Transaction Manager - Family Office

A senior Transaction Manager role at a Geneva-based Family Office, focusing on real estate acquisitions and disposals within a lean, high-impact team.

This position is designed for an experienced real estate professional seeking to transition closer to core investment decisions. The candidate will work within a compact, highly skilled team that provides direct access to senior stakeholders and substantial investment capital.

Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and execute real estate acquisition and disposal deals.
• Oversee the entire transaction lifecycle, from initial screening to final closing.
• Develop financial models, conduct investment analyses, and prepare valuation reports.
• Coordinate due diligence efforts across commercial, technical, legal, tax, and financial domains.
• Draft investment memoranda and present strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Negotiate deal terms with external advisors, counterparties, and financing partners.
• Structure and manage debt financing and refinancing activities.
• Maintain relationships with brokers, banks, legal counsel, and consultants.
• Track transaction timelines, budgets, risks, and key deliverables.
• Assist in portfolio strategy, asset reviews, and value-creation projects.
• Monitor market trends and identify emerging investment themes.
• Contribute to enhancing investment processes, reporting, and governance frameworks.

Requirements

• University degree in finance, real estate, economics, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of five years of experience in real estate transactions, investment, acquisitions, corporate finance, or real estate advisory.
• Demonstrated ability to manage transactions from initial analysis through execution.
• Strong financial modelling, valuation, and investment analysis skills.
• Solid understanding of real estate financing, due diligence, and transaction documentation.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Entrepreneurial, rigorous, and comfortable working within a lean organisation.
• High level of discretion, reliability, and personal accountability.
• Fluency in French and English.

Nice to have

• Experience within a Family Office, investment firm, real estate company, private equity platform, bank or leading advisory firm.

What the company offers

• A central role within a reputable and well-capitalised Geneva-based Family Office.
• Direct exposure to senior decision-makers and investment committees.
• Responsibility for the full real estate transaction lifecycle.
• A broad and diversified investment scope across asset classes and geographies.
• A lean structure offering autonomy, visibility and genuine influence over investment decisions.
• A stable, long-term environment combining institutional standards with entrepreneurial execution.
• Competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's experience and level of responsibility.

About the company

The organisation combines a long-term investment approach with a pragmatic and highly professional decision-making environment. The team is lean and experienced, where responsibilities are broad, decisions are taken efficiently and individual contribution is highly visible.

• The organisation combines a long-term investment approach with a pragmatic and highly professional decision-making environment.
• The team is lean and experienced, where responsibilities are broad, decisions are taken efficiently and individual contribution is highly visible.