Vice President - Land Acquisition

VP Land Acquisition

Location: Kolkata

R3 is hiring a Vice President - Land Acquisition to lead strategic land sourcing and acquisition for large-scale residential, commercial, and township developments.

This is a leadership mandate for someone who can independently identify, negotiate, structure, and close complex land transactions while building a strong development pipeline.

What You'll Do:

- Build and execute the company's land acquisition strategy, identifying and acquiring strategically located land parcels for residential, commercial, and township projects.

- Develop a robust pipeline of acquisition opportunities across key markets and emerging growth corridors.

- Source on-market and off-market land opportunities through relationships with landowners, brokers, aggregators, consultants, institutional partners, and government authorities.

- Represent the organization in negotiations with external stakeholders and regulatory bodies.

- Lead end-to-end execution of transactions Outright Purchase, Joint Development, Joint Venture, Development Management Agreements, and other land monetization structures.

- Independently negotiate commercial terms and drive deals to closure.

- Assess market potential, pricing, and development viability; prepare investment proposals and business cases for leadership approval.

- Recommend transaction structures that maximize profitability and minimize risk.

- Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Technical, Liaison, and Project teams on due diligence, title verification, regulatory approvals, and compliance.

- Track land pricing, competitor activity, infrastructure development, and policy changes; advise leadership on investment and expansion opportunities.

What You Bring:

- 12-20 years in Land Acquisition, Land Aggregation, Real Estate Business Development, or Strategic Land Investments.

- Proven track record of independently sourcing, negotiating, structuring, and closing multiple high-value land transactions.

- Strong expertise across land sourcing, commercial evaluation, financial feasibility, deal structuring, due diligence, title verification, regulatory approvals, and contract negotiation.

- Extensive network across landowners, brokers, aggregators, consultants, government authorities, and financial institutions.

- Strong commercial acumen, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence senior leadership.