Senior Investment Manager, US Direct Real Estate Investments
Finance
Dubai
Onsite
Full-time
Senior
6-10 years
Posted Jun 26, 2026
About the role
On behalf of a client, byteSpark.ai is seeking an experienced Investment Manager to support direct real estate investments with a primary focus on the United States. This role is pivotal in evaluating, underwriting, executing, and monitoring US real estate opportunities across multiple asset classes including multifamily, commercial, logistics, industrial, hospitality, and other income-generating or value-add assets. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on professional with strong US asset-level financial modelling, disciplined due diligence execution, investment recommendation, and IC memo preparation skills. You will support the investment lifecycle from screening and underwriting through transaction execution and post-acquisition monitoring against the approved business plan. This position requires a professional with direct US real estate exposure who can assess market fundamentals, test assumptions, translate complex analysis into clear investment recommendations, and help ensure asset performance aligns with the investment thesis and strategic objectives.
Requirements
- 6-10 years of direct real estate investment experience, preferably in real estate private equity, principal investments, acquisitions, or investment management.
- Demonstrable experience in US real estate markets, with direct exposure to asset-level underwriting, acquisitions, or transaction execution.
- Strong, hands-on asset-level real estate underwriting and financial modelling skills, including IRR, equity multiple, cash flow analysis, NOI, debt, capex, sensitivities, and downside scenarios.
- Proven experience supporting or coordinating due diligence workstreams, including financial, legal, commercial, tax, technical, operational, or market diligence.
- Experience preparing high-quality Investment Committee memos, investment papers, investment recommendations, board materials, or transaction approval documents.
- Direct experience in post-acquisition asset management, including business plan monitoring, KPI tracking, budget variance analysis, and performance reporting.
- Exposure to multiple real estate asset classes such as multifamily, commercial, logistics, industrial, hospitality, mixed-use, or other income-generating real estate assets.
- Bachelor's degree in finance, economics, real estate, business, engineering, or a related field.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Desirable skills
- A CFA, MBA, or relevant postgraduate qualification.
- Experience with deal origination and an established network in the US real estate market.
- Experience working within a Shariah-compliant or cross-border investment framework.
- Exposure to value-add, development-linked, and income-generating US real estate opportunities.
- Experience across a broad range of asset classes including multifamily, commercial, logistics, industrial, hospitality, and mixed-use properties.
- Familiarity with US real estate market assumptions, financing structures, tax considerations, and advisor-led transaction processes.
Role details
- Department
- Finance
- Location
- Dubai
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Job level
- Senior
- Experience
- 6-10 years
- Industry
- Finance
- Sub-industry
- Venture Capital & Private Equity Principals
- Compensation
- AED 50K-65K/month + bonus structure
Frequently asked questions
This recruitment process is being managed by byteSpark.ai, a recruitment agency supporting a client on this role. The client name is not disclosed at the application stage, but relevant details will be shared with shortlisted candidates at the appropriate stage.
This is an Investment Manager role focused on US direct real estate investments. The role is expected to involve investment evaluation, financial modelling, underwriting, due diligence, investment recommendation materials, transaction execution, and post-acquisition asset monitoring.
The most relevant experience includes US direct real estate investment exposure, asset-level underwriting, financial modelling, due diligence, transaction execution, IC memo preparation, and post-acquisition asset management. Exposure to asset classes such as multifamily, commercial, logistics, industrial, hospitality, or mixed-use real estate is helpful.
We do not send automatic email confirmations after every application. The review process usually takes two to three weeks, depending on the client’s priorities, role urgency, and the volume of relevant applications received.
Yes. byteSpark.ai is happy to provide feedback where possible if applicants request it after submitting. Feedback may depend on the stage reached, the information available, and the client’s review progress.