Sr Transaction Manager, Amazon Global Realty

This Position is Based in Melbourne or Sydney Australia.

Amazon operates a worldclass network of large technologically advanced fulfillment centers and supporting operations across Australia. The WW Real Estate Team is responsible for acquisition and disposition of all facilities in the Amazon Fulfillment Network and other related business lines.

This candidate will be a key part of the Global Realty Team. This individual will operate on both strategic and tactical levels and will be responsible for leading teams to continue the expansion of the Amazon facility network throughout Australia. The Sr Transaction Manager WW Ops Real Estate will be responsible for site acquisition due diligence site development entitlements strategic partnering with developers investors and other stakeholders negotiation of transaction documents and related functions for large complex projects.
This candidate will perform the full range of transaction management functions and lead internal and outsourced teams in an extremely fastpaced environment with a high degree of ambiguity.


Key job responsibilities
Manage a high volume deal flow of large complex existing building leases and build to suit transactions.
Innovate and execute processes and tools to ensure the complete cycle from site search through deal execution is completed consistently and predictably at a fast pace.
Create innovate and implement a relevant system of metrics to plan manage measure and evaluate performance pertaining to the transaction process.
Effectively communicate expectations requirements and status of deals to key business partners both internal and external.
Manage an everchanging variety of internal initiatives and projects.
Continue to build a culture of speed flexibility and frugality with all business partners.
Closely collaborate with Amazon operations legal finance treasury capacity planning economic development transportation and engineering groups to deliver highly successful projects.
Help grow the best transaction management operation of its kind in Australia.
Travel throughout Australia up to 30% of the time.

Bachelors Degree
5 years working in commercial real estate transactions directly for or on behalf of a principal real estate occupier
5 years in Project management experience from due diligence and design phase through implementation and operation


In depth knowledge of commercial real estate transactions and related components such as site selection construction pricing development entitlements due diligence and leasing
Experience and competence utilizing commercial real estate software platforms
Ability to work in a high stress fast paced environment
Ability to manage multiple projects for multiple stakeholders at the same time
Ability to work independently while maintaining all deadlines and critical date obligations
Excellent and inherent competency with time management and organization
Excellent ability to communicate clearly effectively and with proper professionalism
Excellent ability to build trust among colleagues and service partners
Interpretation of commercial lease documents
Demonstrated ability to establish processes workflows standard procedures
7 years in commercial real estate operations
Experience with industrial real estate portfolios



Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.

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