About the Role
The Retail Lease Transactions Team is responsible for negotiating and executing lease documentation for new and existing leases across the CBA national retail and ATM property portfolio. This role is a 12-month contract for an experienced property leasing professional to join the team.
Responsibilities
- Instruct and collaborate with CBA’s panel lawyers on lease transactions
- Manage critical lease dates, project work and reporting obligations to support portfolio objectives
- Negotiate lease documentation to manage legal and operational risk
- Co-ordinate the sign off and execution of lease documents ensuring compliance with CBA’s delegations and power of attorney
- Interpret complex lease provisions and provide commercial advice to the broader leasing team
- Assist the Retail Leasing Managers and Property Managers and other stakeholders in the conduct of sales and acquisitions of freehold property, market rent reviews, and dispute matters
- Contribute to process improvement initiatives
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing retail lease transactions
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Sound understanding of property contracts, the retail tenancy legislation and other relevant property laws
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
Skills
- Negotiation
- Influencing
- Property contracts
- Retail tenancy legislation
- Property laws
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Analytical skills
- Problem-solving
- Managing competing priorities
Location
- National
Work Type
- Contract
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- Experienced
Education Level
- Qualification in law or property is advantageous but not essential
Benefits
- Flexibility to balance where work is done with at least half their time each month connecting in office
- Changing start and finish times
- Part-time arrangements
- Job share
About the Company
- CommBank supports its people with the flexibility to balance where work is done.
