Regional Strategy & Transaction Manager Vice President

JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm is looking for a Regional Strategy & Transaction Manager - Vice President to shape real estate strategies across EMEA. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders, managing transaction processes, and overseeing contract negotiations to align with strategic objectives. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in real estate transaction management and strong market knowledge across Asia Pacific. Excellent leadership and financial skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive work experience as a real estate transaction manager in a multinational or principal consultancy.
• Strong real estate market knowledge in multiple countries across Asia Pacific.
• Good understanding of financials and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic plans and manage the end-to-end transaction process.
• Manage the RFP process for assigned transactions.
• Negotiate lease/purchase contracts with stakeholders.

Skills

Real estate transaction management

Planning skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaborative skills

Education

University Graduate

Job description

Join our team as a Regional Strategy & Transaction Manager - Vice President, where you will play a critical role in shaping and executing real estate strategies across EMEA. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders and drive impactful real estate transactions.

As a Regional Strategy & Transaction Manager - Vice President in Global Real Estate team, you will support the Regional Strategy & Transaction Head in formulating strategic real estate plans and executing leasing, purchasing, and disposal transactions. You will coordinate with internal and external partners to manage the end-to-end transaction process, ensuring alignment with JPMorgan Chase's strategic objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Work closely with the Regional Strategy & Transaction head in preparing the real estate strategic plans. Coordinate closely with the various internal functional groups; finance, D and C, real estate consultants, LOBs, etc as appropriate in ensuring a holistic strategic plan
• Manage the RFP process for assigned transactions, selection of real estate consultancy; brokers and agents to support a real estate strategic plan and support a transactional requirement in an incentivized manner for the best interest of the Bank
• Manage the building selection/RFP process for securing a location, due diligence, including coordination with the agent and the negotiations with developers/landlords
• Provide analytics and program management, coordinate closely with the business underwriting team on the financial modeling of the real estate strategy, evaluation of transaction options, etc
• Manage the lease/purchase contract negotiations and documentation process in conjunction with the real estate consultant and legal counsel (internal and external)
• Manage the lease reporting per regional and global requirements and in flagging upcoming lease expiries in a timely manner. Ensure that all leases are renewed in a timely manner.
• Provide support as a Program Manager in the implementation of key RE initiatives
• Act as champion for key real estate occupancy metrics; cost/sf, vacancy, etc
• Provide support in the competitive landscape analysis e.g. portfolio pricing/positioning, etc stack vs market

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Extensive work experience as a real estate transaction manager in a major multinational company, or in a principal real estate consultancy company
• University Graduate
• Strong real estate market knowledge in multiple countries across Asia Pacific
• Very good planning skills
• Good understanding of financials
• Effective leadership, communication and collaborative skills

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Solid work experience as a real estate transaction manager in a major multinational company
• Strong real estate market knowledge & experience across EMEA