Associate Director, Real Estate Investment
AIA
Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Finance / Banking / Insurance
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About the Role
Manage direct real estate investments across the region, including land and building acquisitions, while providing oversight, monitoring and governance support for indirect real estate investments.
Support the Director of Real Estate Investment in developing portfolio strategies and ensuring compliance with the Investment Governance Framework, with the objective of building a well balanced and diversified real asset portfolio targeting over US$30 billion by 2030.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Group ICU and external consultants to conduct market analysis on key markets and sub-market in the region, assess the financial model to set up investment/portfolio strategy (10%)
- Prepare the Investment Memo for acquisition of land and/or buildings in the region with all supporting documents including but not limited to valuation reports, market study reports and other relevant due diligence reports. (30%)
- Work with AIAIM / BU Real Estate functions to support the ongoing oversight of the indirect real portfolio including and not limited to portfolio construction strategy and fund performance review (20%)
- Maintain and update the database of market comparable for financial underwriting and periodic review of performance benchmarking. (10%)
- Assist the Head of Real Estate Asset Management to directly manage the assets or oversight the asset performance in the region. (20%)
- Review and update the investment processes in the IGF, in line with the market condition and our ESG philosophy (10%)
- Perform other responsibilities and duties periodically assigned by supervisor in order to meet operational and/or other requirements
- Degree in related disciplines including real estate finance, business administration, finance, surveying
- Preferably to have experiences in direct real estate investment management
- Minimum of 12 years of relevant experiences such as in insurance industry, real estate consultancy, developers and fund businesses
- Member of professional institutions, preferably RICS or other relevant professional qualifications in accounting/finance
- (Written) Excellent command of English and Chinese. (Verbal) Fluency in Cantonese and functional Mandarin
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About the company
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AIA Group Limited and its subsidiaries (collectively “AIA” or the “Group”) comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group. It has a presence in 18 markets – wholly-owned branches and subsidiaries in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR(1), Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (China), Vietnam, Brunei and Macau SAR(2), and a 49 per cent joint venture in India. In addition, AIA has a 24.99 per cent shareholding in China Post Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
The business that is now AIA was first established in Shanghai more than a century ago in 1919. It is a market leader in Asia (ex-Japan) based on life insurance premiums and holds leading positions across the majority of its markets. It had total assets of US$345 billion as of 31 December 2025.
AIA meets the long-term savings and protection needs of individuals by offering a range of products and services including life insurance, accident and health insurance and savings plans. The Group also provides employee benefits, credit life and pension services to corporate clients. Through an extensive network of agents, partners and employees across Asia, AIA serves the holders of more than 44 million individual policies and over 16 million participating members of group insurance schemes.
AIA Group Limited is listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited under the stock codes “1299” for HKD counter and “81299” for RMB counter with American Depositary Receipts (Level 1) traded on the over-the-counter market under the ticker symbol “AAGIY”.
(1) Hong Kong SAR refers to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
(2) Macau SAR refers to the Macau Special Administrative Region.