Senior Director, Office Leasing Advisory: JLL in Bengaluru

Peegee; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 7,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL seeks a Senior Director for Office Leasing Advisory in Bengaluru. The role leads business development for commercial office space, coordinates with offshore teams, and engages with key decision-makers to understand real estate needs and deliver market intelligence.

The candidate should have about fifteen years in real estate, strong leadership, and fluency in Kannada and English, with deep knowledge of Karnataka and Kerala markets. Relocation considerations may be explored.

Qualifications

• About fifteen years and above in real estate.
• Team leadership with people management.
• Fluency in Kannada and English.
• Good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development for commercial office space in Bengaluru and Kerala markets.
• Coordinate with offshore teams for deliverables and market intelligence.
• Prepare proposals, information memorandums and presentations.
• Manage client relationships and meetings with decision-makers.

Skills

Real estate experience

People leadership

Fluent English

Local language (Kannada) fluency

Karnataka & Kerala markets knowledge

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Database management

Sourcing commercial office space

Education

MBA

RICS or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

JLL's Markets business is hiring a senior director for office leasing advisory in Bengaluru, and the posting is the senior version of the 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 to understand their real-estate requirements; the marketing materials; and support to transaction services, assessing client requirements, pricing inputs, proposals, information memorandums, financial analysis, market intelligence, the timeliness and accuracy of deliverables with offshore teams, and the client engagement through calls, meetings, site visits and governance. The posting, requisition REQ530043 on JLL's Workday careers site, was published on 10 September 2026 and asks for about fifteen years and above in real estate, team leadership with people management, fluency in the local language and English, and a good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets, with the database and supply-sourcing duties listed as key skills. 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; undertake it 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 coordination across 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: about fifteen years and above in real estate; excellent written and verbal communication for relationships with clients and colleagues; MS Office with Excel and PowerPoint; work under pressure to deadlines; a team leader with people management; fluency in the local language and English; a good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets; sourcing new supply of commercial office space for the Markets team and maintaining the database on the firm's software; maintaining the sales database; building, supporting and validating the primary and secondary databases for the region's sales efforts and pipeline; and collating information into cohesive presentations.

JLL's Markets business is hiring a senior director for office leasing advisory in Bengaluru, and the posting is the senior version of the 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 to understand their real‑estate requirements; the marketing materials; and support to transaction services, assessing client requirements, pricing inputs, proposals, information memorandums, financial analysis, market intelligence, the timeliness and accuracy of deliverables with offshore teams, and the client engagement through calls, meetings, site visits and governance. The posting, requisition REQ530043 on JLL's Workday careers site, was published on 10 September 2026 and asks for about fifteen years and above in real estate, team leadership with people management, fluency in the local language and English, and a good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets, with the database and supply‑sourcing duties listed as key skills. 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; undertake it 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 coordination across 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: about fifteen years and above in real estate; excellent written and verbal communication for relationships with clients and colleagues; MS Office with Excel and PowerPoint; work under pressure to deadlines; a team leader with people management; fluency in the local language and English; a good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets; sourcing new supply of commercial office space for the Markets team and maintaining the database on the firm's software; maintaining the sales database; building, supporting and validating the primary and secondary databases for the region's sales efforts and pipeline; and collating information into cohesive presentations.

Cold calling, industry seminars, research on corporates starting or expanding, and the marketing materials: business development for commercial office space

What JLL asks for

About fifteen years and above in real estate; team leadership with people management; fluency in Kannada and English, since the posting asks for the local language; a good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets, which places Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram in the territory alongside Bengaluru; communication, Excel and PowerPoint, deadlines and presentation skill. The database and supply‑sourcing lines are unusual in a senior brief and tell a candidate the team's pipeline discipline is part of the job; the brokerage guide describes the residential end of the same market and why its conventions differ by city, which a senior director covering two states learns first.

The site, the shift and the hours

Based in Bengaluru with a territory that the posting extends to Kerala; the posting does not state weekly hours, and a senior director's week is set by client meetings, site inspections and seminars rather than a shift. Bengaluru's office market runs from the central district through Koramangala and Indiranagar to the Outer Ring Road , Whitefield and Electronic City , and the Kerala half of the territory runs through the Kochi campuses at Infopark. The team's size, the territory's split and the incentive structure are the first call's questions.

Questions to ask the recruiter about this posting

The team's size and the people management the posting names. How the territory splits between Karnataka and Kerala and how often the role travels to Kochi. 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 refers to and who maintains it day to day. The relationships with developers the firm already holds in the territory. The offshore teams the posting mentions coordinating with. The reporting line and the promotion path. The seminars and industry events the firm expects the director to speak at. 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.

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 senior 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. 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 Kochi page and the Kerala page cover the territory's other half. 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 senior director office leasing advisory job in Bengaluru involve?

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

What experience does JLL ask for?

About fifteen years and above in real estate, team leadership with people management, fluency in the local language and English, and a good understanding of the Karnataka and Kerala markets.

Does the territory include Kerala?

Yes; the posting names the Karnataka and Kerala markets, which places Kochi in the territory alongside Bengaluru.

What are the hours?

Not stated; a senior director's week is set by client meetings, site inspections and seminars rather than a shift.

How do I apply?

Only through the JLL Workday posting REQ530043 linked on this page, published on 10 September 2026; it may close without notice.

Sources and further reading

• JLL careers — Senior Director, Office Leasing Advisory, Bengaluru (REQ530043)
• JLL India
• JLL careers, India postings

Posting details on this page were read from the JLL Workday careers site on 17 September 2026 (requisition REQ530043); 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.