Regional Leasing Manager

About Us

ISPT became a wholly owned subsidiary of IFM Investors in December 2024, adding Real Estate as a fifth asset class to the IFM platform. ISPT was established 30 years ago and has grown to become a leading real estate funds management firm with $21 billion AUD portfolio – making it a top 10 Australian property fund manager by FUM. 

Bringing ISPT into the IFM Investors platform presents an opportunity to combine the capabilities, talent and experience of our teams, helping create further opportunities to add value for clients and accelerate our combined growth strategies.   

IFM Investors is a private markets manager, with a focus on infrastructure and capabilities in unlisted and listed equity, private equity and debt. IFM manages AU$218.3bn across all asset classes on behalf of 717 institutional clients (at 30 June We have 230+ investment specialists across our capabilities. We're based on four continents, operating from offices in Melbourne, Sydney, London, Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam, Milan, New York, Houston, Hong Kong, Seoul and Tokyo. We have a global network that helps us uncover opportunities. Our reach, reputation and relationships mean we can access deal flows that few other managers can.

IFM was founded by pension funds. It's still owned by pension funds today. Our clients are stewards of capital too, with the same duty to deliver value over decades. We share a multigenerational vision: to invest, protect and grow the savings of millions of people. We do this by investing, owning and financing the assets our clients and their beneficiaries rely on to live their lives. Where we own assets, our engineers and sector experts join their boards and management committees, with the aim of becoming pivotal to their success.

From Vienna Airport to the Indiana Toll Road, from energy storage to data storage, we invest in what matters: real assets that will serve society's needs for decades to come and seek to deliver for clients the positive outcomes they need. For more information, visit 

Business Overview

ISPT's Property function is the central manager of the organisation's asset performance and operations across the diversified portfolio of office, retail, industrial, healthcare and life sciences, and social community infrastructure. The team is responsible for managing property performance, tenant partner relations, leasing outcomes and capital investment, ensuring optimal asset utilisation to drive long-term value. A key objective of the Property function is characterised by a commitment to sustainable property practices, innovative solutions with a strong focus on tenant-partner relationships, and a dedication to enhancing the quality and experience of the built environment.  

The Opportunity

As a Regional Leasing Manager, you will lead a team of retail leasing executives, focusing on both creating and preserving asset value by optimising leasing outcomes. In this role, you will guide state-based Leasing Executives to enhance and deliver the retail offering across our portfolio, ensuring outstanding and sustainable returns for the organisation.

As an integral part of the Retail services team this role will have you:

• Working with Asset Managers on retail assets to analyse market trends, assessing the characteristics of performance to ensure the most appropriate tenant mix is achieved to maximise returns
• You will lead your team of leasing executives, guiding them through strategic retail planning, and the repositioning of our retail portfolio
• You will build relationships with retailers in the market to positively impact the ability for the team to attract premium covenants that maximises leasing returns
• You will negotiate commercial terms and leases directly with retailers on assets
• As an expectation, you will provide strategic market advice in relation to market rents and existing property, acquisition, and master planning for development
• You will actively collaborate with the broader national leasing team, sharing insights and best practices to support consistent leasing strategies across all regions
• Your role will involve regular communication and coordination with the National Leasing Manager – Retail, ensuring that regional activities are integrated with national priorities

This role reports to the National Leasing Manager – Retail.

About you

You are a true collaborator and understand the importance of the teams you work with and how best to partner with them. You have completed tertiary studies in either real estate or property with experience in working in the property industry (or similar). 

Success in this role requires strong communication and written presentation skills, with a proven ability to communicate with precision, grammatical accuracy and influence. You also have extensive expertise in data analysis and reporting, with the ability to interpret complex information and translate insights into strategic recommendations that drive informed leadership decisions.

You know the Australian retail market, and you bring experience in understanding the end-to-end leasing process including lease administration, tenancy fit out, design and building services and an understanding of master planning. As a strong communicator and negotiator, you also have the ability to integrate quickly into a flexible team-oriented environment.

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