Portfolio Manager

CBRE Asia Pacific; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Asia Pacific is seeking a full-time Manager in Hong Kong to manage a large global client's real estate portfolio. This role includes responsibilities in transaction management, estate management, data management, and financial management.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in the real estate industry, strong communication skills, and the ability to manage customer relationships effectively.

Qualifications

• 5 years’ experience in the real estate industry.
• EAA Licence holder is preferred.
• Proactively managing customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for lease negotiations with various landlords/tenants.
• Support client in annual auditing and develop initiatives.
• Ensure payments are made as per agreement obligations.

Skills

Excellent understanding of customer needs

Commercial acumen

Strong communication skills

Fluency in English and Cantonese

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor Degree or equivalent

Degree in Real Estate, Property Management, or related discipline

Job description

Job ID: 171616
Posted: 25-May-2026
Role type: Full-time
Areas of Interest: Transaction Management
Location(s): Hong Kong - Hong Kong

The Team / The Business: Our client is a large global financial institution with a significant property portfolio across Hong Kong. This is a great opportunity to join a large CBRE account team delivering real estate services to our client. The Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the client’s portfolio, covering transaction management, estate management, data management, and financial management.

What You Will Be Working On

Transaction Management

• To be responsible for lease negotiations with various Landlords/ Tenants
• To prepare business cases for Client’s approvals
• To review tenancy/ licence agreements and seek legal advice if needed
• To close out the deal in a timely manner
• To monitor all lease critical dates to ensure that all Client’s contractual obligations are met
• To minimize the vacancy rate of the portfolio

Estate Management

• To negotiate with Landlords/ Incorporated Owners/ Building Managers when estate management (EM) issues arise
• To coordinate with Facility Management teams on resolving EM matters
• To deal with potential claims
• To support client in annual auditing
• To work with the EM Lead to develop initiatives at a country level
• To be responsible for premises handover/ takeover and work closely with the Project team
• To attend reinstatement meetings and to conclude the reinstatement scope for the client
• To ensure consistent application of the EM playbook
• To assist the Client and collaborate with other CBRE internal teams for the portfolio revaluation

Data Management

• To wor k with the Data Management team to ensure data systems are updated in a timely manner
• To main tain good filing as per the client’s standards

Financial Management

• To ensure payments as per agreement obligations
• To support rates/ government rent payments are as per the latest rateable value
• To follow-up on deposit refunds and rental relief (if any) from Landlords
• To support in the annual budget forecast

Qualifications

• Demonstrate excellent understanding of the customer needs
• Proactively managing customer relationships
• Commercial acumen
• Excellent presentation skills
• Multi-tasking and sensitive to cross-cultural exposures
• Organising and prioritizing a large and varied workload
• Strong Communication (verbal & written) and negotiation skills, diplomatic but assertive
• Ability to respond effectively to highly sensitive issues
• Fluency in English and Cantonese
• Attention to detail

Preferred Skills

• Financial analysis skills
• Accounting/ budgeting
• Sensitive to figures
• Driving Customer Service Levels
• Ability to comprehend, analyse and interpret complex business documents

Education and Experience

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Degree in Real Estate, Property Management, Facilities Management, Hotel Management or related discipline
• 5 years’ experience in the real estate industry
• EAA Licence holder is preferred