General Manager (Asset Management)
About the Role
The General Manager will take full ownership of a mixed-use property portfolio, retail, commercial and residential, within a lean, owner-led structure. This is a highly hands-on role requiring both strategic leadership and direct execution. With limited internal resources, the successful candidate will act as the central decision-maker and coordinator across all aspects of the portfolio, driving financial performance, managing external partners and ensuring efficient day-to-day operations.
The role suits a commercially sharp, self-sufficient operator who is comfortable working autonomously and making decisions with direct accountability to the Owner. The working pattern is hybrid, with a Cork-based presence required, the central asset is undergoing active redevelopment, and securing new vendors and tenants to populate the redeveloped centre is a defining priority of the first 12 months.
Critical priorities include leading the delivery of the centre's redevelopment, securing new vendors (shops, F&B and cultural tenants) ready for re-opening, and driving NOI growth across the portfolio. The role reports directly to the Owner, with salary up to €100,000 DOE.
Key Responsibilities
- Maximise income and asset value across the mixed-use portfolio
- Lead redevelopment delivery of the central asset, managing contractors through build, fit-out, pre-opening, snag and launch
- Secure new F&B, retail and cultural vendors ahead of and through re-opening
- Take full responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow, rent rolls, arrears and cost control
- Lead or directly negotiate leases, renewals and rent reviews, and drive occupancy
- Appoint, manage and challenge managing agents, letting agents, contractors and service providers
- Manage capital projects and value-add initiatives with tight, ROI-driven budget control
- Act as the Owner's proxy in all property matters, with clear, decision-focused reporting
Requirements
- 10+ years in property asset management, ideally across mixed-use portfolios
- Proven ability to operate in small teams or entrepreneurial environments
- Strong track record of delivering results without heavy support structures
- Cork-based, or able to commit to a Cork-based presence given the active redevelopment
- Highly commercial and decisive, with strong financial and cash-flow management
- Confident negotiator across leases, contracts and suppliers
- Comfortable being both strategist and executor, and an outgoing host and networker
Benefits
- Salary up to €100,000 per annum, DOE
- Hybrid working (Cork-based)
- Full-time, permanent role reporting directly to the Owner
- Genuine autonomy and direct accountability across the portfolio
- Pivotal redevelopment moment with scope to shape the centre's relaunch
- Potential to expand into acquisition sourcing, underwriting and refinancing
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- Job Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Cork, Ireland
- Salary
- Up to €100,000 (DOE)
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