Asset Manager - France

M7 is looking for an Asset Manager to join our high-performing logistics team in Paris, to play a key role in optimising our assets and delivering a best-in-class asset management experience for our occupiers.

Working at M7

M7 is a European real estate investment management firm, with a total of €5bn assets under management. We specialise in urban and last-mile logistics, leveraging local expertise and active asset management to maximise performance. These strategically located assets help occupiers reduce delivery times, lower emissions and respond quickly to consumer needs.

We take a value-oriented investment philosophy combined with a hands-on asset management platform. From acquisition through to on-going operations, we create spaces that maximise value and meet the evolving needs of occupiers.

Our culture is open, fast moving and performance driven, with a team focused approach that keeps work rewarding and fun. We are a collaborative organisation with 135 employees across the UK and Europe. At M7, we know it’s the efforts of our teams across all offices that make our success possible, so we provide a generous total rewards package and support for our employees’ wellbeing, growth and work–life balance.

What you’ll own and deliver

With your own portfolio of office and industrial assets, you’ll have the opportunity to identify, develop and implement strategies that actively drive an increase in asset value, all while keeping occupier experience front of mind. You’ll take a hands-on asset management approach which will include the below tasks.

• Market vacant units and provide weekly follow-up in collaboration with brokers


• Work closely with the Property Management team appointed by M7


• Act as the main point of contact for tenants: monitor rent collection, anticipate tenant-related risks, and negotiate leases and renewals in line with defined objectives


• Drive asset performance, including lettings, lease renewals and expiries, rent optimisation, and reduction of vacancy


• Define and propose asset-level strategies, including annual CAPEX budgets, and validate OPEX with support from senior team members


• Prepare robust financial appraisals to assess the viability and profitability of CAPEX projects with support from senior team members


• Propose and implement initiatives to enhance portfolio value and performance


• Ensure strong financial and compliance oversight, including service charge budgets and invoice approvals


• Lead refurbishment, redevelopment, and repositioning projects, including inspections and follow-up actions (repairs, leasing, occupation)


• Monitor construction and refurbishment works with relevant stakeholders (consultants, architects, contractors, control authorities, etc.)


• Conduct regular site and asset inspections to stay close to performance and occupier experience


• Ensure full accuracy and integrity of tenancy data across the entire asset lifecycle, from acquisition to disposal


• Build and maintain strong relationships with third-party partners (letting agents, solicitors, property managers, surveyors)


• Support disposal processes


• Prepare reporting for headquarters and investors

What you’ll bring to the role

Essential:

• Commercial acumen with analytical, numerical and reporting skills


• Confident communicator and negotiator, able to produce clear reports for colleagues and / or clients


• Good working knowledge of French commercial lease regulations


• Competent MS Office user with excellent accuracy and attention to detail


• Highly motivated, professional and dedicated in approach


• Bilingual in French and English


• Degree or equivalent qualification in Real Estate
  


• 1-2 years post qualification experience 

Advantageous

• Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)


• Exposure to regional multi-let industrial or logistics assets
  

What you’ll get from us

• A dynamic, passionate and supportive team, with a strong entrepreneurial spirit


• An international environment, offering exposure to European projects and stakeholders


• The management of prime, diverse and strategic assets, enabling the development of solid expertise


• Strong career development prospects within a growing group


• A collaborative company culture, where ideas and initiatives are valued


• Short decision‑making processes, enhancing efficiency and individual impact


• Accessible and engaged management, providing genuine support


• A stimulating work environment, combining responsibility, mission diversity and autonomy