Lease Transitions Manager

Cresa; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cresa in Chicago seeks a Manager, Lease Administration - Transitions to oversee onboarding, transition, and integration of lease portfolios, including acquisitions and dispositions. This role ensures strategy, governance, data integrity, and compliance across client portfolios.

The position combines project management, lease administration, data migration, and client service delivery, serving as a subject matter expert in lease abstraction, financial reconciliation, system integration, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, real estate, finance or accounting.
• 4+ years in lease administration or transition management.
• Ability to lead large, complex portfolio transitions in fast-paced environments.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis skills with automation experience.
• Strong communication and client relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end lease administration transition projects, including onboarding, offboarding, acquisitions and dispositions.
• Develop and manage transition strategies, plans, timelines and governance.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, technology teams and vendors to ensure delivery.
• Oversee lease data collection, abstraction, validation, migration and integration.
• Review financial reconciliations and reporting for accuracy and compliance.
• Support ASC 842 and IFRS 16 accounting initiatives.
• Support AI/automation initiatives within transition workflows to improve efficiency.
• Develop workflows, governance models and best practices for scalability.
• Identify and mitigate risks and support change management during transitions.
• Assist system implementations, upgrades, testing and reporting enhancements.
• Mentor and develop team members to foster continuous improvement.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Project management

Client communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Finance, or Accounting

PMP certification or equivalent

Tools

MRI ProLease

Yardi

CoStar

Quarem

TRIRIGA

Tango

Lucernex

REAP

Visual Lease

Lease Harbor

LeaseAccelerator

LeaseCalcs

Job description

Cresa in Chicago seeks a Manager, Lease Administration - Transitions to oversee onboarding, transition, and integration of lease portfolios, including acquisitions and dispositions. This role ensures strategy, governance, data integrity, and compliance across client portfolios.

The position combines project management, lease administration, data migration, and client service delivery, serving as a subject matter expert in lease abstraction, financial reconciliation, system integration, and