Business Development Director

Department

Business Development

Employee Type

Probationary

The Business Development Director will drive the growth and long-term value creation of RLC’s large-scale destination estates under Robinsons Destination Estates. The role focuses on identifying, evaluating, and shaping estate-scale development opportunities ensuring commercial viability, strategic fit, and seamless transition into execution.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead sourcing, evaluation, and feasibility of estate-scale development opportunities, land acquisitions, and partnerships
• Define estate-level development strategies, land-use allocation, product mix, and phasing across multi-hectare townships
• Review and validate financial models and investment cases (ROI, IRR, NPV) across multiple phases and asset classes
• Provide strategic direction during master planning to ensure commercial, financial, and long-term estate value alignment
• Work closely with Construction, Marketing, Leasing, Sales, Legal, and Finance to transition approved opportunities into execution
• Support senior-level negotiations with landowners, partners, and key stakeholders
• Present estate strategies, investment proposals, and portfolio updates to senior management and governance committees
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Architecture, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of experience in real estate business development, investment, or large-scale mixed-use development
• Proven exposure to estate / township-scale projects integrating residential, office, retail, and lifestyle components
• Strong expertise in feasibility analysis, financial modeling, and multi-phase investment structuring
• Executive presence with strong strategic judgment, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Understanding of Philippine real estate market dynamics and large-scale permitting processes