Manulife Private Markets is a $118B investment platform, offering strategies in Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Timber and Agriculture. Our success in private assets has been driven by a long-term focus, a risk-conscious investment philosophy and in-house sector expertise.

We look to innovate and be a global leader across private markets! We are committed to our clients’ success and have a long history of being responsible stewards of their capital across a diverse range of private assets, often investing in our private markets’ products alongside our clients.

Manulife Investment Management Real Estate (Real Estate)

The Manulife Real Estate group represents over 95 years of experience through the acquisition, development, ownership, and asset management of a multi-billion-dollar global real estate portfolio. Our real estate platform has a strong reputation in the market, handling approximately US$40 billion of assets (as of June 2025) across both equity and debt. The Manulife real estate equity business provides investment management services for a diverse set of clients across the risk spectrum through our commingled funds or separately handled accounts with a focus on major property types and geographies.

The Opportunity

In a role that is critical to the success of real estate investor relations and capital formation efforts globally, we are seeking a highly motivated individual who can work well in a team environment and can support our overall investor relations efforts and contribute to capital formation and client strategy.

The role will plan and manage investor calls, meetings, project management, database management, technical editing/writing, research outputs and data analysis. The ideal candidate will have experience in the real estate industry with a strong desire to build a world class real estate investment management business.  They will have had experience supporting and building plans for capital raising, project management, limited partner outreach and overall investor relations support.  They should be proactive and effective in working in a fast paced, deadline driven environment, and can build partnerships cross-functionally.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a combination of outstanding communication and relationship-building skills, as well as robust processes for monitoring, tracking, and driving all aspects of fund formation and investor relations activities.  Business maturity is a critical element to the chance to lead important client results with customized precision and within timelines.  

Reporting directly to a Senior Managing Director, the candidate will also work with Directors within Private Markets and the real assets Business Development and Investor Relations team (“BDIR”).

Position Responsibilities:

• Establishing relationships with existing clients and their consultants to effectively serve as a “go to” resource for their client service needs.

• Assist senior real estate leadership engrain institutional processes to client engagements broadly through pitches, onboarding, project management, capital analysis and research reporting.

• Coordinate all aspects of investor experience including reporting, annual portfolio reviews, quarterly calls, Annual General Meetings, and communication processes working in partnership with investment teams, portfolio management, and each of the investment, finance/operations and legal/compliance teams.

• Respond to client and prospect questions directly and help to manage data requests. Will include preparing materials for client portfolio reviews, annual meetings and investment offering materials in partnership with Private Markets team members.

• Contribute to and coordinate the RFP/RFI process for real estate strategies with BDIR and the investment teams, and Private Markets Distribution Services. Participate in the content review process as a technical editor. Suggest edits for improved readability and ask for clarification where descriptions are unclear. Expand the knowledgebase by working on new content and developing new responses as needed.

• Maintain a solid understanding of the existing client-side letters and strategy terms.

• Help drive investor research strategy, manage and coordinate the aggregation of data for each real estate investment strategies in partnership with the investment, finance/operations and Private Markets team members.

• Supervising the organization of and updates to the virtual data rooms for capital formation.  Salesforce CRM responsibilities include contributing to database updates, maintaining opportunity tracking, running queries, and inputting client information.

• Assist in marketing strategy design and execution, including but not limited to, the coordination of mailings, email communications and distribution lists with BDIR and Private Markets Marketing.

• Support the development and implementation of systems, processes and controls to support the global data management process.

• Assist with strategic capital raising and capital management initiatives as well as frequent ad hoc requests as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in business, finance, with a preference for an MBA, CFA, CAIA or working towards one of these degrees/designations. 

• Minimum of 5-7 years’ experience within investment management including direct client service and engagement, and marketing support responsibility.  Knowledge of alternative asset classes, with a desire for understanding of real estate debt, equity and investment management. 

• A firm grasp of investment strategy and financial analysis and genuine curiosity about real estate is highly desirable.

• Strong analytical skills with ability to manage and manipulate data.

• Experience with an RFP, Consultant Database, Marketing, Operations, Product or Compliance team preferred.  With an attention to detail, comfortable editing written pieces for readability, style and grammar.

• Strong organizational and project management skills commensurate with prioritizing, managing and completing multiple projects and deadlines concurrently. Detail oriented and creative.

• Willing to approach problem solving with openness and an understanding of others’ perspectives with the goal of working towards an effective solution.  A team-oriented style - assisting peers on an as-needed basis to smooth out workloads, as well as chipping in to overall real estate projects

• Flexible work attitude: rearranging priorities as required.

• Ability to travel within the US and internationally.

• Willingness to obtain Series 7 and Series 63 licensing

When you join our team:

• We’ll empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• We’ll recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team, we’ll support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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