Are you a proactive, entrepreneurial real estate professional, ready to take the next step in your career? We are looking for an experienced transaction manager to join our Paris-based team. You’ll be part of a young, dynamic team, working alongside colleagues from all over the world. You’ll report to the Head of Acquisitions while working closely with the French Asset Management team, and collaborate with colleagues across the business to build on our French portfolio and consolidate our position as the market leader in last mile real estate. 

What you’ll do
•    Be part of the team managing Mileway’s real estate acquisitions team, working both independently and also with colleagues across the continent where required
•    Act as professional of the French Mileway office toward the market and inside the organisation
•    Identify and communicate potential properties or transactions in France that fit within Mileway’s overall portfolio strategy
•    Execute deals, both facilitating deals put forward by others, and managing deals from start to finish. You’ll liaise and coordinate with legal, finance/treasury, Asset Management, and Portfolio Management colleagues to conclude transactions. Externally, you’ll use your excellent coordination skills to manage relationships and projects with outside parties like brokers, lawyers, notaries, technical and environmental due diligence firms
•    Prepare committed transactions for handover to management colleagues, reporting to both internal and external stakeholders
•    Develop inventive ways to source property for Mileway

•    To lead, grow and develop an analyst who will report into you
•    Provide reporting and analysis to key stakeholders

Profile description:

What you’ll bring
•    About 6 to 10 years’ professional experience in French real estate. You’ll have a network of trusted contacts (developers, agents, business owners) and be able to work with experienced colleagues to grow and use your network effectively
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field (e.g. finance, business administration, real estate)
•    Great communication skills. You’re confident working with colleagues at all seniority levels
•    Your willingness to take direction, ask questions, and learn on the job. You’re ready to consolidate and grow your skills and talents on the long term, with a company that works in a strong team and results-based environment
•    Your team attitude. We can trust you to get on with things independently, but you’re also thinking about what’s best for the team. You’re comfortable communicating up and down the business, and can explain concepts to colleagues with other fields of expertise
•    Your real estate experience, including coordinating internal and external DD teams, good communication skills, and importantly, an ability to evaluate risk and solve problems
•    Fluency in English and French.
 

You’ll be responsible for transactions in the French market, but you’ll do so with the support of experienced professionals who will help you get in front of developers, structure deals, and provide on-the-ground support. In this role there’s an exceptional opportunity to build and shape your own position as you grow your professional experience. The right candidate is a team player with not only the drive and discipline to handle the day to day, but the ambition to grow with us as we develop an unparalleled opportunity as the principal player in last mile real estate.