Investment Director, Real Estate | London, UK

About the Opportunity

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline: 29 May 2025

We are proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. Join our Real Estate Investment Directing team and feel like you are part of something bigger.

About Fidelity's Real Estate Business

Fidelity International has always believed it is in the best interests of its investors to be real specialists in the field of asset management. As an independent and privately owned company, it has a substantial capital base established over several decades, enabling it to invest in long-term strategies and developments. Over the coming decade, Fidelity is committed to building a sizeable Private Assets capability.

The real estate business was founded in 2006 and launched its first funds for institutional investors in 2008, attracting blue-chip clients from the UK, continental Europe, North America, and Asia. The experienced team of fund managers, analysts, and operations professionals are based in six locations across Europe (London, Paris, Frankfurt, Munich, Amsterdam, and Luxembourg). The team has established outstanding performance track records in its flagship Eurozone and UK funds and won a major separate account with one of the largest asset management firms in the Middle East. We will continue to grow existing products, but the key focus now is on accelerating growth by expanding our product range and developing our offerings for a wider range of clients. Our ultimate goal is to be one of the major real estate fund managers in Europe.

About Real Estate Investment Directing Team

The Real Estate Investment Directing team aims to commercialise Fidelity's real estate investment capabilities as well as supporting the growth of our Private Assets business more broadly. The team is responsible for representing the real estate group to prospective and existing clients, reporting on portfolios, developing new solutions to meet investor demands, promoting thought leadership on real estate topics, and generating marketing collateral to support sales activity.

Purpose of Your Role

• Initial focus will be to promote and commercialise our Real Estate capabilities through a range of channels to extend the reach of client relationships, promoting existing funds and developing new solutions to suit current and future investors.
• Ensure all appropriate channels are pursued to ensure strong relationships whilst focusing on product/solutions delivery.
• Work closely with the Head of Real Estate Solutions to identify new fund strategies that utilise the integrated strength, experience, and profile of the Fidelity business.
• Promote the business internally, creating strong relationships across the Distribution team to ensure that the real estate products/capabilities are properly understood and promoted to clients.
• Support capital raising activity in relation to new product launches.
• Arrange and participate in 'road show' presentations to potential investors through close collaboration with the Distribution team.
• Identify, build, and maintain strong relationships with potential and existing investors across institutional and private investor communities on a global basis.
• Build trust and credibility with the most senior investors in the sector.
• Working closely with the Research and Investment teams, identify, structure, and present new ideas to the Real Estate Leadership Team.
• Once approved, ensure that projects are managed efficiently, liaising with colleagues across the business and specialist tax and legal providers where necessary.
• Support the Fund Managers in client meetings and communications.
• Assist in writing fund reports, presentations, promotional literature, and thought leadership pieces where opportunities exist.

Candidate Profile

• The successful candidate is likely to have at least 10 years' experience, preferably with experience covering a variety of European real estate markets.
• Experience of promoting other private market asset classes would be beneficial.
• Personal integrity is vital and a quality that is highly valued across the organisation.
• Gravitas and the ability to command the respect of senior industry figures and investors will be critical to long-term success in the role.
• Candidates may have experience from a range of different client-facing roles, which could include Investment Management, Investment Banking, and Consultancy.
• The role requires adaptability, focus, drive, and breadth of intellect rather than prescriptive previous experience.
• A good working knowledge of fiscal and legal regulations applicable to European private market fund structures would be beneficial.
• Results orientated, analytical, and numerate, with a good understanding of and interest in the wider investment market.
• Candidates will need to demonstrate first-class communication, presentation, and networking skills.
• A fluent English speaker; additional language skills in French or German would be beneficial.
• A track record of working collaboratively with colleagues across various functions within a sizeable business.
• Motivated by the long-term career opportunities presented by this role and committed to growing a career in a world-class institution.
• Comfortable expressing well-reasoned and researched opinions and able to sensitively but robustly articulate viewpoints.

Feel Rewarded

For starters, we will offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We value your wellbeing and support your development. We will be as flexible as we can about where and when you work - finding a balance that works for all of us. It is all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team.