SmartOwner - Head - Commercial Property Acquisition

About SmartOwner

SmartOwner is India's first and largest marketplace for property investors, offering opportunities not available on the general market. Ranked by the Financial Times as the fastest growing FinTech firm in South Asia, we are among the top 100 fastest-growing companies in Asia-Pacific.

We were founded by highly successful entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley who are also alumni of Harvard, Stanford and the University of California. Our innovative business model and highly scalable technology platform enables investors to access high value assets safely and transparently and achieve superior returns on their investments. The company has seen stunning growth in its 5+ years of existence and is valued more than some of India's largest start-ups. The organisation has clients across 43 countries and 500 cities.

Job Summary :

SmartOwner is looking for a talented asset acquisition leader with proven experience of closing high value transactions. The candidate should be able to work independently as well as in collaboration with others to achieve a very high level of success in identifying and negotiating terms for accretive transactions. Our ideal leaders are self-starters who embrace ambiguity, think big and bring their own uncompromising standard of excellence.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

- Source and evaluate opportunities consistent with firm investment criteria. Focus will be on core, core-plus and value-add office, retail, and select hospitality investments.

- Interact with realtors, owners, corporate occupiers, IPCs with reference to our requirements, submission of offers, RFPs, etc. to close transactions.

- Evaluate the properties by making realistic assessment of the area and growth trends in the region.

- Inspect each shortlisted property thoroughly to ensure it meets required standards.

- Handle deal structuring and negotiation of terms, including coordination with legal counsel.

- The ideal candidate will have direct experience negotiating high value asset transaction documents.

Desired Skills & Experience

- Results-driven professional with 8+ years of experience in a leadership role

- The ideal applicant will have pre-existing relationships and deal closing experience

- Entrepreneurial mindset and experience is desirable

- Excellent negotiation and communication skills

- Highly organized, detail-oriented professional with excellent follow up skills

- Outstanding interpersonal skills with the ability to handle people

- Flexible to travel to various high potential locations in India

- Strong business acumen with a great work ethic

Compensation and Benefits - SmartOwner offers successful candidates an outstanding compensation package