Corporate Real Estate Leasing Clerk - SLC Management

Sun Life Financial; Southwestern Ontario; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Southwestern Ontario is seeking a commercial real estate leasing clerk to support corporate leasing transactions. The role requires strong expertise in complex lease management, effective communication skills, and a proactive approach in a collaborative environment. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience in leasing and the ability to multitask. This position offers a competitive salary range and an inclusive workplace culture focused on growth and well-being.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Generous vacation and sick leave

Pension and savings programs

Excellent benefits and wellness programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in complex lease negotiations in Canada and/or the U.S.
• Familiar with industry trends, regulations, and market norms.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adjust to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support corporate leasing transactions, drafting and reviewing lease documents.
• Manage lease documentation portfolio and administrative tasks.
• Collaborate with internal real estate teams and third parties.

Skills

Complex lease management

Data and technology leverage

Microsoft Office proficiency

Attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Relationship building

Tools

Ariba

DocuSign

Job description

SLC Management is a growing global asset management firm providing innovative and diversified investment solutions to institutional investors. We are breaking new ground with a full spectrum of solutions for a growing institutional client base of more than 1400 organizations. Our history of organic and strategic growth reflects this commitment with over CA$422/US$304 billion in assets under management (AUM). As a subsidiary of Sun Life, we are aligned with one of the world’s leading financial services companies, and benefit from the stability and strength of that relationship.

We are a performance-driven organization with a deliberate focus on fostering a development-focused, inclusive culture revolving around our Core Values of client obsessed, valuing each other, acting with speed and having an owner’s mindset. As part of our team, you play a role in fulfilling our purpose and making a difference. We offer a rewarding work environment that is filled with opportunity for growth where you will be empowered to meet the challenges of a highly competitive landscape.

We offer a mix of in-office and virtual work where our employees are empowered to do their best. Generally, employees are expected to work three or more days in-office each week with flexibility depending on their business, client and team needs.

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU

We are looking for an experienced commercial real estate leasing clerk to join our dynamic corporate real estate team. The role is “agile” and may be based in our offices in Toronto or Waterloo, Ontario. The successful candidate will be highly motivated and able to work independently. They will be required to provide proactive and timely support to our Corporate Real Estate teams located in Canada and the United States. Sun Life is both a landlord and a tenant in many commercial real estate locations in Canada and the United States, including its corporate offices, owned properties and properties owned by third parties. This role primarily supports the leasing of office space for use by Sun Life groups throughout North America. The focus is tenant representation of Sun Life.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• This role includes supporting all corporate leasing transactions through the initial drafting and/or review of:
  • offers to lease
  • lease contracts
  • subleases
  • lease surrenders
  • lease amendments and extensions
• Management of the company’s lease documentation portfolio
• This role works closely with the Leasing/Transactions team within Corporate Real Estate (CRE)
• Processing of all new and existing lease documentation through Ariba, excel, Docusign and other third party lease administration systems
• Assessing business as well as legal issues and risks, and (where appropriate) managing outside counsel
• Administrative responsibilities include tracking cost savings and cost avoidance of individual leasing deals, tracking and updating quarterly changes to the portfolio for insurance purposes, processing deal approval documents and waivers for each transaction, processing contract executions (Docusign) and SharePoint file management.
• When required, the corporate real estate leasing clerk will have the full support of our experienced internal real estate legal team.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5 plus years of experience in the management and negotiation of complex commercial leases in Canada and/or the United States
• Experience in leveraging data and technology to provide effective and timely leasing solutions to our business partners and to promote our business leasing strategy
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Docusign
• Vigilant in identifying improvements in our leasing documents, technology, and business processes
• Attention to detail is critical. Strong communication skills that can influence others with confidence as well as excellent verbal communication and written skills are a must
• Familiar with applicable industry trends, regulations, and market norms
• Have full ownership of leasing tasks through to completion
• Ability to multitask and adjust to changing priorities
• Organized and methodical
• Proficient at simplifying complex lease concepts through clear writing and speaking
• Comfortable taking a risk-based approach to the prioritization of work
• Ability to connect and build relationships with our internal real estate team (CRE), third party service providers and the leasing business community

PREFERRED SKILLS

• Proficiency with Ariba and DocuSign is a plus

WHY SLC MANAGEMENT

• Opportunity to work for a growing global institutional asset manager
• Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading maternity, parental and adoption leave top up program, a partially-paid sabbatical program and much more
• Pension, stock and savings programs with an employer-paid match to help build and enhance your future financial security
• A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development #WeWinAsATeam
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
• Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work” by Glassdoor, Award for Excellence for Mental Health at Work, “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments

SLC Management is a regulated business, and this means that there are certain financial reporting and trading preclearance requirements for all employees. Successful candidates will be required to declare personal investment accounts and securities investments as well as seek preclearance on future transactions including those of household members.

JOB CATEGORY

Legal

SALARY RANGE

60,000 to 97,000

We are committed to pay transparency and equity. The base salary range for this role is competitive and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined by your unique skills, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on individual and overall business performance along with a broad range of competitive benefits.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong, are supported and empowered to thrive. We are dedicated to building teams with varied experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and ideas that benefit our colleagues, clients, and the communities where we operate. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations. Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to [e-mail].

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.