Acquisitions Director

Acquisitions Director - Operator-Led Real Estate

Remote / Flexible UK

An entrepreneurial, founder-led property business with a long-standing track record across London residential investment and development is looking to appoint an Acquisitions Director to help drive the next phase of its growth.

Historically focused on high-value residential opportunities across prime London locations, the business has built a reputation for identifying value early, securing planning and repositioning opportunities, and moving decisively on deals. They are now expanding further into operator-led and alternative-use strategies, targeting opportunities where residential, operational and commercial value can be combined creatively.

This is a highly autonomous role for someone commercially instinctive who thrives on relationships, deal-making and creating opportunities ahead of the wider market.

The successful individual will take ownership of sourcing and executing acquisitions across a broad range of residential and operator-led opportunities. This could include under-utilised commercial assets with residential potential, mixed-use repositioning projects, education and nursery-led opportunities, leisure or operator-backed real estate, and buildings where value can be unlocked through change of use, tenancy strategy or creative structuring.

The founders are particularly interested in individuals who understand how occupier demand influences value creation - whether through residential-led repositioning, operator pre-lets, alternative-use angles or mixed-income strategies.

This role would suit someone from a residential investment, acquisitions or agency background, or an entrepreneurial commercial/property environment where relationships and deal origination are central to success. Strong connections across operators, investors, agents and owners will be highly valuable.

The business is intentionally lean, agile and non-corporate. They are not looking for someone to sit behind process or manage layers of consultants - they want someone who can identify opportunities, build momentum around deals and execute quickly.

In return, the role offers significant autonomy, direct access to decision-makers and meaningful financial upside through a highly performance-led structure. The founders are flexible on package and are prepared to pay competitively for the right individual, with longer-term participation also possible for exceptional performers.

Please get in touch with me (Cynthia) on 07741 345289 to discuss and understand more about the role. If you do not hear back within two weeks, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful, but we will retain your details on file for future roles.

If you do not hear anything back within one week, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, but I will retain your details for future roles.

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