About the Role
JLL is seeking a Transaction Manager – Acquisitions & Divestments to join a client's account team. This role is responsible for delivering strategic property outcomes across a national portfolio, executing property strategy, leading negotiations, and driving cost reduction initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Manage BAU renewals, renegotiations, acquisitions, and divestments to secure tenure across the client’s national property portfolio.
- Deliver optimum results in all leasing negotiations, meeting annual financial and qualitative targets.
- Complete 35-40 transactions per annum, focusing on securing tenure, portfolio cost reduction, and managing portfolio’s weighted average lease expiry.
- Oversee all in-flight transactions from critical dates through to executed documentation.
- Assess market evidence, prepare business cases with appropriate commentary, and advise the client on lease structures, land valuations, and fair market rent calculations.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with landlords, landowners, Legal Service Providers, client and key internal stakeholders.
- Champion the use of TM Essentials and other technology platforms to capture transaction data, drive efficiencies, and enhance reporting outcomes.
- Proactively identify opportunities to streamline processes and deliver to contractual KPIs throughout the term of the Contract.
Requirements
- Proven experience in client-facing acquisitions and divestments programs with a focus on tenant representation and/or leasing.
- Strong negotiation skills with demonstrated success in delivering commercial outcomes and cost reduction initiatives.
- Excellent analytical capabilities including market analysis, lease valuation, and financial assessment.
- Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across landlords, legal providers, and internal teams.
- Proficiency in leveraging technology platforms to drive transaction efficiency and reporting outcomes.
- Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple transactions simultaneously and meet tight deadlines.
Skills
- Real Estate
- Property
- Business
- Law
- Tenant Representation
- Leasing
- Negotiation
- Market Analysis
- Lease Valuation
- Financial Assessment
- Stakeholder Management
- Relationship Building
- Technology Platforms
- Project Management
Location
- Melbourne, VIC
- Sydney, NSW
Work Type
- On-site
- Hybrid
- Flexible
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in Real Estate, Property, Business, or Law
- Current Real Estate License or Certificate of Registration
About the Company
- JLL empowers people to shape a brighter way forward by combining world-class services, advisory, and technology for clients.
- With over 200 years of real estate experience, JLL is in continual pursuit of brighter ways of working.
- JLL is a global leader in helping clients envision where people live, work, play, shop, and eat.
- JLL is committed to equal opportunity and building an inclusive workplace.
- JLL has ranked among the World’s Most Ethical Companies for over a decade.
- JLL supports applications from all underrepresented groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBT+, people with disability and people of all age, religions and race.
- JLL is dedicated to offering veterans from all ranks and services a successful civilian career.
- JLL harnesses the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities.
- Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services.
Equal Opportunity
- JLL is committed to equal opportunity and building an inclusive workplace.
- We support applications from all underrepresented groups, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBT+, people with disability and people of all age, religions and race.
- We are dedicated to offering veterans from all ranks and services a successful civilian career as they transition out of the military.
- Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities.
