Director Real Estate Investments

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Realty Income (NYSE: O), an S&P 500 company, is a real‑estate partner to the world's leading companies. Founded in 1969, we invest in diversified commercial real‑estate and manage a portfolio of 15,600 properties across all 50 U.S. states, the UK, and six other European countries, with a gross book value of $58 bn. We are known as "The Monthly Dividend Company" and deliver dependable monthly dividends that grow over time.

Since our founding, we have declared 656 consecutive monthly dividends and have increased our dividend for the last 30 consecutive years as a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats index.

We are rapidly expanding into the UK and European markets. The European portfolio, including the UK, has experienced consistent growth, with a £429 m acquisition in 2019 of a 12‑property portfolio from Sainsbury's. In just five years, we now manage investments of over $11 bn and 483 distinct properties.

The Director, UK Investments, will source, underwrite, and manage UK real‑estate investment opportunities. Responsibilities include lead negotiation, transaction management, and presentation to the Investment Committee. This role reports to the SVP, Head of Asset Management & Value‑Add Investments, UK, and partners with internal teams to analyze market trends, communicate pipeline targets, and negotiate terms aligned with company acquisitions objectives.

• Identify, analyze, and pursue real‑estate investment opportunities in the UK.
• Lead negotiations of deal terms and communicate with counter parties.
• Coordinate and manage deals through the transaction life cycle.
• Present proposed transactions to the Investment Committee.
• Maintain relevant market knowledge and contacts to support identification and analysis of opportunities.
• If required, manage the Analyst team to model potential returns for prospective investments.
• Oversee creation of investment memorandums for presentation to the Investment Committee and/or the Board of Directors.
• Work with the Acquisitions Team to generate, maintain, and furnish periodic reports and industry tracking pieces reviewed by senior executives.
• Approach the role with a positive attitude, diligent work ethic, and a sense of ownership.
• Consistently operate as a team player, encouraging, empowering, and assisting other team members with the team's success as the primary focus.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Travel up to 15% of the time, including overnight stays.

• Work with internal team members and external advisors to build investment cases for opportunities considered by the Investment Committee.
• Collaborate with the Research team to identify new occupiers, business sectors, property types, and geographies for investment consideration.
• Utilize internal and external contacts to gather market information and data that may be helpful to the team's objectives.

• Extensive real‑estate acquisitions experience gained in a leading institution (Private Equity / Investment Banking / Real Estate Investment Fund) with an impressive deal sheet.
• Experience leading the origination, underwriting, and execution of UK real‑estate transactions, including corporate/entity‑level deals, portfolios, and asset‑level deals (extensive transactional history in logistics, industrial or office asset classes).
• Experience originating UK real‑estate transactions that generate above‑average returns.
• Strategic mindset.
• Strong public speaking skills and sharp attention to detail.
• Commercial awareness and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills, combined with tenacity and a desire to succeed.
• A team player who feels energized when working with others to achieve a common goal.
• Fluency in English is essential.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Developmental experience.
• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent work experience) with a preferred focus on Real Estate, Business, Commerce, or Finance.

For more than 50 years, Realty Income has been guided by our mission to invest in people and places to deliver dependable monthly dividends that increase over time. We nurture long‑term, meaningful relationships that enable individuals to achieve a better financial outlook, support local businesses, and pursue their greatest ambitions, creating a lasting positive impact on communities.

Realty Income is committed to diversity and inclusion and welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or educational background.