Transaction Manager Asia Pacific

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Role Overview

The Transaction Manager is a client-facing role embedded within JLLs APAC Transaction Management practice. You will manage and coordinate real estate transactions primarily office leasing across multiple markets on behalf of large corporate occupier clients. Operating across a complex multi-jurisdictional environment you will serve as the single point of coordination between clients local market brokers lease administration teams and internal JLL service lines.

This role is well suited to someone who thrives on orchestrating multiple workstreams simultaneously has genuine curiosity about market dynamics across APAC and can communicate confidently with senior client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Transaction Execution & Portfolio Management

Manage end-to-end lease transactions across APAC markets including new leases renewals lease restructures subleases and disposals

Track and actively manage all critical dates lease expiries break options rent reviews and option exercise deadlines across the client portfolio

Coordinate with JLL local market brokers and co-brokers across Greater China Japan/Korea SEA ANZ and India to execute transactions to client standard

Prepare and present deal comparisons financial analysis and recommendation papers to client decision-makers

Negotiate heads of terms and work with legal teams through to lease execution ensuring client-approved deal parameters are reflected in final documentation

Client Relationship Management

Serve as the day-to-day client point of contact for all transaction-related queries across the portfolio

Attend regular client governance calls and stakeholder meetings providing market updates pipeline summaries and deal status reports

Proactively identify and flag emerging portfolio risks and opportunities including uncommitted space expiring leases and changing occupancy requirements before they become critical

Build trusted relationships with client real estate legal finance and facilities teams across multiple geographies

Reporting & Governance

Maintain accurate transaction pipeline data in JLLs transaction management platform (e.g. Tango CoStar or client-proprietary systems)

Prepare reporting covering deal status savings delivered market benchmarks and critical date forecasts

Ensure all deals are approved through the clients internal governance process (CRE approvals board presentations where required) before authority is granted

Support regional and global reporting requirements including consolidation of APAC data into clients global real estate dashboard

Strategy & Advisory

Contribute to portfolio strategy work including scenario modelling for lease restructure consolidation hub-and-spoke network optimisation and market entry/exit

Provide market intelligence across key APAC office markets leveraging JLL Research and local broker networks

Support preparation of client business cases benchmarking reports and real estate strategy presentations

Identify opportunities to extend JLLs scope of services on the account including introduction of Project & Development Services Workplace or Lease Administration

Skills & Requirements

Essential

Minimum 25 years of experience in commercial real estate transaction management tenant representation or corporate real estate within an APAC context

Demonstrable experience managing multiple lease transactions; multi-market transaction experience is a plus

Strong financial literacy ability to model lease economics understand net effective rent incentive structures and total occupancy cost

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with confidence presenting to senior client stakeholders

Proficiency with Excel for financial modelling and data management; familiarity with transaction management or CRM platforms

Degree in Real Estate Property Business Finance Law or equivalent

Preferred

Experience on a corporate outsourced account (IFM WD or portfolio advisory) understanding of account governance client reporting cycles and service scope management

Exposure to at least one of: Greater China Japan India or Southeast Asian markets

Working knowledge of lease structures prevalent across APAC (e.g. gross vs net leases HK landlord-friendly market norms Indian stamp duty Cambodia/Vietnam emerging market nuances)

Licensed real estate salesperson or equivalent certification in one or more APAC jurisdictions

Mandarin Japanese or another APAC language is an advantage but not required

What Success Looks Like

In the first 90 days you will have mapped the clients active deal pipeline established working relationships with local market leads across the region and commenced ownership of at least one live transaction.

At 6 months you are the clients trusted point of coordination for APAC real estate activity: deals are progressing on schedule critical dates are under control and the client is receiving proactive market insight not just reactive transaction support.

At 12 months you are contributing to portfolio strategy conversations identifying new revenue opportunities within the account and operating as a genuine peer to the clients internal real estate team.

About JLL Transaction Management in APAC

JLLs APAC Transaction Management team sits within Work Dynamics and operates across 15 markets in the region. We manage in excess of 100 million sq ft of occupier transactions annually on behalf of global corporate clients spanning financial services technology professional services FMCG and life sciences.

Our team combines global account management discipline with deep local market expertise giving clients a single coordinated service layer across a complex and fragmented real estate landscape.

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