Senior Manager, Development Strategy

Join ESR Group, a leading Asia-Pacific real asset manager focused on New Economy sectors, including logistics, data centres, and infrastructure and renewables.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager, Development Strategy to partner closely with the Head of Development – A&NZ and senior development leaders across Australia and New Zealand. This is a senior, commercially focused role supporting the execution of key priorities across ESR’s national logistics and data centre development platform.

You will bring together strong property and investment expertise, strategic judgement and the ability to lead complex workstreams across a geographically dispersed stakeholder group. The role will provide high-quality decision support, strengthen consistency across the platform and help translate national priorities into practical, measurable outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Partner with the Head of Development – A&NZ to support execution of the national development strategy and broader business objectives.
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable plans, frameworks and initiatives across the national development platform.
• Lead and coordinate complex, high-priority workstreams, proactively identifying issues and maintaining momentum through to delivery.
• Prepare, coordinate and review Investment Committee papers, business cases and supporting materials for senior leadership and board-level audiences.
• Develop and review development feasibilities, including financial modelling assumptions, cost inputs, commercial analysis and sensitivity testing.
• Undertake market research, investment analysis and strategic assessments to support development, capital allocation and business planning decisions.
• Prepare executive summaries, portfolio updates, project reporting and commercially sound briefing materials.
• Drive improvements to systems, processes, tools and operating practices to enhance efficiency, consistency and scalability.
• Build alignment across state development teams and cross-functional stakeholders, including Capital Transactions, Funds Management and Asset Management.
• Champion the practical adoption of AI and productivity tools across the development platform.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate the following skills, experience and approach:

• Significant experience in property development, infrastructure, funds management, investment or a related real assets environment, ideally with exposure to industrial, logistics or data centre assets.
• Demonstrated experience preparing investment papers, commercial assessments and business cases for senior decision-makers.
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including experience with development feasibilities, financial models, cost inputs and sensitivity testing.
• Advanced written communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distil complex information for executive and board audiences.
• A strong track record of influencing senior stakeholders and working across multidisciplinary and geographically dispersed teams.
• Commercial judgement and the confidence to take ownership of complex initiatives with limited supervision.
• A structured, proactive and solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities.
• High proficiency in Microsoft 365, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with an interest in AI-enabled productivity and continuous improvement.

• Work alongside senior leaders and contribute to the direction and performance of a major A&NZ development platform.
• Gain exposure to significant logistics, industrial and digital infrastructure developments.
• Join a collaborative and inclusive culture that values commercial thinking, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Access flexible working arrangements, ongoing professional development and long-term career opportunities within a leading Asia-Pacific real assets business.

Grow with us - Career growth and learning

We believe our greatest strength lies in the growth and development of our team. From day one, we create an environment that builds confidence and lays the foundation for long-term success. Whether you're stepping into a more senior role or advancing your career, we provide the tools, learning opportunities, and guidance to help you thrive.

 More about career growth at ESR - https://au.esr.com/careers/

Our values and purpose

Our values are the foundation of everything we do - shaping our performance, culture, and ambition. Our purpose is rooted in the pursuit of excellence across all areas of our business, with a focus on maintaining the highest standards of performance, accountability, and integrity.

When you join us, you commit to three core principles: 

• We Do the Right Thing: Integrity is non-negotiable. We hold ourselves to the highest standards of accountability, ensuring that every financial decision and business move is ethical and transparent
• We Win as One Team: Our culture thrives on collective success. We break down silos to achieve shared outcomes
• We Think Beyond the Present: We focus on long-term value creation and sustainable growth

At ESR Group, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and high-performing workplace that embraces diversity of thought, background and experience. We actively support equity and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. If you believe you can add value, we would welcome your application to this opportunity.