Colonies operates as an asset-light operator in the residential field, relying on real estate investors to support our development. Colonies has grown a strong network of investors and secured > 2bn€ of RE capital committed.

For 7 years, Colonies has been a pioneer and leader in the European residential real escape sector, implementing various innovative and successful strategies such as :

- New innovative products in the housing market like Coliving (European precursor),

- Aggregation strategy which was a landmark in the European investment landscape (LBO deal for houses 150M€, Ares deal for shared flats 1bn€),

- Brownfield strategy (one of the biggest track records in existing office building retrofitting),

- Portfolio takeover from asset managers….(e.g. Cuno deal in Germany).

This effort has been led mostly by founders and we need to create a dedicated focus on new business and investor relations to grow and diversify the investor base in new markets, develop new strategies, and help make Colonies the #1 player for residential capital markets.

You will be responsible of:

- Build and orchestrate new development strategies (products/assets/impact….) to enhance Colonies’ offering to investors from ideation phasis, BP, POC, and partnership to early execution of deals.

- Consolidate and animate a network of investor clients to grow Colonies’ pipeline and capital committed. Enhance Colonies notoriety (ex, events like MIPIM, GRI, Blueprint…roadshows) Build long-term relationships with investors.

- Negotiate and close partnership deals

- Explore the creation of a Colonies’ fund or additional new models

You're a great fit if you nail:

- Communication (external/internal). Appetence to develop international markets.

- Deep understanding of RE capital markets and their dynamics

- Strong network

- Coordination of teams

- Sales / Negotiation / deal making / closing

- Driven, creative and autonomous

- Strong analytical skills, financial acumen, data and process driven

- Successful experiences with 10+ years operating in our industry