Life Science Leasing Manager — Bay Area Growth

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

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.