Asset and Portfolio Manager, 80-100% (m/f/d)

We are crowdhouse

Over the past ten years, we at crowdhouse (Switzerland) AG have evolved from one of the most successful start-ups to one of the most significant real estate asset managers in Switzerland. We have revolutionised property ownership and made the purchase and sale of investment properties transparent, accessible, and efficient through our proprietary software. Today, we are responsible as asset managers for a residential property portfolio valued at more than CHF 1.8 billion.

We are now facing our next growth phase, aiming to break into the top 10 largest Swiss real estate asset managers within the next five years. Our mission is to actively create more living space. Therefore, we specialise particularly in larger residential construction projects (usually from CHF 20 million GAV). We accompany the development, construction, and initial letting and subsequently take over the intergenerational management of the properties.

Job Summary

In this role, you are responsible for the strategic and operational management, monitoring, and development of a growing residential yield property portfolio in German-speaking Switzerland. You act in the interests of our investors, represent the owner’s role, identify opportunities, realise potential, and consistently implement the defined strategy and business plan with internal and external parties. You also contribute to the acquisition of new properties – from due diligence, analysis, property strategy, multi-year business and lifecycle plans to preparing investment decisions and fundraising.

You independently manage your own portfolio and develop it strategically and operationally. You control all areas along the value chain from marketing and letting through to management and reporting, ensuring rental and value growth returns according to jointly developed targets. You conduct the external technical management in a fiduciary capacity: you develop the concept and strategy, set them, and review their implementation.

The focus of this role is not operational property management but the economic control and further development of a high-quality residential property portfolio. You analyse investments, develop business cases, value properties, derive recommendations from financial and market data, and make well-founded investment decisions. Together with internal and external specialists, you develop strategies for the sustainable value enhancement of our properties and implement them consistently. Operational management is carried out by external partners, whom you manage on the owner’s side.

This role is aimed at analytically strong real estate professionals with pronounced financial understanding who want to manage the economic success of a property portfolio.

What you will achieve

• Leading and optimising your own property portfolio according to the strategy, business plan, and management directives

• Continuous monitoring and optimisation of properties regarding yield, costs, potential, and vacancy

• Analysis of the financial performance of your portfolio based on KPIs, business cases, cash flows, and return metrics

• Identification of value enhancement, optimisation, investment, repositioning, and development opportunities

• Preparation of multi-year business, life-cycle, and cash flow plans as well as analysis of opportunities and risks in the real estate market

• Ongoing reporting to management and our investors (Investor Relations, including reports on financial results based on the Swiss GAAP FER annual financial statements)

• Participation in annual investor meetings to inform about investment progress and present resolutions

• Development and implementation of property and portfolio strategy as well as management of marketing, letting, administration, and accounting with the Director of Asset Management

• Continuous monitoring of all ongoing developments as well as letting and management activities

• Maintaining contacts with partners, appraisers, investors, banks, and consultants and representing the company as needed

• Participation in acquisition selection and due diligence processes including preparation of investment decisions

What you bring

• Completed studies (FH/University) in real estate, business administration, finance, banking, or real estate management or a comparable qualification with appropriate further education (MAS Real Estate Management, CUREM, MSc Real Estate, CAS/MAS Real Estate Finance, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) advantageous, Swiss Federal Diploma Real Estate Trustee, Swiss Federal Diploma Real Estate Economist, Real Estate Appraiser with Swiss Federal Certificate or similar)

• Several years of professional experience in asset management, portfolio management, investment management, transaction management, or real estate finance

• Experience in building and modelling complex Excel financial models

• Sound knowledge of financial analysis, annual financial statements, and Swiss GAAP FER

• Experience with investment calculations, sensitivity analyses, and portfolio optimisations

• Experience collaborating with technical departments or technical property management

• Strong analytical skills and experience interpreting market and property analyses and implementing them into action plans

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills

• Strong organisational skills

• Knowledge of relevant legal and regulatory requirements in the real estate industry

• Confident use of common IT tools and software in real estate management

• High resilience and the ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment

You belong with us

• You will be part of a team of ambitious entrepreneurs

• Our culture is goal-oriented and high-performing – with people at the centre

• With us, you have real prospects – both professionally and career-wise

• Our workplace is modern and centrally located in Zurich

• Flat hierarchies ensure short decision-making paths and direct exchange