Director, Transaction Management (Remote)

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries ("Newmark"), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark's comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform's global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. Newmark generated revenues in excess of $2.9 billion for the year ended December 31, 2021. Newmark's company-owned offices, together with its business partners, operate from approximately 160 offices with over 6,200 professionals around the world. To learn more, visit or

Job Summary:

The Director services current and new accounts by coordinating and driving various transaction activities and will work with internal departments to manage purchase, sales and lease transactions. The Director will also serve as the in-house point-of-contact for clients, brokers, and others to collect or to provide information on all account transactions.

Essential Job Duties:

• Coordinate with Account Manager to align transactions with the client's real estate objectives.
• Collaborate with assigned business units/regions to understand and support operational requirements and expansion or contraction of the business.
• Implement the transaction process to complete seamless transactions on behalf of the client and in accordance with client's processes and procedures.
• Source and manage third party brokers/service providers where required.
• Act as the liaison between the landlord, local broker, Account Manager and Business Unit/Regional Real Estate Director.
• Assist the Account Manager in the execution of Corporate Real Estate (CRE) portfolio strategy through lease renewals, new leases, sub-leases, lease terminations and land & building purchase and sales.
• Prepare, review, analyze, and interpret financial analysis templates including book and cash flow projections, NPV (net present value), and/or IRR (internal rate of return) to determine the financial impact and economic value of multiple transaction scenarios.
• Coordinate and execute all steps and processes surrounding transactions including the completion of project initiation sheets, market surveys, client tours, RFPs, counterproposals, LOI, broker's opinions of value and test fits to lease execution and project closeout.
• Maintain all transaction records and forms using tools and technology. Prepare reports and makes presentations to relevant parties. Prepare follow up letter to brokers and clients as required.
• Monitor and maintain a real estate project tracking system to ensure timely transaction completion.
• Negotiates leases and lease amendments working with local stakeholders and legal team. Monitors lease expirations. Negotiates lease renewals within prescribed timeline.
• Serve as liaison with clients relative to administrative matters, including obtaining executed lease copies, scheduling meetings, and being available to respond to inquiries or receive new assignment requests.
• Review commission calculations with brokers, prepare deal sheets summarizing terms of transaction, and track commission payments and annual commission income reports.
• Prepare project close-out files for all completed transactions, including all transaction documents, list of project contacts, lease abstract, executed lease/agreement, and activity log.
• Track project travel expenses.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Skills, Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in business or real estate.
• Real estate sales associate license required.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook etc.
• High degree of professional customer service to both internal and external parties.

Working Conditions: Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable elements; Remote work with occasional travel.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Newmark is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.