Director, Portfolio Management

Invesco Ltd. • New York, NY

1d • $200,000 - $250,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Portfolio Management role plays a central function in the investment management and strategic oversight of Invesco Real Estate’s open-ended core fund. This position is responsible for driving a performance-first culture across all investment and portfolio management decisions, serving as a key conduit between senior leadership, investment teams, and external stakeholders. Reporting to the Co-Lead Portfolio Manager, the Director partners closely with transactions, asset management, and client-facing teams to ensure disciplined execution of fund strategy. The role demands deep investment acumen, strong communication skills, and the ability to operate with both precision and independence across a range of internal and external responsibilities.

Requirements

• Deep experience in real estate investment strategy, portfolio management, and performance attribution across multiple property types, with meaningful exposure to core and core-plus strategies.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate complex investment rationale clearly and concisely to Investment Committees, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Proven track record in client-facing roles, including ownership of institutional investor relationships and formal presentation delivery.
• Strong command of competitive dynamics within the open-end fund universe.
• Rigorous attention to detail with high standards for accuracy and quality in all written and analytical deliverables.
• Ability to operate independently and exercise sound judgment, balancing initiative with appropriate escalation.
• Proficiency in financial analysis tools and platforms (e.g., Argus, Excel); familiarity with data visualization tools a plus.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in real estate investment management, portfolio management, or a closely related discipline preferred.
• Strong executive presence and collaborative leadership style with the ability to influence cross-functionally within a matrixed organization.

Nice To Haves

• MBA and/or CFA charter holder preferred, with an advanced degree in finance, real estate, economics, or a related field a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Instill and reinforce a performance-first mindset across all investment and portfolio management decisions.
• Develop and refine hold/sell analyses, providing clear guidance to transactions and asset management teams on content, rationale, and strategic alignment.
• Articulate investment decision-making clearly and succinctly, including performance attribution, investment theses, lessons learned, and overall strategy.
• Prepare and present written summaries to senior leadership outlining the investment rationale, portfolio fit, and expected performance contribution of each proposed investment prior to Investment Committee meetings.
• Quantify and qualify all material investment management decisions (e.g., lease execution rationale, disposition timing, optimal holding periods, capital deployment trade-offs).
• Refine the analysis and delivery of performance attribution, tailoring framing and messaging for both external (client/investor) and internal audiences.
• Lead the preparation of formal presentations, including circulating talking points and briefing materials ahead of key events such as client conferences, webcasts, and Investment Committee meetings.
• Assume ownership of select client relationships, including responsibility for recurring update meetings and strategic dialogue.
• Contextualize macro-economic, U.S. market, and industry trends within the landscape of fund performance and client investment strategies.
• Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of the competitive landscape, including peer fund strategies, market positioning, and industry trends.
• Build and sustain professional relationships with peers at competing investment managers, within the appropriate benchmarks and peer spaces, and across industry organizations.
• Clearly communicate competitor strategies, positioning, and key performance metrics to both internal and external audiences.
• Provide regular, informed briefings to internal teams on developments across the core and core-plus landscape.
• Oversee key operational processes including valuations, client service coordination, development oversight, and asset management initiatives.
• Provide clear strategic guidance to support teams regarding strategy, timing, and the crafting of responses to written inquiries as needed.
• Maintain rigorous detail-orientation, proofreading, and error-checking standards for all formal deliverables.
• Exercise sound judgment in determining when to drive decisions forward independently and when to elevate matters to senior team members.
• Proactively enhance meeting preparation by incorporating feedback from prior engagements into updated materials, refining content and framing based on what resonated and what did not.
• Anticipate the needs of key stakeholders and arrive prepared to address critical points on the spot with relevant supporting materials.
• Develop ad hoc analyses and generate original viewpoints independently, without relying on direction from senior Portfolio Managers.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and intellectual leadership in Investment Committee, Steering Committee, and fund management team discussions.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time off
• Hybrid work schedule
• 401(K) matching of 100% up to the first 6% with a discretionary supplemental contribution
• Health & wellbeing benefits
• Parental Leave benefits
• Employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director