Institutional Real Estate Portfolio Manager, Singapore

Peak Legal Counsel is exclusively partnering with a leading institutional real estate investment platform to hire for their core portfolio management team in Singapore. We are looking for a best-in-class Global Real Estate Portfolio Manager – someone who thinks from first principles and can build, manage, and exit cross-border institutional real estate portfolios for family offices, insurance capital, and sovereign wealth funds. This is not a typical investment role. You will sit inside a global real estate team covering APAC, UK, and Dubai, owning the asset allocation, underwriting, transaction execution, and portfolio management end-to-end. ============================================================ COMPENSATION – TOP TIER We are looking for top 1% talent and compensating accordingly: Base Salary:
SGD 120,000 – 180,000 per annum (commensurate with experience) Performance Bonus:
30% – 80% of base (fund/portfolio performance) Carry:
5–15 bps on realised profits (for senior hires with track record) Total Expected Compensation:
SGD 180,000 – 300,000+ per annum Additional Benefits: Full medical + dental + vision (self + 1 dependent) Annual leave: 20 days + public holidays Relocation support up to SGD 20,000 (if applicable) Business class travel for client/deal trips (UK, Dubai, HK, China) CFA / RICS / CAIA sponsorship If you are the right person, we will pay what it takes. ============================================================ THE FRAMEWORK: STRATEGY → UNDERWRITING → PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Layer 1: Strategy & Asset Allocation Institutional Users:
Family offices, insurance capital, SWFs, corporate treasury. Their needs include 3–5 year global real estate allocation frameworks, target IRR, risk budget, sector weights (logistics/resi/office/DC). Core Markets:
Singapore, Hong Kong, Mainland China, UK, Dubai. Market Pain Points:
Cross-border tax complexity, fragmented data, exit path uncertainty. Competition & Ecosystem:
Global real estate funds, REITs, private equity real estate. Find the gap. Layer 2: Underwriting & Transactions – Own the Modules You will define and own one or more of the following modules: Valuation & Modeling:
DCF, NOI, IRR models, sensitivity/scenario analysis Due Diligence:
Financial, legal, valuation, lease, OPEX, ESG Cross-Border Execution:
SPVs, equity/asset purchases, JVs, REITs pathways Local Management:
Lawyers, valuers, brokers, property managers (UK, Dubai, SG, HK) Layer 3: Portfolio Management – Build the Moat Maintain global portfolio dashboard: NOI, occupancy, cash flow, valuation, IRR tracking Drive value-add / asset management plans: capex, repositioning, lease renewals, cost optimisation Design exit strategies: whole-asset sale, portfolio spin-off, REIT listing Produce quarterly portfolio reports for institutional clients Lead roadshows and client seminars on global real estate trends ============================================================ WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 5+ years of institutional real estate investment / portfolio management experience Proven track record in cross-border real estate (SG/HK/UK/Dubai exposure strongly preferred) Deep experience with DCF, IRR, NOI, sensitivity analysis –
required Understands the gap between institutional and HNW capital – and can make hard trade-offs Has real-world experience with the 'Strategy → Underwriting → Portfolio Management' framework Fluent in English (native or business proficient).
Mandarin is a strong plus Bonus: REITs IPO/listing/spin-off experience / Existing SWF/family office relationships / Data centre or logistics expertise ============================================================ WHY THIS ROLE IS UNIQUE You are not building for strangers – you are building alongside a world-class real estate investment team Your users (family offices, SWFs, insurance CIOs) are direct counterparts You will see direct P&L impact of your asset allocation and exit decisions This is a career-defining role at the intersection of global real estate, institutional capital, and cross-border execution ============================================================