Portfolio Manager - Lease Management

The Portfolio Management team provides location strategies, lease and transaction management support and services for both Firm Management and Business Units. Specific responsibilities include space acquisitions, disposals and supplemental agreements, lease negotiations, management of the documentation, due diligence and incentives.

The Portfolio Manager is responsible for managing a full spectrum of lease activities in India to support the Firm's needs and interests throughout the transaction life cycle.

The role requires a thorough understanding of transaction process and India real estate market along with strong organizational, communication and leadership skills

Primary Functional Roles & Responsibilities:

- Coverage of real estate activities for India portfolio, approx. 800K RSF over 8 buildings in 2 cities

- Ensure that all critical lease dates are identified and efficiently and effectively managed through a pipeline to maximize opportunities in the marketplace, protect security of tenure and manage risk

- Manage and execute transactions, providing support to third party Transaction Managers and coordinating with other internal service groups including Project Management, Legal and Financial Controllers as required

- Maintain oversight of all - business as usual- related Real Estate activity i.e. rent reviews, rates reviews, incentives etc.

- Manage transparent processes for selecting service providers and landlords

- Monitor real estate markets in the coverage area to identify opportunities and potential risks

- Maintain sound relationships with real estate service providers and landlords in the coverage markets to manage escalated issues.

- Drive production of relevant approval documentation, including oversight of lease inputs into financial modelling

- Support Asia Head of Portfolio Management to drive departmental agenda

- Support the Lease Administration team as they manage the lease database, track and report

Education: BA, MBA or Master Degree in Real Estate is preferred