Position Summary

The Real Estate team is an active global investor across multiple sectors and multiple strategies in support of CPP Investments mandate to maximize returns without undue risk of loss.  This flexibility in investment approach allows the investment departments to seek out the best investment ideas and the best risk-adjusted returns in the market. 

Reporting to the Managing Director & Head of Real Estate Asia Pacific, the Analyst/Associate is accountable for assisting the Real Estate team in the identification, selection, evaluation, and ongoing management of relationships and real estate investments across the Asia Pacific region.

Role-specific Accountabilities:

• Under the general direction of the Managing Director, you will become an integral member of the investment team, building a solid foundation as a professional multi-sector and multi-strategy investor.
• Alongside a multicultural and experienced team, you will build a thorough understanding of the investment process, commercial decision-making and partner selection.
• Using a variety of quantitative and qualitative analytical tools, you will assist in the underwriting process of various real estate investments and partnerships (including joint ventures, club deals and funds), as well as tax and financial structuring
• Working with our partners and stakeholders, you will actively participate in the monitoring and management of the investment portfolio and joint ventures to ensure delivery of business plans and execution strategies
• Engaging with market participants, you will conduct market research and compile data and financial information to contribute to forward-looking strategic decisions
• Undertaking other relevant duties and projects as assigned
• You will be expected to consistently exhibit our Guiding Principles of Integrity, Partnership and High Performance

What is Visa Consulting & Analytics

Visa Consulting & Analytics (VCA) is Visa's consulting division, serving Visa's clients (including card issuers, acquirers, and merchants) and solving their strategic problems focused on improving performance and profitability.  Drawing on our expertise in strategy consulting, payments, data analytics, marketing, operational and macroeconomics, VCA drives high impact and tangible financial results.

Typical projects may include:

• How does a financial institution increase market share in consumer credit cards?
• How should a credit card issuer use emerging technology to acquire the best customers?
• How does a financial institution grow their credit card portfolio while mitigating credit risk?
• How does a financial institution optimise their product offering?

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of client proposals and project plans, identifying dependencies, roles and responsibilities, scope and deliverables
• Prepare project materials including interview guides, data requirements, concepts, frameworks
• Collecting and analyse inputs such as client information, data, processes, policies, competitive and environmental information
• Conduct industry research, drawing on Visa and partner resources as well as colleagues to identify global best practices and distil insights relevant to the client problem at hand
• Create, develop and maintain models, contribute to IP creation and standardised VCA offerings 
• Continuously build knowledge, surface new insights, and contribute to thought leadership pieces 
• Identify solutions and recommendations that address client objectives and result in performance improvement
• Create compelling presentations to illustrate findings, ideas, recommendations within consulting engagements and more broadly

Role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne. This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

The Commercial Data Team is responsible for the delivery of Nine’s data driven commercial products that currently supports over 50% of Nine’s digital advertising revenue across 9Now, Publishing and Audio assets. The team is responsible for Nine’s data partners (Equifax, Azira, Mastercard and Coles 360), our onboarding/data clean room partners (Adobe, Salesforce, Tealium, Liveramp, Karlsgate and DataCo), our contextual & brand safety vendor Mantis plus Dynamic Ads vendors Adgreetz. The team also manages Nine’s Commercial Data Insights Platform – Salesforce Datorama. The team also leverages Adobe Audience Manager and Audience Experience Platform to support Nine’s segmentation and targeting strategy.

The Commercial Data team is Nine’s market leading data team who provides consulting services to both internal and external stakeholders. They have led the market in product innovation across digital data for the last 9 years. You will be joining a high performing team of digital data subject matter experts.

This role provides an entry to the evolving digital data world. Your skills and capabilities will provide support to the team but also allow you to develop your data skills with a highly respected market leading data team in media. Nine is an employer of choice in the digital data world. 

Day to day you will:

• Collecting & analyse large amount data from ambiguous & various sources (ensuring the quality & accuracy of the data)
• Creating regular reports in addition to maintaining & improving the reports and dashboards (using various platforms such as Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Datorama and Tableau)
• Provide ad-hoc reports, analysis and insights as needed to stakeholders
• Create, maintain and improve on documentations
• Leverage and develop a deep understanding of the Nine’s Commercial Data Products across Insights, Activation, Targeting and Measurement
• Assist Measurement & Insights Manager with various tasks such as ad-hoc reporting, analyses, forecasting, automation of reporting and attribution data of exposed users across the Commercial Data suite 
• Assist the wider Commercial Data team to deliver on the product pipeline and revenue commitments
• Actively participating in a collaborative team environment based on supportiveness, development, knowledge sharing and effective communication
• Building and sustaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, as well as representing the team in external forums
• Support internal training as well as presenting insights across the sales team and agency partners

This is a senior level role in our specialist credit function. This may suit an underwriter from a banking environment with experience in large exposures (and/or asset finance). 

You'll be responsible for evaluating, structuring and documentation of revolving facilities in cash flow & equipment finance applications. As part of the credit risk evaluation process, you'll be reviewing financial statements and cash flow projections as well as other forms of due diligence. 

As a senior member of the team, you'll need to be a skilled negotiator as you agree loan terms with our customers. You'll be responsible for structuring loans and well as monitoring the performance throughout the life of the loan.