Real Estate and Special Asset Manager

Milwaukee, WI

Posted: 09/17/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire Industry: General Business

Job Description

Our Client, an independent chartered Trust company that provides beneficiaries with exceptional trust administration and customer service, is looking for a Real Estate and Special Asset Manager to add to their team.  This individual will be responsible for the day-to-day management of overseeing the acceptance, acquisition, management, and liquidation of trust-owned real estate and special assets throughout the United States. Special assets include life insurance, real estate, loan, notes, oil, gas, and mineral rights, and privately held companies. This role ensures all activities are conducted in compliance with fiduciary responsibilities, applicable laws, with in our Company’s policies and procedures. The manager collaborates closely with trust servicing team members and external legal and financial partners to effectively manage and administer trust assets. Serves as point of contact with clients and beneficiaries on trust owned real estate activity. This position reports directly to the Chief Fiduciary Officer.

 Are YOU able to interact professionally and effectively with colleagues and clients; interact with beneficiaries, courts and other third party professionals at all times?   Do YOU have strong interest in acquiring knowledge in the Trust administration business with a strong sense of confidentiality and ability to exercise sound judgment?

ARE YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?   

Role Responsibilities:

 

RE Trust Administration

  • Evaluate and oversee the acquisition and disposition of trust-owned real estate and special assets.
  • Manage the acquisition and maintenance of insurance coverage for trust properties.
  • Collaborate with trust officers, legal counsel, financial advisors, and external vendors.
  • Act as the subject matter expert on trust-owned real estate for internal teams and clients.
  • Ensure compliance with fiduciary standards, legal regulations, and company policies.
  • Coordinate property inspections, valuations, environmental assessments, and title reviews.
  • Handle insurance claims, property maintenance, and modifications.
  • Maintain accurate records of all real estate and special asset transactions.
  • Allocate receipts and expenditures in accordance with trust accounting principles.
  • Participate in asset committees, audits and compliance reviews.
  • Provide regular reporting to the Chief Fiduciary Officer.
  • Coordinate all aspects of real estate and asset management with third parties.
  • Maintain accurate records of real estate and special holdings and activities.
  • Regularly update client interactions in CRM database.

Job Requirements

  • Minimum five (5) years of technical expertise in real estate and special assets.
  • Some travel may be required for business development opportunities and managing trust assets.
  • Spanish speaking is a plus.
  • Knowledge of trust and estate administration is a plus.

Meet Your Recruiter

Nicole Mortell, CPC
Partner, Vice President of Sales

Nicole earned her Bachelor of Arts from UW-Oshkosh and began her staffing career shortly after graduation.  Quickly, Nicole found her passion rising to top producer year after year and from there in 2006 she became one of the founding Partners of AllianceStaff.  Today as Partner and VP of Sales and Marketing, she remains on the front lines of recruitment and client management, while simultaneously fostering the growth of AllianceStaff by identifying key business development opportunities and training team members to develop their own desks. Nicole partners with companies across a wide range of industries to understand their hiring needs and to help them build the best possible teams.  She has been recruiting in Milwaukee for over 15 years and has developed a unique insight into the hiring needs of the local market. She creates strong business relationships, many of which turn into long-term friendships, attesting to the loyalty she has with her clients and candidates. She listens.  She asks questions. And she understands that a great talent match never needs to be sold.  Nicole intuitively knows when she’s found the right match, and her long track record of successful placements proves her skill.

In her free time you can find Nicole on the soccer field watching her twin boys play in rain, sleet or snow (true soccer mom!!), staying on top of fitness trends, checking out a new restaurant with her girlfriends, traveling with her husband Tom or snuggling with her baby girl Mariah (Australian miniature Labradoodle.)

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