Management Associate (Investment & Asset Management)
Job Summary
Our Management Associate Programme is designed to accelerate the careers of highly capable graduates, through well-rounded functional exposure, structured rotations, comprehensive training, and dedicated mentorship—preparing you for future leadership roles within Frasers Property.
Our programme aims to provide hands-on experience across diverse sub-functions, encourage fresh perspectives, and involve you in impactful projects beyond business-as-usual. It will build deep functional capabilities, broad enterprise understanding, and develop agile delivery skills. In return, you will benefit from clear career development pathways with pre-defined landing roles that will set you up for a career path in Investment & Asset Management. This programme aims to cultivate future leaders who are equipped to drive innovation, collaboration, and long-term organisational success.
A career in investment and asset management offers significant professional and financial rewards for individuals with a strong work ethic and commercial acumen. Associates demonstrating potential will benefit from accelerated career progression. We seek individuals ready to drive innovation, collaborate effectively, and contribute to long-term organisational success.
Job Description
You will be on a 24-month rotational plan that exposes you to different aspects of our Investment & Asset Management business lines. Spending eight months in each rotation, you will get an opportunity to gain experience in the following areas:
Foundational Capabilities: CMO (Centre Management Office) Leasing & Marketing (first 8 months)
In this period, you will execute core responsibilities focusing on fundamental retail operations and value creation at the asset level:
- Leasing & Tenant Relationships:
- Understand and analyse the distinct operational and commercial traits of various tenant categories (e.g., F&B, Fashion, Electronics) to ensure an optimal tenant mix.
- Support the leasing process by assisting in strategic tenant mix analysis and building strong tenant relationships.
- Assist in strategic tenant mix analysis/planning and building strong tenant relationships
- Execute leasing strategies, using cold calling and other means to identify and pursue potential leasing targets
- Become familiar with essential lease administrative processes, including the execution lease documentation and administration as well as compliance requirements such as Anti-Money Laundering/countering the Financing of Terrorism, Code of Conduct by FTIC.
- Asset Operations & Performance Monitoring:
- Monitor and analyse day-to-day asset performance metrics, including foot traffic counts, sales figures, and customer feedback, reporting on trends that impact value.
- Conduct commercial assessments of assigned assets or portfolios to identify key performance drivers and areas for optimization.
- Customer Experience (CX) Management:
- Analyse customer demographics and shopping habits using market data to inform campaign effectiveness and strategic leasing decisions.
- Manage and implement customer loyalty programs and initiatives designed to enhance the overall shopping experience, increase repeat visits, and foster a sense of community.
Advanced Capabilities: Investment & Asset Strategy (9-24 Months)
This period focuses on developing high-level strategic, financial, and analytical competencies critical for investment decisions:
- Financial Analysis & Valuation:
- Analyse investment opportunities and existing asset performance using financial statements, market data, and advanced valuation techniques and methodologies.
- Develop and maintain financial models to forecast performance, assess cash flow, and support strategic planning.
- Asset Strategy & Optimization:
- Develop and support the execution of asset strategies focused on maximizing profitability, optimizing cash flow, and creating long-term value.
- Identify potential Asset Enhancement Initiatives (AEI) and conduct ROI analysis to justify strategic capital expenditure decisions.
- Support asset life-cycle hold-sell analysis
- Investment Underwriting & Risk Management:
- Conduct comprehensive market research and due diligence to support underwriting and investment decisions, including technical and commercial assessments.
- Market Dynamics & Reporting:
- Monitor and report on macroeconomic indicators and Retail sector outlook sectoral outlooks to inform asset management and investment strategies.
- Prepare and present periodic performance and strategy reports for senior management and the asset management team.
Key Qualification
- Completing a bachelor’s degree in either Real Estate, Finance, Business, Engineering or a related field.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial data, market trends, operational metrics; including familiarity with financial statements and valuation concepts,
- Experience or coursework in financial modelling, investment analysis, or portfolio management.
- Interest in macroeconomics and how economic indicators influence real estate and investment strategies.
- Ability to learn quickly and adapt across multiple functional rotations (property management, leasing, marketing, CX, etc.).
- Able to dissect complex problems, synthesize data, and propose creative, feasible solutions
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple tasks with tight deadlines.
- Effective communication and relationship-building skills to engage tenants, customers, and internal stakeholders.
- Peers describe you as a team player with a collaborative attitude and willingness to support cross-functional projects.