Coupang
Real Estate Development and Investment
Taipei, Taiwan. Posted a month ago
The role
The Principal of Logistics Real Estate Development and Investment will lead fulfillment center real estate expansion, capital allocation, and heavy asset strategies in Taiwan. This role involves setting real estate vision, shaping asset pipelines, and overseeing the lifecycle of large-scale logistics facilities.
What you will do
- Formulate and execute Coupang Taiwan's long-term real estate master plan and capital expenditure pipeline.
- Champion major investment proposals and collaborate with Finance, Treasury, and Tax to optimize investment structures.
- Direct site selection, land banking strategies, and complex commercial real estate transactions.
- Spearhead institutional stakeholder management and high-level government relations for entitlements.
- Drive the integration of automation, sustainable building practices, and logistics technologies in facility designs.
- Establish corporate contracting standards and risk-allocation frameworks for major agreements.
- Mentor and scale a multidisciplinary real estate team.
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management, Urban Planning, Finance, or a related field.
- Approximately 12 or more years of progressive experience in logistics, industrial, commercial, or large-scale real estate development at a leadership level.
- Proven executive experience leading multiple full-cycle developments or a regional portfolio of large-scale industrial/logistics facilities.
- Demonstrated ability to interface and negotiate with C-level executives, institutional investors, board members, and senior governmental bodies.
- Exceptional command of real estate financial modeling, corporate finance, development economics, and institutional investment underwriting.
- Professional proficiency in Chinese (Mandarin) and English.
Nice to have
- Track record within a leading e-commerce, global logistics, retail, tier-1 industrial real estate developer, or institutional real estate private equity fund.
- Extensive experience delivering highly automated fulfillment centers, multi-story distribution hubs, or advanced cold-chain infrastructure.
- Advanced degree (Master's in Real Estate, MBA, or relevant engineering/planning discipline).
- Premier professional accreditations (e.g., RICS, AIA, PMP).
Before you apply
- Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
- The job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date if all openings are filled.
- Coupang has the right to rescind an offer if a candidate is found to have submitted false information.
About the company
Coupang is reimagining the shopping experience with the goal of wowing each customer. Their services in Taiwan include Rocket Delivery and Rocket Oversea.