Investor Relations Real Assets – Unified Global Alternatives / Investor Relations Real Assets – Unified Global Alternatives

Your Role

Are you at your best when serving clients and providing specialist knowledge of real assets and private markets? Do you have a proven ability to work with clients to deliver alternative investment solutions?

We are looking for a dynamic individual who can:

• Provide specialist knowledge of UGA's Real Assets products to clients around the world, with a particular focus on Japanese investors.
• Deliver high-quality investment solutions to institutional and private investors globally, offering guidance across all UGA investment verticals, especially in the Japanese market.
• Contribute to fundraising efforts by completing RFPs and crafting compelling marketing materials, including pitch decks and due diligence questionnaires (DDQs).
• Collaborate closely with the Investment teams to conduct research and analysis on market trends, industry benchmarks, and competitor activity to enhance investor communication and position the firm as a market leader.
• Work in tandem with the Asset Management Client Coverage teams and Global Wealth Management client advisors to support sales and client services efforts.
• Ensure the provision of exceptional client service that maintains the current quality standards of SMA and facilitates potential top-up opportunities.

Your Team

You will be part of a large-scale global asset management firm that offers investment capabilities and styles across all major traditional and alternative asset classes, from active to passive, including a comprehensive sustainable investing offering.

As a member of the Investor Relations Real Assets team within UBS Asset Management’s Unified Global Alternatives (UGA) unit, you will contribute to a segment managing over USD 300 billion across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Hedge Funds, Private Equity, and Private Credit. UGA is a leading global alternatives investor, channeling UBS Wealth and Institutional capital into both UBS and third-party best-in-class alternative investment vehicles.

The Investor Relations Real Assets team is a dynamic, committed, and ambitious group focusing on Infrastructure and Real Estate. We are the key partner to Investment Specialists in securing commitments from new investors while managing relationships with existing clients. Our goal is to be a trusted partner for our investors, client advisors, distribution colleagues, investment teams, and the entire value chain of Unified Global Alternatives.

In this role, you’ll play a key part in bridging product structuring and investment content between Japanese teams and relevant global teams, ensuring alignment with local market standards and sensitivities.

Your Expertise

• Significant experience (12-15 years) in institutional investment, as a private markets specialist, product specialist, or in an alternative sales role.
• A deep understanding of the Japanese investor landscape and regulatory environment, capable of delivering regular reporting and performance updates with precision and consistency.
• Experience with the investor landscape in Japan, the Japanese alternatives market, and providing tailored services to Japanese clients.
• An understanding of the unique expectations and requirements of Japanese institutional investors, with the ability to effectively communicate these needs to global teams.
• Advanced technical, product, and market knowledge in real estate and infrastructure investments, as well as multi-alternative products.
• Shared values with our organization: hard-working, trustworthy, dedicated, and collaborative.
• A strategic thinker with strong communication skills.
• High motivation to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, demonstrating strong attention to detail to meet the high standards expected by Japanese investors.
• Fluency in Japanese and English is essential.

Join Us

At UBS, we recognize that it is our people—equipped with diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds—who drive our ongoing success. We are dedicated to our craft and passionate about putting our people first. We offer new challenges, a supportive team, opportunities for growth, and flexible working options whenever possible.

Our inclusive culture brings out the best in our employees, no matter where they are in their career journeys. We leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance productivity and efficiency. We also understand that great work is never a solitary effort; collaboration is at the heart of everything we do, because together, we are more than ourselves.

We are committed to disability inclusion and encourage anyone requiring reasonable accommodations throughout our recruitment process to get in touch with us.

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Disclaimer / Policy Statements

UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within our workforce.