Director, Office Leasing Advisory: JLL in Bengaluru

Peegee; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL in Bengaluru seeks a director for office leasing advisory to drive business development and client engagement. You will lead networking, research, and meetings with decision-makers while coordinating with offshore teams for deliverables.

The role emphasizes strategic market intelligence, pricing inputs, and polished proposals. The ideal candidate has an MBA and ~12+ years in a similar field, with fluency in English and Kannada, and a strong track record in commercial office space leasing or

Qualifications

• MBA preferred with about twelve years and above in a similar field.
• Fluent in English and local language; strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience in commercial office space leasing or transaction advisory is expected.
• Proven network with occupiers, landlords and developers in Bengaluru.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business development for commercial office space in Bengaluru.
• Engage with key decision-makers; set up meetings and lead negotiations.
• Prepare marketing materials, proposals and information memorandums.
• Support transaction services with pricing inputs and financial analysis.
• Maintain and integrate market intelligence and client databases.

Skills

Business development

Relationship management

Negotiation

Market research

Communication

MS Office

Time management

Education

MBA

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

JLL's Markets business is hiring a director for office leasing advisory in Bengaluru on a 40-hour scheduled week, the director-grade version of the senior director posting published the same day: business development for commercial office space through focused development, networking, cold calling, industry seminars and the relationships of other business units; research on corporates starting or expanding; parallel strategies alongside the line managers; meetings with key decision-makers; the marketing materials; and support to transaction services with client requirements, pricing inputs, proposals, information memorandums, financial analysis, market intelligence, deliverables coordinated with offshore teams, and client engagement through calls, meetings, site visits and governance. The posting, requisition REQ529641 on JLL's Workday careers site, was published on 10 September 2026 and asks for an MBA preferred with about twelve years and above in a similar field, a team player fluent in the local language and English, and the sourcing of new office supply into the firm's market‑database software. This page paraphrases it, reads the requirements, describes the market and lists where a candidate relocating to Bengaluru can live; it links to the posting, which is the only place to apply.

The posting in detail

Business development: engage proactively for the Markets business in commercial office space through focused development, networking, cold calling, industry seminars and the existing relationships of other business units; research the corporates looking to start operations or expand, through the internet, newspapers, cold calling and other sources; develop and execute parallel strategies for business development alongside the group's line managers; set up meetings with key decision-makers and initiate discussions to understand their real‑estate requirements; and manage the preparation of marketing materials, presentations and proposals. Support transaction services: assess client requirements, initiate and maintain client interactions, provide inputs on pricing and take part in proposal discussions; support the transaction advisory team to conclude real‑estate transactions; prepare information memorandums, financial analysis and market intelligence; ensure the timeliness and accuracy of deliverables with offshore teams and clients; and ensure optimum client service delivery and engagement through calls, meetings, site visits, presentations, follow‑up, timely proposals and governance through execution. Key skills: an MBA preferred with about twelve years and above in a similar field; excellent written and verbal communication for relationships with clients and colleagues; MS Office with Excel and PowerPoint; work under pressure to deadlines; a team player fluent in the local language and English; sourcing new supply of commercial office space for the Markets team and maintaining the existing database on the firm's software, which the posting names; maintaining the sales database; building, supporting and validating the primary and secondary databases for the region's sales efforts and pipeline management; and collating information into cohesive presentations with proper slide layout and design. What separates the director from the senior director posted the same day: twelve years against fifteen, team player against team leader, and no Kerala in the territory.

What JLL asks for

An MBA preferred with about twelve years and above in a similar field, commercial leasing or transaction advisory; communication, Excel and PowerPoint, deadlines and presentation design; fluency in Kannada and English, since the posting asks for the local language; and the database discipline the key‑skills list makes explicit, sourcing supply and keeping the pipeline current on the firm's software. A director at this level brings a network among Bengaluru's occupiers and developers that the interview will test by name and a record of closures measured in square feet and fees; the brokerage guide describes the residential end of the same market and why its conventions differ by city.

The site, the shift and the hours

Based in Bengaluru, 40 scheduled hours a week set by client meetings, site inspections and seminars rather than a shift; the city's office market runs from the central district through Koramangala and Indiranagar to the Outer Ring Road , Bellandur , Whitefield and Electronic City , and a director's week moves between them. The team, the senior director above the role, the territory within the city and the incentive structure are the first call's questions.

Questions to ask the recruiter about this posting

The team the director joins, the senior director above and the territory within the city. The incentive structure and the base's share, since the posting states neither. The pipeline the role inherits and the closures expected in the first year. The database software the posting names and the state of the supply database. The relationships with developers the firm already holds. The offshore teams the posting mentions coordinating with. The seminars the firm expects the director to attend or speak at. The reporting line and the promotion path to senior director. Whether an MBA is preferred or expected. And whether the firm supports a relocation to Bengaluru or expects a local candidate.

Where leasing and transaction roles sit in India's property sector

Office and retail leasing advisory is the front end of commercial real estate: representing landlords in letting space and occupiers in taking it, from the market survey and the shortlist to the term sheet, the fit‑out and the lease. Firms such as JLL run leasing teams in every Indian metro, and the roles run from analyst and manager to director and vice president, paid on a base plus a share of the fees on deals closed. The PG versus flats guide and the brokerage guide describe the residential end of the same market from the seeker's side, and a leasing professional who has read them understands the tenant's arithmetic better than most.

What the posting does not say about pay, and how to read it

Leasing postings state the market, the seniority and the years and never the variable component, which is the larger part at director level; this page invents none. Ask the recruiter for the base range and the incentive structure at the first call, and read the posting for the market it covers, since a Pune office‑leasing director and a Hyderabad retail‑services manager work different markets with different fee pools. The season guide explains, for the residential market, the calendar a leasing professional's year also follows.

The interview, in practice

Leasing interviews are market tests. The screening confirms the deals closed by area and value and the clients represented; the market round, with the city's leasing head, asks for the micro‑markets by rent band, vacancy and pipeline from memory, the three largest transactions of the last quarter and who acted on them, and the candidate's own relationships with occupiers, landlords and brands. A pitch exercise follows, a landlord with a vacant floor or a brand entering the city, with the candidate presenting a strategy and a term sheet; the assessors listen for the numbers and for what the candidate does not know and says so. The final round with the business head is about targets, the incentive structure and the candidate's book, and a reference check goes to a client as well as an employer. MBA or graduate with a network in the city's brands or occupiers is the profile; a candidate moving city is asked how long the network will take to rebuild, and the honest answer is a year.

What a leasing professional reads on PeeGee.in

A leasing professional reads the site's locality pages as a market: the September 2026 owner‑listing bands by locality in the city cost guides, the operators' plan ranges in the owner‑versus‑operator guide, the vacancy month in the occupancy‑planning guide, the brokerage conventions by city in the brokerage guide. The residential rental market described in those pages is the one her occupier clients' employees live in, and the tenant‑rights guide and the Model Tenancy Act guide are the residential side of the lease law she negotiates commercially.

Progression from this role

From a leasing manager's chair the path runs to senior manager, associate director, director, senior director and business head over twelve to fifteen years, on deals closed and clients retained; the incentive component grows at each step and the base becomes the smaller part. The credentials that help are an MBA, a RICS or similar qualification and, in retail, a network of brands; the brokerage guide explains the residential end of the same market and why the conventions differ by city, which a leasing professional moving between markets learns first.

Living near the site: PG options in Bengaluru

A director lives in a flat, and the PG market is the fortnight's answer while the flat is found: the short‑stay Bengaluru page lists the houses that take a fortnight, Koramangala ran ₹5,000–21,000 across 23 owner price points in September 2026 for the central district, and Indiranagar sits on the Purple Line between the city and the eastern parks a leasing director tours weekly. The Bengaluru cost guide sets the belts side by side, the PG versus serviced apartment guide works the first quarter on a relocation package, the couples guide covers a family move, and the parking guide explains why a director with a car should ask about the house's parking before the rent. Start from the Bengaluru PG hub , the ladies’ PG page for Bengaluru , the working men’s page and the short‑stay page .

Frequently asked questions

What does the JLL director office leasing advisory job in Bengaluru involve?

Business development for commercial office space through networking, cold calling, seminars, research on expanding corporates, meetings with decision‑makers and marketing materials, and support to transaction services with pricing, proposals, information memorandums and financial analysis, with the region's supply and sales databases sourced and maintained.

What experience does JLL ask for?

An MBA preferred with about twelve years and above in a similar field, strong communication, Excel and PowerPoint, deadlines, and fluency in the local language and English.

How does this differ from the senior director posting?

Twelve years against fifteen, a team player against a team leader, and a Bengaluru territory without the Kerala market the senior posting names.

What are the hours?

A 40‑hour scheduled week set by client meetings, inspections and seminars rather than a shift.

How do I apply?

Only through the JLL Workday posting REQ529641 linked on this page, published on 10 September 2026; it may close without notice.

Sources and further reading

• JLL careers — Director, Office Leasing Advisory, Bengaluru (REQ529641)
• JLL India
• JLL careers, India postings

Posting details on this page were read from the JLL Workday careers site on 17 September 2026 (requisition REQ529641); the employer’s posting governs and may close without notice. Rent figures, where quoted, follow the September 2026 owner‑listing bands on the linked locality pages.

JLL's postings also carry a candidate privacy notice and a statement that the firm is an equal‑opportunity employer that provides reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities on request, and the accessibility guide explains what that means for a candidate who needs one at the interview or on the site.