Head of Industry & Real Estate Development

Coopers Group AG seeks a Head of Industry & Real Estate Development in Basel to lead commercial strategy, revenue growth, and real estate utilization within a complex infrastructure platform.

This senior position reports directly to the Chief Commercial Officer and focuses on the commercial management and strategic repositioning of the company's industrial business area. The primary goal is to generate new revenue streams from current clients while securing new industrial and aviation partners within a unique multi-sector environment.

Responsibilities

• Create and refine usage concepts for current and future industrial and commercial properties.
• Construct business cases, perform scenario analyses, and assess investment needs.
• Track market shifts, industry trends, and technological or logistical changes.
• Generate regular performance and activity reports for executive leadership.
• Assist with budget planning, financial control, and steering of real estate projects.
• Cultivate and expand relationships with existing commercial clients and partners.
• Source, prospect, and onboard new industrial and aviation-related collaborators.
• Foster long-term client partnerships and ensure high levels of satisfaction.
• Represent the organization at trade fairs, industry events, and professional forums.
• Coordinate closely with internal teams across technical, commercial, marketing, and finance departments.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering Management, Real Estate, Finance, or a related discipline.
• Several years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate development, real estate, or investment roles.
• Demonstrated success in business negotiations, structuring contracts, and designing partnership models.
• Deep understanding of industrial, infrastructure, or aviation value chains.
• Proven ability to develop business cases, conduct financial analyses, and model investment scenarios.
• Strong project management capabilities and stakeholder coordination skills.

Nice to have

• Fluency in German, English, and French.

What the company offers

• A pivotal role with direct access to executive management.
• A distinctive work environment at the crossroads of infrastructure, industry, real estate, and aviation.
• Substantial influence over business development and utilization strategies.
• Opportunity to collaborate within an international and trinational ecosystem.
• Competitive employment conditions and modern working arrangements.

About the company

The organization operates within a complex infrastructure platform that intersects industry, real estate, and aviation. The culture values entrepreneurial thinking combined with operational execution, requiring strong commercial acumen and the ability to drive strategic initiatives in a multi-stakeholder setting.

• Encourages entrepreneurial thinking alongside practical operational execution.
• Values the ability to develop commercial concepts and manage relationships in complex environments.