Network Development Associate 

Location: Shanghai or Beijing

About the company

IWG has been at the forefront of the flexible workspace revolution for more than 30 years. We have made it possible for organisations and individuals everywhere to take a new approach to the traditional working day. We have over 3,400 locations across over 110 countries allowing millions of people every day to have a great day at work.

Our customers are start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, and large multinationals. With unique business goals, people and aspirations. They want workspaces and communities to match their needs. We provide them with choice through our portfolio of brands, covering serviced offices (Regus, Spaces, HQ, Signature and No18), commercial real estate brokerage and managed office solutions.

Join us at www.iwgplc.com

Job Responsibilities

This position will support execute leasing transactions, renewals and maintaining positive relationships within an assigned portfolio.

• Manage all maintenance and renewal processes spanning: maintenance renewals and related reporting, 
• Responsible for reviewing all of lease documents and contracts for territories of China.
• Prepare maintenance summary report and renewal report to line manager for the assigned portfolio monthly.
• Take initiative and negotiate with existing Landlords within the assigned portfolio for the renewals and restructuring of the existing leases.
• Collate and prepare Renewal Investment Case for submission.
• Responsible for audit checks on leases and content in the leases, ad hoc request from senior management relating to all the information in the lease agreements
• Such responsibilities also include to restructuring and recovery plan for existing centres as required, tracking security deposits, rentals, billing related and etc.
• The function will work closely with lease admin team and all other ancillary functions across IWG to ensure leasing information are updated in the internal system.
• Develop and maintain cordial relationships with landlords and attend to all feedbacks/requests promptly.
• Liaise with internal and external counsel, agents in the course of work.
• Able to interpret relevant commercial real estate data; Collecting market and competitors’ information as and when it is required by Group.
• Under supervision of the Development Director, independently structure and negotiate the existing portfolio with minimum supervision
• Review renewal offer from landlord with line manager together with legal team to get renewal processed.
• Effectively manage a portfolio of multiple leases and landlord relationships across a region/country/multiple markets
• Asset manage existing China real estate portfolio, primarily for renewals/restructuring/closure) and renewal IC submissions.
• Assisting Development Director along the growth path including preparing proposals and NCO IC submissions.
• Any other ad hoc duties assigned.

Skill set

• At least 5 years of experience in corporate real estate market.
• Previous financial experience, understanding P&L and industry benchmark
• Strong & sound financial modelling/Excel skill
• Strong PowerPoint skill and able to work on business proposal and presentation deck.
• Strong English writing skill
• Strong planning and organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise, multi-task, delegate and work effectively with minimal supervision
• Adaptability and flexibility, able to respond quickly to changing demands, processed and updated information.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, able to persuade, identifying opportunities for new locations.
• Be able to communicate with landlord/developers effectively.
• Strong negotiation skill
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams (country manager, sales director, legal,
• finance, operations and projects) to ensure successful execution of the deals.