Investment Managing Director

Overview

As Investment Managing Director, you will steer the strategic investment direction for a portfolio of 86,000 homes, maximizing value and long-term sustainability. You will work with cross-functional teams and external partners to optimise asset performance, reinvestment, and regeneration at scale. The role blends strategic oversight with hands-on governance to align investment with customer outcomes and the organisation’s mission. You’ll lead major regeneration and decarbonisation initiatives, shaping funding strategies and stakeholder engagement. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence housing at national scale within a values-driven, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (up to 30)
• flexible benefits including holiday buy/sell
• wellbeing days and volunteering days
• pension matched up to 12% and life cover 4x salary
• enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption pay
• private medical/dental/critical illness options

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic direction of portfolio investment and optimise asset performance across 86,000 homes
• Determine interventions across reinvestment, retrofit, regeneration, redevelopment, disposal and replacement
• Shape funding strategies and secure investment with public and private partners
• Oversee major regeneration and decarbonisation programmes and large-scale capital decisions
• Translate strategy into delivery through a team of directors and cross-functional leaders
• Embed Homes & Place Standard in investment decision-making and maintain high standards in assets
• Manage governance and risk in a publicly accountable environment
• Foster external relationships with Homes England, National Housing Bank, GLA, authorities and investors

Key requirements

• Senior-level experience in housing, real estate, investment, or related sector with responsibility for large asset portfolios
• Proven corporate leadership experience shaping and delivering strategy in multi-stakeholder settings
• Deep expertise in strategic asset management, regeneration, retrofit, or development and large-scale capital decisions
• Strong financial acumen including portfolio-level capital allocation, P&L accountability, and risk management
• Experience structuring complex funding arrangements, including public funding and partnerships; equity investment experience preferred
• Proven ability to lead through senior leaders, aligning performance and culture across functions
• Exceptional relationship-building skills and ability to influence at high levels across sectors
• Strong governance and risk management capability in high-value, publicly accountable environments
• High personal credibility, integrity, and commitment to organisational values
• Experience leading sector-leading asset management or transformation programmes

• stakeholder influencing and relationship-building
• strategic thinking and collaboration
• leadership and team development
• strategic asset management
• regeneration, retrofit, and development
• capital decision-making and funding structures

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