Leasing Manager

Career Climbers; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Climbers is seeking a Leasing Manager in South San Francisco to drive leasing strategy and revenue for a premier life-science portfolio. This highly visible role reports to the SVP and focuses on tenant engagement, market intel, deal execution, and portfolio performance.

Candidates should have 2+ years of multi-tenant CRE leasing experience, a bachelor’s degree, and strong financial analysis, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 2+ years of multi-tenant commercial real estate experience.
• Strong knowledge of leasing transactions, lease negotiations, and commercial real estate documentation.
• Experience within the Life Science sector a plus but not a requirement.
• Experience with office, industrial, life science, or institutional real estate assets.
• Strong financial analysis, underwriting, and negotiation capabilities.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and directly execute new leases, renewals, expansions, and other leasing transactions w/ world class life science companies.
• Manage the leasing process from prospect identification and outreach through LOI negotiation and lease execution.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of tenant prospects and active opportunities.
• Foster strong relationships with brokers, tenants, and industry stakeholders throughout the Bay Area market.
• Assist with sublease reviews and approvals in partnership with legal and asset management teams.
• Monitor office and life science market trends, tenant demand drivers, competitive supply, and leasing activity.
• Maintain current knowledge of tenant-in-the-market activity and emerging industry trends.
• Represent ownership within the brokerage and life science communities to strengthen market presence and relationships.
• Prepare lease underwriting, rent comparable analyses, concession evaluations, and NPV models.
• Develop asset-level leasing plans, pricing strategies, concession budgets, and absorption forecasts.
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and portfolio planning initiatives.
• Present leasing updates, transaction analyses, and market insights to senior leadership.

Skills

Leasing

Negotiation

Financial analysis

Tenant relationships

Market research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

$225k - $250k Base (up to $350k all-in)

A Tier-1, publicly traded healthcare real estate firm is seeking a Leasing Manager to join their team. Situated in beautiful Oyster Point, this is a highly visible role that will help drive leasing strategy and revenue generation across a premier life-science portfolio throughout South San Francisco. This is an excellent role for someone with 2+ years of Commercial Real Estate Leasing Experience looking to work with a one of the largest life science real estate companies in the country.

Reporting directly to the SVP, the Leasing Manager will play a critical role in shaping portfolio performance through tenant engagement, market intelligence, deal execution, and strategic leasing initiatives throughout the Bay Area's world-renowned life science ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Leasing & Transaction Execution

• Lead and directly execute new leases, renewals, expansions, and other leasing transactions w/ world class life science companies
• Manage the leasing process from prospect identification and outreach through LOI negotiation and lease execution
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of tenant prospects and active opportunities
• Foster strong relationships with brokers, tenants, and industry stakeholders throughout the Bay Area market
• Assist with sublease reviews and approvals in partnership with legal and asset management teams.
• Monitor office and life science market trends, tenant demand drivers, competitive supply, and leasing activity
• Maintain current knowledge of tenant-in-the-market activity and emerging industry trends
• Represent ownership within the brokerage and life science communities to strengthen market presence and relationships
• Prepare lease underwriting, rent comparable analyses, concession evaluations, and NPV models
• Develop asset-level leasing plans, pricing strategies, concession budgets, and absorption forecasts
• Assist with forecasting, budgeting, and portfolio planning initiatives
• Present leasing updates, transaction analyses, and market insights to senior leadership

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• 2+ years of multi-tenant commercial real estate experience
• Strong knowledge of leasing transactions, lease negotiations, and commercial real estate documentation
• Experience within the Life Science sector a plus but not a requirement
• Experience with office, industrial, life science, or institutional real estate assets
• Strong financial analysis, underwriting, and negotiation capabilities
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• Excellent communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities.

This position is perfect for a motivated, entrepreneurial leasing professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys building relationships, and has a passion for creating value while working alongside some of the worlds most impactful healthcare companies. This role will have a direct impact on leasing strategy and portfolio performance across one of the largest life science portfolios in the country. Role comes with plenty of opportunity for growth and world-class benefits. Thank you!