APAC Lease & Transactions Lead

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

JLL is seeking an experienced APAC Transaction Manager to join our Kuala Lumpur team on-site. You will lead end-to-end lease transactions, coordinate with local brokers across Asia-Pacific, and support client governance with market insight and deal rationales.

The role requires 2–5 years in CRE transaction management, strong financial literacy, and excellent communication. Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with CRM/transaction platforms are valued as you help drive portfolio performance for

Qualifications

• Minimum 2–5 years of experience in commercial real estate transaction management, tenant representation, or corporate real estate within an APAC context.
• Demonstrable experience managing multiple lease transactions; multi-market transaction experience is a plus
• Strong financial literacy — ability to model lease economics, understand net effective rent, incentive structures, and total occupancy cost
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence presenting to senior client stakeholders
• Proficiency with Excel for financial modelling and data management; familiarity with transaction management or CRM platforms
• Degree in Real Estate, Property, Business, Finance or Law or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end lease transactions across APAC markets, including new leases, renewals, lease restructures, subleases, and disposals
• Track and actively manage all critical dates — lease expiries, break options, rent reviews, and option exercise deadlines — across the client portfolio
• Coordinate with JLL local market brokers and co-brokers across Greater China, Japan/Korea, SEA, ANZ, and India to execute transactions to client standard
• Prepare and present deal comparisons, financial analysis, and recommendation papers to client decision-makers
• Negotiate heads of terms and work with legal teams through to lease execution, ensuring client-approved deal parameters are reflected in final documentation
• Serve as the day-to-day client point of contact for all transaction-related queries across the portfolio
• Attend regular client governance calls and stakeholder meetings, providing market updates, pipeline summaries, and deal status reports
• Proactively identify and flag emerging portfolio risks and opportunities — including uncommitted space, expiring leases, and changing occupancy requirements — before they become critical
• Build trusted relationships with client real estate, legal, finance, and facilities teams across multiple geographies
• Maintain accurate transaction pipeline data in JLL's transaction management platform (e.g. Tango, CoStar, or client-proprietary systems)
• Prepare reporting covering deal status, savings delivered, market benchmarks, and critical date forecasts
• Ensure all deals are approved through the client's internal governance process (CRE approvals, board presentations where required) before authority is granted
• Support regional and global reporting requirements, including consolidation of APAC data into client's global real estate dashboard
• Contribute to portfolio strategy work including scenario modelling for lease restructure, consolidation, hub-and-spoke network optimisation, and market entry/exit
• Provide market intelligence across key APAC office markets, leveraging JLL Research and local broker networks
• Support preparation of client business cases, benchmarking reports, and real estate strategy presentations
• Identify opportunities to extend JLL's scope of services on the account, including introduction of Project & Development Services, Workplace, or Lease Administration

Skills

CRE transaction mgmt

Tenant representation

APAC market experience

Financial modelling

Communication skills

Excel data management

CRM/transaction platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Property, Business, Finance, Law or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

JLL is seeking an experienced APAC Transaction Manager to join our Kuala Lumpur team on-site. You will lead end-to-end lease transactions, coordinate with local brokers across Asia-Pacific, and support client governance with market insight and deal rationales.

The role requires 2–5 years in CRE transaction management, strong financial literacy, and excellent communication. Proficiency in Excel and familiarity with CRM/transaction platforms are valued as you help drive portfolio performance for