Manager Business Development

Job description / Role

Robert Half are working with a company based in Dubai, looking to hire a Manager Business Development.

The Role

As a Business Development Manager, the resource will play a critical role pertaining to overall property development business. The role requires a solid understanding of real estate market, product understanding, different micro-markets demand supply dynamics, sound knowledge of corporate finance concepts, and deep working knowledge of feasibility studies and residential/office/retail unit pricing. This role requires a professional with strong personality coupled with good inter-personal skills, excellent "excel, analytical, data analysis and presentation skills, ability to multi-task and deliver within deadlines in a fast paced dynamic environment. The candidate is required to make recommendation on various deliverables to Management on continuous basis.

* Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis, including market trends, competition, and pricing strategies of competitors.
* Undertake feasibility studies for potential opportunities with quick turn around
* Pricing of residential units/office/retail/hospitality units for new projects and existing projects based on strong research and comparables collected from primary and secondary research.
* Expert on various real estate valuation methodologies and their application on relevant asset classes.
* Collect, clean, and organize real estate market data, property data, and other relevant datasets, to identify insights and trends.
* Prepare powerpoint presentation highlighting research, feasibility, product, offers and recommendation
* Coordinate with Consultants on requests for valuation, market research, feasibility, pricing and HBU and review the reports for any suggestion/changes etc.
* Assessment of existing and new projects profitability on ongoing basis.
* Support finance team on specific requirement related to valuation and feasibility for audit purpose
* Key member of Investment committee focussing on new opportunities (Purchase and/or Joint Venture)
* Coordinate with Marketing, Sales team and design team for product development, customer offers and unit pricing
* Work with department head on reporting and other business development initiatives as required

Key requisites - Only candidate that meet the following criteria will be considered

* Experience in the Real Estate industry in the UAE.
* Must have an Accounting qualification- ACA, ACCA, CA, CPA or CFA
* Consulting experience in Real Estate
* At least 6-8 years of experience in Real Estate feasibility studies, land acquisition, Real estate valuation methodologies.
* Good stakeholder engagement and management experience

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary, plus company benefits

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About the Company

Founded in 1948, Robert Half has a long history of connecting opportunities at great companies with highly skilled jobseekers. Bolstered by the strength of our brand, our people, our technology and our professional business model, we find meaningful and exciting employment for the people we place and provide clients access to the specialised talent they need to help grow their businesses.