General Manager, Investments & Operations

Built with Purpose.Melasti is a privately held business and investment group with interests in retail and in financial and real estate investments. With a long-term approach, we invest in more than 50 companies and manage a diversified portfolio of financial investments and high-quality real estate assets. People and relationships are at the heart of how we do business: we value trust, shared ambition and lasting partnerships.We are looking for a senior leader to run Melasti day to day, and to make it their own.Why this roleThis is an opportunity to lead an investment group from the inside: a diversified portfolio, a real estate platform, and the freedom to shape the way of working. You will have real autonomy, a direct line to ownership, and the trust to run the business.The roleYou will lead the day-to-day management of Melasti, with the autonomy to organize the group and set the pace. You will source and assess opportunities, prepare investment recommendations, manage transactions through to closing, and run the legal, tax, financial and administrative structure. Investment decisions will be made in collaboration with ownership, to whom you will report directly, in an open relationship built on trust.How we workWe believe great businesses are built by people, over the long term. Trust and freedom with responsibility create the environment in which individuals take ownership, embrace challenges and build something lasting. Here you will have both: the freedom to lead, and the backing of an ownership who thinks in decades, not quarters.What you will doInvestments

• Source and screen opportunities across real estate, startups, listed and unlisted companies, and consumer and retail brands.
• Prepare investment memos and recommendations, and take part in the decision process together with ownership.
• Lead due diligence and drive transactions through to closing.
• Monitor portfolio performance: valuations, returns, risks and reporting to ownership.
• Manage relationships with banks, brokers, funds, managers and advisors.Management and operations
• Run the legal, tax, accounting and administrative functions of the group, together with external advisors.
• Coordinate real estate activity: acquisition, refurbishment, operation and sale of assets.
• Take responsibility for treasury, budget control and the corporate structure.
• Define the processes, controls and compliance calendar of the group.
• Lead the group's operations with a lean structure, working with external advisors and specialists.What we are looking for
• 10+ years of experience in investment, investment banking, private equity, family office, strategy consulting or corporate finance.
• Experience leading teams or businesses, with accountability for results.
• An entrepreneurial mindset: you act like an owner of the business.
• A collaborative leader who builds trust with advisors, partners and colleagues.
• Strong background in finance, economics or business administration; a master's degree or CFA is a plus.
• Proven experience in transactions, valuation and financial modeling.
• Comfortable working with banks, funds, advisors and portfolio companies.
• Fluent English; international experience is a plus.
• Judgment, rigor, execution and total discretion.
• Knowledge of real estate and of consumer and retail is a plus.What we offer
• Real autonomy and a direct line to ownership.
• The chance to shape the organization and processes of a growing group.
• Permanent employment contract, full time, based on-site in Madrid.
• Compensation in line with the seniority of the role.