Director, UK Real Estate Investments

Position Overview

The Director, UK Investments, will be responsible for sourcing investment opportunities in the United Kingdom, as well as underwriting transactions. Additionally, this role will create and cultivate new relationships that can aid in sourcing investment potential. Reporting to the SVP, Head of Asset Management & Value-Add Investments, UK, the Director’s duties will include acquisitions underwriting, opportunity sourcing, transaction management, and investment research for potential transactions. This position will partner with various internal teams to analyse the overall real estate market, communicate UK acquisition pipeline targets and negotiate terms that are in‑line with the company’s acquisitions objectives, therefore playing an important role in shaping and growing Realty Income’s UK/European platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, analyse, and pursue real estate investment opportunities in the UK.
• Lead negotiations of deal terms and communication with counterparties.
• Coordinate and manage deals through the transaction life cycle.
• Present proposed transactions to Investment Committee.
• Maintain relevant market knowledge and contacts in order to support the identification and analysis of investment opportunities.
• If required, manage the Analyst team to model potential returns for prospective investments.
• Oversee the creation of investment memorandums for presentation to the Investment Committee and/or the Board of Directors.
• Work with the Acquisitions Team to generate, maintain, and furnish periodic reports/industry tracking pieces reviewed by the senior executives.
• Approach the role with a positive attitude, a diligent work ethic, and a sense of ownership.
• Consistently operate as a team player, encouraging, empowering, and assisting other team members with the team’s success as the primary focus.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel up to 15% of the time with overnight stays.
• Drive during travel to tenant sites.

Organisational Relationships

Work with internal team members and external advisors to build investment cases for opportunities to be considered by the Investment Committee. Collaborate with the Research team to identify new occupiers, business sectors, property types, and geographies for investment consideration. Utilise internal and external contacts to gather market information and data that may be helpful to the team’s objectives.

Candidate Requirements Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive real estate acquisitions experience gained in a leading institution (Private Equity / Investment Banking / Real Estate Investment Fund) with an impressive deal sheet.
• Experience of leading the origination, underwriting and execution of UK real estate transactions including corporate/entity‑level deals, portfolios, and asset‑level deals (extensive transactional history of at least one or more of either logistics, industrial or offices asset classes).
• Experience originating UK Real Estate transactions that generate above average returns.
• Strategic mindset.
• Strong public speaking skills and sharp attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, combined with tenacity and a desire to succeed.
• A team player who feels energised when working with others to achieve a common goal.
• Fluency in English is essential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desirable but not essential

• Developmental experience.
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent work experience) with a preferred focus on Real Estate, Business, Commerce or Finance.

This role is subject to enhanced compliance and disclosure requirements comparable with those of a regulated financial services organization, including conflict of interest disclosures and personal trading policies. Realty Income is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.