Director, Transactions Management

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way.

Our people at JLL and JLL Technologies are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients.

We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong.

Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward.

About JLL

We’re JLL.

We’re a professional services and investment management firm specializing in real estate.

We help organizations around the world achieve their ambitions by owning, occupying and investing in real estate.

We’re a Fortune 500 company.

We work across 80 countries, in 280 different offices, with a team of over 77,000 individuals.

And we look after a property portfolio of over 4bn square feet, all on behalf of our clients.

If you’re looking to step up your career, JLL is the perfect professional home.

At JLL, you’ll have a chance to innovate with the world’s leading businesses, put that expertise into action on landmark projects, and work on game-changing real estate initiatives.

You’ll also make long-lasting professional connections through sharing different perspectives, and you’ll be inspired by the best.

We’re focused on opportunity and want to help you make the most of yours.

Achieve your ambitions – join us at JLL!

What’s your ambition?

Is it a big goal or small steps?

Professional or personal?

We’d like to know, because we make your ambitions our business.

And if you have ambitions in property consultancy, helping you achieve them is what we do best.

We are looking for a Director, Transaction Management, APAC 

Location: Singapore

What this job involves

About the role

You will deliver Transaction Management (TM) services to some of the world’s largest companies.

This position calls for an energetic, detail-oriented professional with excellent project management, analytical, communication and collaboration skills as well as experience of managing real estate strategies and transactions across Asia Pacific.

Comfortable in working towards achieving performance targets, you will be responsible to deliver a range of possible real estate and workplace solutions to clients looking for the next generation benefits that come from a vested partnership with JLL.

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 Markets 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:

Relationship Management
You will 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 brokers and teams 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.

Operating a Global Account
Can you see the bigger picture?

Can you juggle regional delivery that aligns to a global strategy?

As the TM lead for Asia on a Global Account, you are proactive in bringing Asia into the forefront, highlighting successes or potential issues whilst providing tangible solutions for the client.
Can you communicate clearly and guide the client and your team on the best way forward for best in class processes and portfolio strategies at an account level?

Sound like you?

Here is what we’re looking for:

Great Communicator

Can you get your ideas across clearly both verbally and in writing?

You’ll be working with many diverse interest groups so the way you share information and your ability to persuasively convey information is highly important.

A high EQ is 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 would 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 a minimum of 10-12 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.

Join us to develop your strengths and enjoy a fulfilling career full of varied experiences.

Keep those ambitions in sights and imagine where JLL can take you...

Apply today!

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If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements.

We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!

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