At a glance
- Experience
- 5+ years experience
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Dublin
About the role
- The Product Specialist will act as an operational quarterback for EMEA Real Estate and Infrastructure investments, managing the transaction lifecycle from planning through to exit.
- This role focuses on project management, execution, and stakeholder coordination rather than traditional finance, bridging the gap between investment teams and specialist functions.
- The position requires managing complex, multi-jurisdictional investment structures and driving recurring processes such as capital calls, distributions, and restructurings.
Responsibilities
- Act as an operational quarterback for EMEA Real Estate and Infrastructure investments throughout the transaction lifecycle.
- Establish operating plans and critical paths for pipeline and live transactions.
- Coordinate financial, tax, and due diligence workstreams with internal and external advisers.
- Drive transaction implementation by sequencing various internal teams and external service providers.
- Manage recurring key events including capital calls, reinvestments, refinancing, and distributions.
- Maintain a single source of truth for status, timing, dependencies, and decisions.
- Coordinate local legal documentation, board materials, and meetings for capital activity.
- Support holding company board mandates and wider governance activity.
- On-board and monitor service providers, including administrators, accountants, and tax advisers.
- Lead process improvement projects, including workflow redesign and technology enablement.
Requirements
- Approximately 5+ years of experience within a Big Four firm in audit, tax, transfer pricing, transaction services, or consulting.
- Recognised professional qualification such as ACA, FCA, ACCA, CIMA, or CTA.
- Experience in complex project management involving multiple stakeholders, jurisdictions, and interdependent deadlines.
- Strong financial and commercial literacy regarding investment structures, funds flows, and liquidity.
- Excellent issue-spotting, problem-solving, and judgement skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and take ownership in a fast-paced environment.
- High attention to detail, discretion, and professionalism.
- Clear and concise communication skills with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
Preferred qualifications
- Exposure to private markets
- Experience with real assets
- Experience with Infrastructure or Real Estate
- Experience with fund structures
- Experience with transactions
- Experience in portfolio company environments
Workplace
- Role is based in Dublin.
- Designated as #LI-ONSITE.
