Head of Real-Estate Acquisition & Renovation

About Equito

Equito is a disruptive Spanish fintech/proptech revolutionizing the real estate sector. Our mission is to democratize real estate investment, enabling anyone to invest in properties starting from 100 € in just 2 minutes and receive monthly rental income. You download the app, choose a property, invest from €100, and start receiving your rental income every month. Equito takes care of sourcing properties, structuring investment projects, executing renovations, renting out the assets, and distributing monthly rental income. We're a team of 38 people. Our app has over 270,000 downloads, and more than €31,000,000 has already been invested on the platform.

About the role
As Head of Real-Estate Acquisition & Renovation, you will lead and coordinate the property adquisition and architect teams for Valencia, Alicante, and expansion into new cities, ensuring the identification, evaluation, and efficient, profitable purchase of real estate assets that meet Equitoʼs investment criteria. This role is key to driving territorial growth and maximizing returns for investors.

Role Interactions:
Internal stakeholders: Architecture, Finance, Real estate
External stakeholders: Real estate agents, property owners, notaries, legal

Your responsibilities

1. Supervise and guide the Property Adquisition Specialists team in sourcing, evaluating, and closing properties in Valencia, Alicante, and new cities.

2. Define expansion strategies and set territorial priorities in collaboration with Management and Procurment & Facilities teams.

3. Ensure proper execution of the full aquisition process: from prospecting and opportunity analysis to legal validation, post-purchase coordination and renovation.

4. Negotiate directly with property owners, real estate agents, and other key stakeholders to optimize terms and close deals.

5. Create long term relations with key partners to source properties.

6. Coordinate interactions between the adquisition team and Architecture, Legal, Finance, and Operations departments to ensure efficient workflows and compliance.

7. Review and validate profitability analyses, space redistribution plans, and investment proposals submitted by the team.

8. Manage and optimize the acquisition pipeline to maintain a consistent flow of property deals.

9. Report progress, challenges, and key performance metrics to Management.

10. Develop and train the team to improve technical skills, negotiation, and analysis capabilities.

11. Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence within the team.

What we’re looking for - Requirements

• Minimum experience: 7+ years in real estate adquisition, investment, or real estate project management, with team leadership experience.

• Education: Business Administration, Economics, Law, Architecture, Engineering, or related fields (preferred).

• Technical knowledge:

  -> Real estate market knowledge in Valencia, Alicante, and expansion territories

  -> Legal documentation and notarial processes

  -> CRM tools and pipeline management

• Languages required: Fluent Spanish; intermediate or higher English.

• Key soft skills:
  Leadership and coaching
  Advanced negotiation
  Financial and strategic analysis
  Effective and assertive communication
  Conflict resolution
  Ability to work under pressure
  Results-oriented

• Other requirements: Driverʼs license and own vehicle (mandatory), Network of key partners

• Based in Valencia (preferably)

• Availability to travel frequently between Valencia, Alicante, and new target cities.
  

  Technologies / Methodologies Used

• Internal CRM (Notion, HubSpot, or others) Google Workspace

• Internal property tracking and analysis tools

What do we offer? 

• Competitive gross salary based on the candidate's experience

• Phanton Shares (Company shares)

• Experience in a fast-growing start-up

• Work with a young and dynamic team

• Ticket restaurant through a flexible compensation plan that enables you to optimize taxes by allocating part of your salary to meals

• Private health insurance, available after your probation period