Director Asset Management

Institutional real estate platform | Leadership role across a landmark mixed-use estate | London office base with frequent presence on-site.

Stoneleaf Search is retained to appoint a Director - Asset Management for an institutional real estate platform. We are seeking an experienced and hands-on individual to deliver asset management excellence and take full ownership of driving success across an evolving landmark mixed-use estate.

The Company

Our client is an established real estate investment and development platform with a substantial UK portfolio of office-led mixed-use assets. The business combines long-term capital, development capability and active asset management within a highly collaborative structure.

This is a lean, entrepreneurial environment where you will work closely with senior leadership and play a central role in shaping asset strategy, leasing performance and long-term value creation across a high-profile estate.

The Role

The Director - Asset Management will lead asset management activity across a strategically important mixed-use estate, driving income growth, leasing performance and value creation across a complex and evolving portfolio.

Reporting into senior leadership, the role combines commercial asset management, stakeholder engagement and estate leadership within a highly visible institutional environment. The successful individual will work closely with investment and development colleagues, while leading relationships with occupiers, advisers, public stakeholders and joint venture partners.

This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys operating with autonomy, visibility and accountability within a lean, commercially driven platform. The position requires strong judgement, creativity and the confidence to challenge constructively in pursuit of performance and long-term value.

The role is based from a London office, with frequent presence required on the estate (same day travel).

Key Responsibilities

• Leading asset management strategy across a landmark mixed-use estate.
• Driving income growth, leasing performance and capital enhancement initiatives.
• Identifying and executing value-add opportunities across assets and wider estate strategy.
• Managing relationships with occupiers, advisers, development partners and external stakeholders.
• Supporting development and repositioning initiatives alongside internal teams.
• Providing commercial analysis, appraisals and asset-level business planning.
• Monitoring occupational and investment market trends relevant to the portfolio.
• Representing the business externally across industry and stakeholder networks.
• Maintaining oversight of asset performance, governance and reporting requirements.

The Individual

• Significant commercial asset management experience, ideally within an institutional investor, developer, major estate or demanding CRE customer environment.
• Strong office and mixed-use commercial real estate asset management experience.
• Track record delivering leasing, repositioning and value creation initiatives.
• Commercially astute, with strong investment judgement and appraisal capability.
• Credible operating across senior stakeholder groups and external partners.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable operating within a lean, entrepreneurial and high-performing environment.
• High levels of drive, ownership and professional standards.
• Experience connected to destination estates or mobilising newly built/refurbished assets would be advantageous.

What's On Offer

• Competitive compensation package, including bonus and comprehensive benefits.
• High-profile leadership role within an established institutional real estate platform.
• Direct exposure to complex asset management, development and estate strategy initiatives.
• Lean, entrepreneurial and commercially driven working environment.
• High levels of autonomy, ownership and visibility across the platform.
• Opportunity to play a central role in the continued evolution of a landmark mixed-use estate.
• Long-term career development within a stable and well-capitalised business.

Next Steps

Please apply without delay, with initial conversations taking place in May.

Stoneleaf Search is a specialist real assets executive search practice operating across Western Europe. We are working exclusively with our client to manage the search for a Director of Asset Management. By applying to this role, you confirm that you are happy for Stoneleaf Search to hold and process your personal data for legitimate interest purposes. Background and reference checks will be undertaken at the appropriate stage in the recruitment process, but not without your prior knowledge and consent.