Director Asset Management​/Eastern

Position: Director Asset Management, Central/Eastern
*** Nous utilisons des
* * pour fournir des statistiques qui nous aident à vous offrir la meilleure expérience sur note site. Vous y trouverez des renseignements sur les témoins, ou vous pouvez les désactiver si vous préférez. Toutefois, en continuant d’utiliser le site sans modifier les paramètres, vous consentez à notre utilisation de
*** Manulife Investment Management (“MIM”) is the global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial Corporation. Manulife Investment Management's global real estate platform provides investment solutions globally as part of its comprehensive private markets capabilities, offering core, core-plus, and value-add strategies.

The global real estate team uses its global platform and regional market knowledge to find opportunities and drive results for its clients.  As of June 30, 2025, its sustainably operated platform includes 96.5 million square feet of office, industrial, retail, and multifamily assets located across Canada, the United States, and the Asia Pacific region. The team is expanding its capabilities to meet evolving market opportunities, building a strong and diverse global culture as an entrepreneurial investment manager.
** The Role
** We are looking for a Director, Asset Management, who will be responsible for improving value of a portfolio by developing and driving asset-level strategies! The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering asset-level performance, with accountability for property management, leasing, capital expenditures, development, tenant relations, and oversight of other asset management team members.

Reporting to the Head of Real Estate Asset Management, the Director, Asset Management’s focus will primarily be on the Ontario market, and assets will include a mix of office, industrial, and retail properties.
*
* Position Responsibilities:

** Develop and implement asset-level strategies.
* Maintain strong relationships within the real estate industry to determine market and asset trends. Source and analyze market research.
* Identify and communicate each asset’s competitive position relative to its peer set. Develop strategies that best position each asset to outperform competitors.
* Identify value-add opportunities and own the execution of value-add initiatives including renovations, repositioning, and the oversight of select ground-up developments to maximize total return for each assigned asset.
* Provide pre-acquisition and disposition input and assistance in due diligence process, including thorough research on select properties/markets and review of financial and operational assumptions.
* Regularly communicate market-level insights and contribute to regular asset management reports for Portfolio Managers and Senior Management.

Implement asset-level business plans and maximize NOI.
* Coordinate, produce and present annual business plans to Senior Management and Portfolio Managers.
* Lead property management teams, leasing teams/agents, project managers, development managers and other collaborators to implement business plans. Lead negotiation of leases and third-party contracts.
* Target improvements in tenant satisfaction ratings.  Target utility cost savings and improvements in sustainable building standard scores.
* Recommend approvals for budgets, forecasts and reforecasts, new leases and renewals. As required, present the case for approval recommendations to Senior Management and Portfolio Managers.
* Review and approve Yardi quarterly financials/operating statements and variance reports. Understand cash flow requirements and distribution analysis.

Supervise asset-level financial performance and maximize total return.
* Maintain internal Argus model for each assigned asset from acquisition closing through disposition.  Review and update quarterly.
* Analyze and communicate the strategic and financial impacts of prospective tenant leases and capital improvement projects on building valuations.
* Work with internal teams to review and provide feedback on drafts of quarterly external appraisals.
* Supervise investment performance and provide feedback on and insights into quarterly MSCI performance results for each…