Job Description
Location: Beijing or Singapore
About the Role
JD Property is seeking a driven and commercially minded fundraising professional to support the growth of its international investment business.
The successful candidate will play a key role in product development and raising capital from institutional investors across international funds, joint ventures and direct investment opportunities.
The role spans the full fundraising lifecycle, from investor engagement and investment analysis to due diligence, commercial negotiations and transaction execution.
The candidate must combine strong financial and analytical capabilities with commercial judgement, excellent communication skills and the ability to drive transactions in a fast-paced, cross-border environment.
Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and strong professional English proficiency are essential, with the ability to independently lead investor presentations, business discussions and commercial negotiations in both languages.
What You Will Do
- Investor Engagement and Fundraising: Identify and engage institutional investors and capital partners, develop investor relationships, understand investment mandates and match capital requirements with relevant investment opportunities.
- Transaction Execution: Drive fundraising transactions from initial investor engagement through due diligence, commercial negotiations, documentation and closing, ensuring timely progress across all stages.
- Investment Analysis: Analyse investment opportunities, financial models, fund structures and projected returns; articulate investment merits, key risks and value creation drivers to prospective investors.
- Investor Materials and Due Diligence: Develop compelling investment presentations, fundraising materials and financial analyses, and lead the preparation of responses to investor enquiries and due diligence requests.
- Commercial Negotiations: Evaluate investor proposals and commercial terms, work through structuring considerations and coordinate internal stakeholders to develop solutions.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with investment, asset management, finance, legal, tax and regional business teams to address transaction issues and execute fundraising initiatives.
- Pipeline and Investor Relations: Maintain a disciplined fundraising pipeline, track investor engagement and transaction milestones, and support ongoing investor communications and relationship management following closing.
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in finance, real estate, economics, business or a related discipline.
- At least five years of relevant experience in private equity real estate fundraising, institutional capital raising or real estate investment management, with demonstrated involvement in fundraising or investment transactions.
- Strong understanding of institutional investors, investment mandates, fund structures, joint ventures and the commercial dynamics of private capital transactions.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical capabilities, with the ability to evaluate investment returns, assess key assumptions and translate investment analysis into clear commercial insights.
- Proven ability to manage transaction workstreams, engage investors, address due diligence requirements and progress commercial discussions towards closing.
- Excellent presentation, communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate complex investment concepts clearly and confidently.
- Fluency in Mandarin Chinese and strong professional English proficiency, with the ability to independently conduct investor presentations, business discussions and commercial negotiations in both languages.
- Strong commercial judgement, initiative and accountability, with the ability to navigate complex issues, manage competing priorities and deliver results in a demanding environment.
- Experience in logistics real estate, industrial property or other institutional real estate investment strategies would be advantageous.
- Established relationships with institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, insurance companies, fund-of-funds or other capital partners, would be an advantage.
- International work experience and exposure to cross-border transactions would be advantageous.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across teams, cultures and time zones.
- Willingness to travel internationally as required.
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Key Skills
Commercial Negotiations
Investor Engagement
Transaction Execution
Cross-functional Collaboration
