Assistant General Manager, Business Development

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established Malaysian public-listed group with a strong track record in property development and township planning. The company has a diversified portfolio spanning residential commercial industrial and mixed-use developments and continues to pursue strategic growth opportunities across Malaysia.

Job Summary

This role supports the identification evaluation and execution of new property development opportunities for long-term growth. It focuses on land acquisition joint ventures project feasibility deal structuring and strategic partnerships managing opportunities from sourcing to handover to the development team.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify evaluate and source new land development investment and partnership opportunities.
• Build and maintain a pipeline of potential residential commercial industrial township and mixed-development projects.
• Develop relationships with landowners brokers consultants government agencies financial institutions and potential business partners.
• Monitor market trends infrastructure developments competitor activities and emerging growth locations.
• Lead preliminary assessment and conduct financial commercial and development feasibility studies for land acquisitions.
• Review land status title conditions planning requirements development restrictions and potential project risks.
• Coordinate legal technical planning valuation financial and commercial due diligence.
• Recommend suitable acquisition joint-venture or partnership structures.
• Participate in negotiations with landowners joint-venture partners government bodies and other stakeholders.
• Work closely with internal legal and finance teams on term sheets letters of offer sale and purchase agreements and joint-venture agreements.
• Prepare investment proposals management papers and presentations for senior management and board approval.
• Manage the transaction process and ensure agreed commercial terms timelines and conditions are properly fulfilled.
• Collaborate with internal teams (project development planning finance legal sales marketing technical) to determine the most suitable development strategy.
• Support the preparation of preliminary development concepts product positioning and project implementation plans.
• Facilitate the handover of approved opportunities to the relevant development and project teams.
• Track the progress of acquired land and approved business-development initiatives.
• Lead guide and develop members of the business-development team.
• Manage external consultants valuers planners lawyers and other professional advisers.
• Present recommendations risks and commercial findings clearly to senior management.
• Establish effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all business-development activities comply with the Groups governance approval and risk-management requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Real Estate Property Development Finance Business Economics Engineering Quantity Surveying Urban Planning or a related discipline.
• 1015 years of relevant experience preferably in property development land acquisition real estate investment or corporate business development.
• At least 35 years of experience in a senior management or team-leadership capacity.
• Strong experience evaluating land development projects joint ventures or investment opportunities.
• Good understanding of property development processes land matters planning requirements and statutory approvals in Malaysia.
• Strong financial analysis and feasibility modelling capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience in commercial negotiation due diligence and transaction execution.
• Strong communication presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Commercially driven analytical and capable of balancing growth opportunities against financial and development risks.
• Ability to work independently manage multiple opportunities and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.