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Senior Strategy Specialist Real Estate
CIM GroupUKRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 20 Feb 2025
💰 $300,000/yr($200,000/yr – $300,000/yr)
About the role
ABOUT CIM GROUP:CIM is a community-focused real estate and infrastructure owner, operator, lender, and developer. Our team of experts works together to identify and create value in real assets, benefiting the communities in which we invest. Back in 1994, our three founders focused on projects in Southern California neighborhoods. Today, we are a diverse team of 1,000+ employees with projects across the Americas. Our projects have delivered jobs; created comfortable places to live, work, and relax; and provided necessary and sustainable infrastructure. Our focus on enhancing communities is unwavering, and we strive to make an even greater impact in the years to come. Join us and make an impact today!
POSITION PURPOSE:CIM is seeking to hire a Product Specialist to focus exclusively on the firm’s capabilities in real estate. In addition to serving as the subject matter expert and representing CIM’s real estate capabilities during fundraising roadshows, industry conferences, media events, and individual client meetings, this Product Specialist will be tasked with championing the real estate business internally across the entire firm. This person will liaise between the real estate investment team and distribution teams, seeking to optimally position the real estate platform with CIM’s existing LPs, prospective LPs, and the consultant community. The Product Specialist is responsible for all aspects of real estate investment product management including, but not limited to, educating and engaging with the distribution team, conducting product presentations to clients, consultants, and prospects; performing in‐depth competitive analysis; supporting product development efforts (including strategy, structure and terms); and overseeing all aspects of creating and maintaining strategy marketing materials.
POSITION PURPOSE:CIM is seeking to hire a Product Specialist to focus exclusively on the firm’s capabilities in real estate. In addition to serving as the subject matter expert and representing CIM’s real estate capabilities during fundraising roadshows, industry conferences, media events, and individual client meetings, this Product Specialist will be tasked with championing the real estate business internally across the entire firm. This person will liaise between the real estate investment team and distribution teams, seeking to optimally position the real estate platform with CIM’s existing LPs, prospective LPs, and the consultant community. The Product Specialist is responsible for all aspects of real estate investment product management including, but not limited to, educating and engaging with the distribution team, conducting product presentations to clients, consultants, and prospects; performing in‐depth competitive analysis; supporting product development efforts (including strategy, structure and terms); and overseeing all aspects of creating and maintaining strategy marketing materials.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversee product and distribution strategy for the real estate business across both institutional and private wealth channels.
- Collaborate with sales teams to provide expert knowledge on real estate markets to better position CIM’s products to prospective investors.
- Travel frequently with sales professionals to present CIM’s real estate investment capabilities.
- Support the investment team in the strategic development, launching, and marketing of new real estate products to potential investors.
- Develop and execute market research to identify new product opportunities and the competitive landscape.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: (including certification, licenses, etc.)
- A minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience with at least 5 years spent in investment or product roles with a client-facing orientation.
- Active Series 7 and 63 FINRA licenses required for this role.
- Must have a blend of product leadership, investment capabilities, and commercial sense.
- Thorough understanding of infrastructure markets and investment strategies with an ability to demonstrate such knowledge when communicating with potential investors.
- Deep understanding of the investment process. Strong ability to analyze, interpret, and translate performance attribution reports into written commentary.
- Ability to develop strong relationships, both internally and externally.
- Outstanding oral and written communication skills with the ability to synthesize disparate information from multiple sources into a cohesive internal or external presentation.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, with an ability to be nimble and work in a fast‐growing, dynamic environment.
- Strong work ethic, integrity, intellectual honesty and curiosity.
- Demonstrated macro-economic knowledge and implication for investing across asset classes and capital structure, with an ability to effectively communicate recent relevant developments in relevant industries and sectors, preferably within real estate and infrastructure, in addition to corporate credit.
- Ability to work well with a variety of people at all levels of the organization across all global locations.
- Desire for travel.
ABOUT YOU:
- Presentation & Communication: clearly and confidently communicate and present complex concepts, analysis, ideas, and information internally and externally. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Manage ambiguity: operate effectively even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.
- Balance stakeholders: anticipate and appreciate the varying needs of all parties invested in outcomes.
- Cultural awareness: constructively collaborate with colleagues regardless of geographic or cultural background.
- Drive: a high level of energy, a positive attitude, and a results-orientated personality. The chosen candidate must be able to operate in a fast-paced, performance and team-based
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