Director, Legal and Regulatory

Location

Brookfield Place New York - 225 Liberty Street, 8th Floor

Business - Real Estate

Brookfield Real Estate Group is one of Brookfield’s primary operating groups. The Real Estate Group is one of the world's largest investors in real estate, with a global portfolio that includes office, retail, multifamily, logistics, hospitality and alternative real estate assets on five continents. The Group owns and operates approximately $268 billion of assets representing the most iconic properties in the world’s most dynamic markets. We seek to generate value by leveraging our operating expertise and focusing on our core real estate capabilities of leasing, financing, development, design and construction as well as property and facilities management. For more information, visit https://www.brookfield.com/our-businesses/real-estate .

Brookfield Culture

Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture.  We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader:  Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined.  Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses.

Job Description

Investment Committee

- Manage the Investment Committee process from transaction submission through classification, routing, committee review, and follow-up
- Review transactions and advise deal teams on the application of internal policies, procedures, and governance requirements
- Oversee junior team responsible for initial transaction reviews, ensuring submissions are complete and accurate and resolving issues
- Prepare committee agendas and coordinate stakeholders throughout each review cycle
- Lead post-committee debriefs and maintain related guidance, reference materials, and training

Data Governance

- Manage day-to-day operations of the data governance program, ensuring that transaction, investment, property, and other data is created and maintained in accordance with the firm’s data model
- Evaluate data-model issues and recommend enhancements to attributes, definitions, and governance standards as business and reporting requirements evolve
- Serve as an escalation point for complex master-data matters, applying judgment and partnering with business teams to determine appropriate outcomes
- Maintain a knowledge base of key decisions, interpretations, precedents, and complex scenarios
- Partner with the data quality team in Powai and other stakeholders to analyze data quality and provide actionable insights

Process Improvement and Strategic Recommendations

- Identify and analyze recurring governance, data, and workflow issues; recommend practical enhancements to program leadership; and support implementation of approved changes
- Evaluate opportunities to improve efficiency and consistency through technology, AI, automation, and analytics
- Maintain guidance, precedents, and training materials for Investment Committee and Data Governance programs to promote consistent execution across teams

Legal and Risk Advisory

- Support enterprise risk management matters, including investment-risk analysis, policy development, transaction negotiation on a limited basis, and other legal analysis, as needed
- Review commercial contracts as needed
- Provide targeted legal and regulatory support related to the governance programs and other global real estate matters, as needed

Qualifications

- J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- Four+ years of transactional, asset-management investment or legal operations experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting complex processes and coordinating stakeholders across legal, investment, operations, and technology functions
- Experience with complex transactions, corporate and legal entity structures, and related documentation
- Real estate or private equity experience strongly preferred
- Strong judgment and the ability to interpret and apply policies to complex or novel circumstances
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across geographies, functions, and levels of seniority
- Highly organized and comfortable managing multiple concurrent, deadline-driven workstreams
- Strong interest in legal operations, data governance, and the application of AI or automation to business processes

Salary Range: $200,000 - $230,000

Our compensation structure is comprised of a base salary and a short-term incentive program (cash bonus). Cash compensation tends to vary based on geography to account for local market conditions and is set to be market competitive. Compensation decisions are based on a number of factors including relative experience, overall years of experience, industry experience, education and designations.

Brookfield is committed to maintaining a Positive Work Environment that is safe and respectful; our shared success depends on it. We do not tolerate workplace discrimination, violence or harassment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and make employment decisions based on qualifications, merit and business needs, without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law. Applicant information is collected and handled in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice.