Senior Director, Office Leasing Advisory

JLL; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL in Bengaluru is seeking a Senior Director for Office Leasing Advisory to lead business development, client engagement and market strategy across Karnataka and Kerala.

You will oversee deal execution, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and drive growth through proactive networking, tailored proposals, and compelling presentations for key clients.

Qualifications

• Relevant real estate experience around 15 years or more.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to build relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engage in business development for Markets (commercial office space).
• Develop and execute parallel BD strategies with Group managers.
• Set up meetings with key decision makers and initiate discussions on real estate requirements.
• Prepare marketing materials such as presentations and proposals.

Skills

Real estate experience

Communication skills

MS Office

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

Job description

Senior Director - Office Leasing Advisory

About JLL

JLL (NYSE: JLL) is a leading professional services firm that specializes in real estate and investment management. Our vision is to reimagine the world of real estate, creating rewarding opportunities and amazing spaces where people can achieve their ambitions. In doing so, we will build a better tomorrow for our clients, our people and our communities. JLL is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of $20 billion, operations in over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 115,000 as of Dec 2025. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

What this job involves:

Business Development –

• Proactively engage in business development activities for Markets (commercial office space)
• These activities need to be undertaken through focused BD, networking, cold calling, industry seminars, leveraging the existing relationships of other business units.
• Research on corporates looking at starting operations / expansion through internet, news papers, cold calling and other sources
• Develop and execute parallel strategies for business development, working alongside Line Mangers in the group
• Setting up meetings with key decision makers and Initiate discussions to understand their real estate requirements
• Manage preparation of marketing materials such as presentations, proposals etc.

Support Transaction Services –

• Assess client requirements, initiate & maintain client interactions, provide inputs on pricing, participate in proposal discussions.
• Support the transaction advisory team to effectively conclude real estate transactions
• Preparing information memorandums, financial analysis, market intelligence
• Ensure timeliness and accuracy of deliverables including coordination with offshore teams and clients
• Ensuring optimum client service delivery and engagement - calls, meetings, site visits, presentations, follow up, timely submission of company proposals and overall governance during the execution phase.

Sound like you? To apply, you need to be:

Key Skills

• Relevant work experience in Real Estate field about 15 years and above
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills enabling development of good relationships with both clients and colleagues
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel & Power Point)
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Should be a team Leader with people management skills
• Fluent in Local language and English
• Good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala Markets
• Source new supply of commercial office space for the Markets team and maintain the existing database available on our software
• Maintain our sales database and ensure it is kept up to date
• Build, maintain, support and validate primary and secondary databases to be used to support our sales efforts and pipeline management for the region.
• Ability to collate information into cohesive presentations with proper slide layout / design.

What we can do for you:

At JLL, we foster an open and collaborative working environment. This environment, combined with the best minds in the business and supported by a platform of cutting edge research and new gen technology, ensures that you realise your full potential. If you harbour a passion for learning and are interested in new technologies, JLL will continuously provide you with platforms to enrich your technical domains. It’s no surprise that JLL has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute as one of the 2025 World’s Most Ethical Companies for the 18th consecutive year.