Transaction Management Lead

Job Title

Transaction Management Lead

Job Description Summary

Cushman & Wakefield is seeking an experienced Transaction Management Lead to join our Sydney-based team. In this role, you will deliver end-to-end lease transactions across a diverse commercial property portfolio for a key client contract.

As the Transaction Management Lead, you will manage a team of seven and take ownership of critical leasing activities and strategic advisory. This is a key leadership role within the Integrated Portfolio Management team, responsible for achieving service delivery outcomes and ensuring compliance, reporting, and performance targets are met.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead and coordinate lease negotiations and transactions across a large and varied property portfolio
2. Deliver strategic leasing advice to the client, using data and market insights to drive outcomes
3. Manage and support a team of leasing executives and analysts
4. Liaise with landlords, agents, legal teams, and internal departments to facilitate smooth transactions
5. Monitor and report on performance metrics, ensuring delivery against KPIs and SLAs
6. Contribute to continuous improvement in systems, processes, and service delivery

Key Skills and Experience:

1. Proven experience in commercial leasing or transaction management
2. Strong leadership and people management skills
3. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
4. Ability to interpret and leverage data for strategic decision-making
5. Experience working with tools such as CRE Activity Manager (or similar)
6. Relevant tertiary qualification in Real Estate, Property, or Business
7. Real Estate License or Agent’s Representative (as per state requirement)
8. Process improvement knowledge (Lean Six Sigma desirable)

Why join Cushman & Wakefield?

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop, and live, working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from:

• Being part of a growing global company.
• Career development and a promote-from-within culture.
• An organization committed to Diversity and Inclusion.

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment. We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment focused on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We emphasize career progression and foster a promotion-from-within culture, leveraging global opportunities to retain top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development to enhance personal, professional, and technical skills, complemented by a comprehensive employee benefits program.

Our Vision

We envision a future where people simply belong. That’s why we support and celebrate inclusive causes every day, embracing diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status. As part of our ongoing commitment to RAP, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are highly encouraged to apply (for AUS only). We embed DEI into our DNA as a global community—living it beyond just talking about it. Join us if you share this commitment.

As an equal opportunity employer, Cushman & Wakefield encourages Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and female candidates to apply. We promote safety at all times.

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