Senior Manager / AGM - Leasing

Century City Holdings Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Century City Holdings Limited in Hong Kong is seeking a strategic Senior Manager / Assistant General Manager – Leasing to drive leasing performance across our commercial property portfolio. You will develop leasing plans at portfolio level while personally sourcing tenants, negotiating terms, coordinating documentation, and ensuring smooth deal completion.

You will work with senior management, legal, finance, and operations to maximize occupancy, rental value, and long‑term asset performance,

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of solid leasing experience in commercial, retail, or mixed-use properties.
• Strong knowledge of the Hong Kong property leasing market, with sound market sense, awareness of rental trends, tenant demand, and competitor activities.
• Familiarity with the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance and relevant tenancy practices in Hong Kong.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute leasing strategies for commercial properties, aligning occupancy, rental growth, tenant mix, and asset positioning with the Group’s business objectives.
• Formulate and recommend tenant mix strategies that support asset value, enhance property positioning, improve customer experience, and strengthen long‑term income sustainability.
• Drive occupancy and rental performance by identifying suitable tenants, minimizing vacancies, optimizing lease terms, and capturing market opportunities across the portfolio.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis on rental trends, tenant demand, market supply, competing properties, consumer behavior, and emerging leasing opportunities.
• Lead full-cycle leasing activities, including tenant sourcing, prospecting, site inspections, proposal preparation, negotiation, lease documentation coordination, handover, renewal, and post-deal follow-up.
• Negotiate lease terms and commercial agreements with tenants, agencies, brokers, and business partners, ensuring each deal achieves an appropriate balance between commercial return, risk management, and long‑term relationship value.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective tenants, property agencies, consultants, corporate clients, and market partners to strengthen Century City Holdings / Palibury’s leasing network.
• Work closely with legal, finance, property management, asset management, marketing, and operations teams to ensure smooth lease execution, tenancy compliance, fit‑out coordination, billing arrangements, and tenant onboarding.
• Ensure leasing activities are conducted in line with internal policies and relevant Hong Kong property regulations, including awareness of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance where applicable.
• Prepare management reports, leasing updates, rental forecasts, vacancy analysis, market intelligence summaries, and strategic recommendations to support business planning and decision‑making.

Skills

Leasing

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Market analysis

English & Chinese

Education

Real estate degree

Job description

Palibury manages a commercial property portfolio and is focused on driving leasing performance to maximize occupancy, rental value, tenant quality, and long-term asset performance. The successful candidate will work closely with senior management and cross-functional teams to shape leasing strategies, negotiate high-value transactions, strengthen tenant relationships, and contribute directly to the continued growth and positioning of the Company’s property portfolio.

About the Role

We’re looking for a strategic, commercially minded, and hands‑on Senior Manager / Assistant General Manager – Leasing to drive leasing performance across our commercial property portfolio. This role is ideal for a seasoned leasing professional who can combine market intelligence, strong deal execution, regulatory awareness, and relationship management to maximize occupancy, rental value, tenant quality, and long‑term asset performance. We are looking for someone who is both strategic and action‑oriented — a professional who can develop leasing plans at portfolio level while also being hands‑on in tenant sourcing, negotiations, inspections, documentation, and deal completion.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute leasing strategies for commercial properties, aligning occupancy, rental growth, tenant mix, and asset positioning with the Group’s business objectives.
• Formulate and recommend tenant mix strategies that support asset value, enhance property positioning, improve customer experience, and strengthen long‑term income sustainability.
• Drive occupancy and rental performance by identifying suitable tenants, minimizing vacancies, optimizing lease terms, and capturing market opportunities across the portfolio.
• Conduct market research and competitive analysis on rental trends, tenant demand, market supply, competing properties, consumer behavior, and emerging leasing opportunities.
• Lead full-cycle leasing activities, including tenant sourcing, prospecting, site inspections, proposal preparation, negotiation, lease documentation coordination, handover, renewal, and post-deal follow-up.
• Negotiate lease terms and commercial agreements with tenants, agencies, brokers, and business partners, ensuring each deal achieves an appropriate balance between commercial return, risk management, and long‑term relationship value.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective tenants, property agencies, consultants, corporate clients, and market partners to strengthen Century City Holdings / Palibury’s leasing network.
• Work closely with legal, finance, property management, asset management, marketing, and operations teams to ensure smooth lease execution, tenancy compliance, fit‑out coordination, billing arrangements, and tenant onboarding.
• Ensure leasing activities are conducted in line with internal policies and relevant Hong Kong property regulations, including awareness of the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance where applicable.
• Prepare management reports, leasing updates, rental forecasts, vacancy analysis, market intelligence summaries, and strategic recommendations to support business planning and decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Degree holder in Real Estate, Property Management, Marketing, Business Administration, Finance, Surveying, or related disciplines.

Required Skills

• Minimum 10 years of solid leasing experience in commercial, retail, or mixed-use properties, preferably gained from a property developer, landlord, property investment group, or reputable property agency.
• Proven track record in achieving leasing targets, improving occupancy, negotiating lease transactions, managing renewals, and contributing to rental income growth.
• Strong knowledge of the Hong Kong property leasing market, with sound market sense, awareness of rental trends, tenant demand, and competitor activities.
• Familiarity with the Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance and relevant tenancy practices in Hong Kong.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with tenants, agents, internal teams, and senior management.
• Strategic yet hands‑on mindset, with the ability to formulate leasing plans while personally driving tenant sourcing, deal negotiation, documentation follow‑up, and issue resolution.
• Commercially astute, proactive, and results‑oriented, with strong ownership, business acumen, and the ability to turn market insights into leasing opportunities.
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese; fluency in Cantonese is essential, and Mandarin is an advantage.
• Holder of an Estate Agent’s Licence is preferred.