Associate

As an associate in the Landlord Leasing & Advisory team, you will be responsible for advising our landlord-clients throughout office leasing campaigns and the office development cycle. You will work in a diverse and dynamic environment, closely collaborating with our clients and internal teams.

Key Responsibilities

1. Work closely with the head of landlord advisory in delivering key KSA leasing projects.
2. Advise landlords on optimum marketing and leasing strategies to ensure successful leasing campaigns.
3. Execute successful leasing campaigns, engaging closely with leasing agents across the KSA market.
4. Advise, with input from other JLL departments, on leasing and development of office schemes in Saudi Arabia.
5. Provide advice covering occupier attraction, market positioning, design & amenities input, ideal delivery schemes, and leasing & marketing strategies.
6. Identify new business opportunities and work closely with the Head of Team to secure them.
7. Input and adopt internal databases.

Qualifications

• Proactive and creative.
• Bright, intelligent, fast learner, enthusiastic, motivated, and outgoing.
• Honesty and integrity, understanding the importance of JLL's core values.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple tasks and prioritize.
• Show proof of rigor and autonomy when working.
• Ability to meet deadlines, even when timeframes are demanding.
• First-class team player with strong relationship skills, able to collaborate and develop strong relationships with clients in a multicultural environment.
• Genuine interest and passion in offices and the growth of KSA towards Vision 2030 and beyond.
• Clear communicator with strong presentation and language (English / Arabic) skills.
• Commitment to live and work in Riyadh with the ability to travel to other KSA cities.
• Previous background in landlord leasing, with 3+ years of experience preferred.
• Good report writing skills in MS Word.
• Ability to prepare professional PowerPoint presentations.
• Excellent understanding of MS Excel and Word.
• Must be Riyadh-based.
• Knowledge of the local KSA corporate leasing market.
• Good administrative and IT skills.
• Good numeracy and analytical skills.
• Strong customer relations skills and ability to work and integrate in a busy team.
• Fluent in English and Arabic, spoken and written.

Other Competencies

• Capable of managing stress & accepting constructive feedback.
• Strong diplomatic skills involving tact and discretion, with experience dealing with corporates and VIPs.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to multitask and prioritize workload.
• Financially aware and driven.
• Ability to work on own initiative, listen, and willingness to learn.
• Accountable, comfortable, and confident.
• Ability to delegate and willingness to be hands-on when required.
• Team player, maintaining close working relationships with all employees, whether office-based or external.
• Ability to demonstrate utmost discretion when dealing with all sensitive and confidential information.
• Results and achievement-oriented to high standards.