Director, Transaction Management, APAC
What this job involves
About the role
You will support the Account Director to lead a high performing team to deliver Transaction Management (TM) services to some of the world’s largest companies. You will primarily dedicate your time to a single client, interfacing with senior stakeholders across a wide geography. You will be responsible to drive real estate strategy and transactions across the region, ensure process adherence and governance guidelines.
Managing a portfolio across Asia Pacific, this position calls for a highly-energetic leader with excellent project management, communication, portfolio management and client relationship management skills as well as experience of managing real estate strategies and transactions across Asia Pacific.
Transaction Management
You will execute a wide variety of real estate transactions, including capital and lease acquisitions, sale and leasebacks and disposition transactions through local brokerage teams across Asia, demonstrating a high level of proficiency and knowledge. You will actively engage with client’s senior stakeholders to define objectives and agree requirements at the outset of a strategy and transaction.
Financial Acumen
You will need to:
• Prepare and evaluate financial analysis documents.
• Support and contribute to the client’s budget forecasting.
• Forecast revenue and initiate and close-out projects to meet monthly cashflow plan.
Relationship Management
Supporting the Account Director, you will lead the JLL TM relationship management responsibility for the account, build strong and sustainable working relationships and help the client navigate through the JLL delivery platform in an efficient and productive manner.
People Management
You possess strong leadership skills to manage the account TMs and brokers across geographies and actively engage across the client’s wider corporate real estate team and internal stakeholders in a collaborative manner.
You demonstrate a high level of proficiency and knowledge in portfolio management and possesses the ability to orchestrate complex activities across multiple countries/properties/services at once to accomplish goals and objectives.
Commercial Acumen
You will understand account profitability, formulate an account plan to achieve revenue and performance targets whilst meeting client service standards.
Armed with a sharp business acumen, you will leverage on technology and new products within JLL to deliver the next generation of benefits for our client.
Sound like you? Here is what we’re looking for:
Great Communicator
Can you present your ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing? You’ll be working with many diverse interest groups and the way you share information and your ability to persuasively convey information is highly important. A high EQ is a must for this role.
You will have exceptional client management, communication and presentation skills and the ability to absorb and translate broad concepts and ideas into clear and logical communications.
Ambitious
You will be results-oriented with confidence to liaise effectively with all levels of management. Have commitment to collaboration and teamwork and thrive to exceed team goals.
Resilient
Transaction Management is a highly dynamic part of JLL’s business. It’s fast paced and you’ll need to be fast paced as well. You’ll need a positive mind set and a ‘can do’ attitude when multi-tasking driving change and delivering efficiencies. Naturally proactive, you’ll possess the innate ability to identify risks in delivery before it becomes an issue.
At JLL, we have a continuous improvement mentality across our business and we’ll be looking for you to have the same. A flexible, resourceful and proactive individual who is able to produce results and guide the team to deliver the same. You will have the ability to work well under pressure and support the team without compromising quality.
Experienced
You will be an experienced real estate professional, with a minimum of 10 years’ experience, who has delivered positive results across the APAC region. You will be familiar with working with fast moving MNC clients with a regional presence and multiple service lines and possess prior experience in managing a team.
Team Leader
Are you someone that enjoys building up the quality of team deliverables. You’ll be a person that collaborates well with others regardless of role, business unit or location. You will be firm on principles but flexible and fair when challenged. You’ll enthuse the team to be creative in “reinventing the wheel” and initiating new processes to suit Client structure and portfolio.
What you can expect from us
You’ll join an entrepreneurial, inclusive culture. One where we succeed together – across the desk and around the globe. Where like-minded people work naturally together to achieve great things.
Our Total Rewards program reflects our commitment to helping you achieve your ambitions in career, recognition, wellbeing, benefits and pay. We’ll offer you a competitive salary and benefits package.
