Director, Leasing and Asset Management (Class A)

Comrise; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Comrise is seeking an experienced real estate executive to lead owner-side leasing strategy for premier Manhattan office assets. You will shape positioning, pricing, renewal, and occupancy plans while directing brokers and aligning marketing with long-term ownership goals.

The role emphasizes strong financial analysis, experience with complex lease economics, and the ability to drive cross-functional initiatives across asset management, property operations, and senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial real estate experience, with owner-side office leasing or asset management exposure.
• Strong understanding of lease economics and cash-flow impact for office assets.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead owner-side leasing strategy for office assets, including positioning, pricing, renewal, vacancy planning, and broker direction.
• Manage external leasing brokers, set mandates, monitor pipeline quality, and align marketing with ownership strategy.
• Review and negotiate leases, renewals, expansions, contractions, restructurings, and early terminations.

Skills

Owner-side leasing

Asset management

Financial analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Negotiation

Communication

Tools

Excel

BI systems

Job description

We are hiring for a global Real Estate company.

Key Responsibilities

Leasing Strategy and Execution

• Lead owner-side leasing strategy for the office asset, including positioning, target tenant mix, pricing discipline, renewal strategy, vacancy planning, and broker direction.
• Manage and challenge external leasing brokers, setting clear mandates, monitoring pipeline quality, and ensuring marketing activity supports the ownership strategy.
• Review and recommend business terms for new leases, renewals, expansions, contractions, restructurings, and early terminations.
• Evaluate effective rent, TI, free rent, leasing commissions, escalations, credit, term, downtime, and other economic considerations.
• Build and maintain leasing assumptions, rollover forecasts, scenario analyses, and recommendations that connect leasing decisions to NOI, valuation, financing, and business‑plan objectives.
• Maintain strong relationships with tenants, brokers, market participants, and service providers to identify risks and opportunities early.
• Develop recommendations for large vacancies, tenant retention, amenity positioning, prebuilt programs, capital improvements, and leasing‑related investments.

Asset Management and Operations

• Serve as a key owner representative across leasing, asset management, property management, engineering, construction, and tenant‑experience initiatives.
• Support annual business planning, budgeting, reforecasting, capital planning, and performance reporting.
• Identify operational, leasing, and capital issues that affect occupancy, cash flow, tenant satisfaction, or asset value, and drive solutions through completion.
• Work with property management and engineering teams to align building operations, tenant improvements, capital projects, and leasing commitments.
• Review operating performance, lease abstracts, rent rolls, tenant receivables, concessions, capital expenditures, and major vendor or project decisions.
• Help establish clear operating rhythms, decision‑making protocols, reporting standards, and accountability across internal teams and external advisors.

Leadership and Communication

• Present concise, fact-based recommendations to senior leadership, clearly explaining alternatives, risks, economics, and required decisions.
• Coordinate effectively across internal teams, ownership, lenders, joint‑venture partners, brokers, attorneys, consultants, and tenants.
• Take initiative in identifying problems before they become urgent and in advancing decisions without requiring extensive direction.
• Build a collaborative, accountable working relationship with the CEO and other senior leaders as the organization evolves.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial real estate experience, with significant owner-side office leasing, asset management, or operating experience.
• Strong preference for experience with Class A Manhattan office assets; Lower Manhattan experience is highly valued.
• Strong understanding of lease economics, including effective rent, TI, free rent, commissions, operating expense recoveries, tenant credit, renewal probability, and leasing‑related cash‑flow impact.
• Experience linking leasing strategy to asset value, NOI, capital planning, refinancing, and broader business‑plan objectives.
• Proven ability to lead cross‑functional teams and manage competing priorities in a complex operating environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to make clear, structured recommendations to senior decision‑makers.
• High degree of ownership, judgment, initiative, and follow‑through.
• Advanced Excel and financial‑analysis capability required; experience with leasing, asset‑management, property‑management, or business‑intelligence systems is preferred.