Associate / Associate Director Asset Management

Associate / Associate Director Asset Management

Associate (Director), Asset Management (m/f/d)

Contract: Permanent | Working Modul: Office (8 days/month home office possible)

AEW is one of the world's largest real estate asset managers, with €79.1bn of assets under management as of 31 December 2024. AEW has over 860 employees, with its main offices located in Boston, London, Paris and Singapore and offers a wide range of real estate investment products including comingled funds, separate accounts and securities mandates across the full spectrum of investment strategies. AEW represents the real estate asset management platform of Natixis Investment Managers, one of the largest asset managers in the world.

As of 31 December 2024, AEW managed €36.8bn of real estate assets in Europe on behalf of a number of funds and separate accounts. AEW has 515 employees based in 11 offices across Europe and has a long track record of successfully implementing Core, Value-Add and Opportunistic investment strategies on behalf of its clients. In the last five years, AEW has invested and divested a total volume of almost €15bn of real estate across European markets.

AEW Invest GmbH is a BaFin regulated entity with offices in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich and manages around € 8bn of assets across Europe via real estate special AIFs and separate accounts on behalf of its clients.

Your Responsibilities

• Identification and implementation of value creation potentials of the portfolio based on feasibility and market analyses
• Select, coordinate and monitor several external service providers, incl. property management, lawyers, technical advisors, brokers, architects, etc.
• Be the main point of contact for tenants and all other stakeholders around the properties
• Lead the letting activity including negotiation of new lease agreements and renewals, as well as monitoring of external brokers
• Assign and monitor technical measures (maintenance and repair, capex, ESG) in coordination with Technical Asset Management
• Take over newly acquired assets, including the setup and review of asset-/company documentation
• Be in charge of the planning process through preparation of annual business plans at asset level as well as the comparison with actual figures to assess the performance of our assets
• Support executing the firms’ and funds’ ESG strategy in coordination with the Fund Management and ESG/SRI departments to ensure alignment with sustainability initiatives
• Closely cooperation with all functions at AEW (e.g. Investment, Fund Management, Fund Operations, Sustainability) as well as external service providers
• Initiate and lead sales processes for individual assets or portfolios

Your Competencies

• Graduated from Business school or University in real estate, business administration, economics, finance, or a similar field of study
• Minimum of 2-5 years’ experience in a comparable asset management position with responsibility for office, retail or residential assets
• Proficiency in real estate asset management as well as a good understanding of economic and financial interrelationships
• Excellent knowledge of all common Microsoft 365 applications (especially Excel and PowerPoint)
• Language skills: German, English, French is a plus
• You have an existing network in the real estate industry
• You are self-motivated with strong analytical and communicational skills combined with goal-oriented working methods and a strong sense of team spirit; proven intercultural experience is a plus
• You have strong negotiation skills, and you have good legal understanding to successfully negotiate lease agreements

Our Benefits

• A very dynamic environment in a growing organization with an open-minded, flexible, health and family-oriented culture
• An ambitious and passionate team working in open dialogue and genuine cooperation that is keenly interested in making a positive difference through their work
• Exciting, diverse tasks and challenging projects in an international working environment
• An attractive company location in the heart of Düsseldorf’s CBD with excellent public transport connections
• Possibility to work from home office 8 days per month
• Subsidy to meal vouchers and public transportation costs
• Company pension and life insurance

Your Application

Diversity is a key success factor for us. We expressly welcome applications from people of all genders, ethnic backgrounds, age groups, sexual orientations and identities, as well as those with and without disabilities. Equal opportunities and inclusive cooperation are an integral part of our corporate culture.

We are looking forward to receiving your application documents.

Please send your documents (CV) with the keyword ‘Application as Associate (Director) Asset Management’ in the subject line, including the earliest possible start date and desired salary via e-Mail to .

To learn more about AEW please check: .

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Finance and Sales

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