Regional Real Estate Business Development Associate / Senior Associate (Data Centres)

Our client is seeking a Regional Real Estate Business Development Associate / Senior Associate to be responsible for the identification and development of business opportunities, facilitating the expansion of their real estate portfolio in the APAC region. This role will play a key part in conducting market intelligence research and assessing investment opportunities, with a focus on data centre development.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform market intelligence research on prospective clients, strategic partners, competitors, and the industry to identify potential business opportunities for portfolio expansion in data centres.
• Conduct market analyses (i.e. tracking of market trends) to facilitate investment decisions of various asset classes in APAC with a focus on data centres.
• Possess APAC real estate knowledge in the infrastructure development process, regulatory landscape and financing facilities, ideally in data centres.
• Draft and present business proposals and marketing materials and seek final approval from senior management.
• Assist in negotiations with government agencies, partners, financial institutions, and other stakeholders for data centre projects.
• Establish and foster relationships with government agencies and business partners within the data centre sector for future collaboration opportunities.
• Collaborate with HQ and other APAC offices.

Job Requirements:

• Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, or Marketing.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in real estate business development, ideally with exposure to data centre development.
• Strong business acumen, communication and analytical skills.
• Able to secure profitable business opportunities and expand real estate portfolio for data centres.
• Possess knowledge on regional government and statutory authorities’ regulations and submission/approval processes for data centres.