuring or exit
Draw on expertise from existing business units and platforms without duplicating structures or accountabilities
Set decision rights, reporting, risk ownership and escalation, and ensure compliance with group approvals, policies and local requirements
Provide the Executive Director with concise portfolio reporting and surface material issues early
Build a lean team using internal mobility, external expertise, secondees or partners as each initiative needs
Set objectives and delegated authorities, coach portfolio leaders and hold them accountable
Develop successors and preserve institutional knowledge, stakeholder relationships and lessons learned
Good to know
Based in Singapore
Part of a group with operations across Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, China (Mainland and Hong Kong) and the USA
Benefits include annual leave, performance bonus, medical and insurance coverage, birthday leave and benefits, care leave, flexible benefits, staff rebates at F&B outlets, an
Requirements
Substantial senior experience in new business investment, development, corporate strategy, business building or portfolio management
A track record of creating and scaling adjacencies using an enterprise's existing assets, capabilities or customer relationships
Strong transaction experience across financial evaluation, due diligence, structuring, partnerships or joint ventures, and post-approval mobilisation
Experience entering new markets and handling cross-border governance, regulation and complex stakeholders
Experience leading first-of-kind, cross-functional initiatives
Strategic judgement across market, property, capital and organisational considerations
Benefits
Annual leave
Performance bonus
Medical and insurance coverage
Birthday leave
Birthday benefits
Care leave
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