Lease Manager

Apple • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

Apple is seeking an experienced, collaborative, and highly motivated Lease Manager to oversee a portion of its global real estate portfolio. The role is part of the Global Real Estate Lease Administration team, which manages and administers Apple’s leased and owned properties, reports portfolio data and critical dates, maintains the system of record, and develops relationships with property managers and landlords. The team works with internal partners across Real Estate, Facilities, Project Management, Legal, Tax, Risk Management, Corporate Accounting, and Finance, as well as outside legal counsel, third-party consultants, and landlords.

The Lease Manager ensures financial and legal compliance for the assigned lease portfolio and supports the day-to-day operations of the team through accurate lease administration, portfolio management, audits, and cross-functional collaboration. The role reports to the Manager of Global Lease Administration.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in lease management with database/records management.
• BA or BS in Business, Real Estate, Finance, or equivalent.
• Ability to review, interpret, and abstract legal real estate documents.
• Proven financial, analytical, and creative problem-solving skills.
• Unsurpassed customer focus and a “Can-Do” attitude.
• Experience working and communicating with all levels of an organization.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple projects and priorities concurrently in a fast-paced, high-growth, results-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, prepare, and provide accurate, timely critical-date reporting to support strategic decision-making for lease portfolios.
• Interpret, abstract, and enter lease documents into the system of record, maintaining complete and accurate data through ongoing verification and updates.
• Complete and oversee new lease setups, including obtaining vendor payment information and insurance certificates and ensuring database updates are completed.
• Research and resolve payment disputes and maintain strong partner relationships.
• Manage and ensure timely collection of tenant allowances, security deposits, and other payment-related obligations.
• Address landlord and tenant payment issues, including rent start-ups, operating expense changes, changes in ownership, and lease terminations.
• Resolve asset management issues and contribute to financial analysis related to CapEx funding requests.
• Manage lease-related agreements, including Memorandums of Lease, SNDAs, Assignments/Sales, Estoppel Certificates, and Alteration Consents.
• Review and perform desktop audits of operating expense payments, reconciliations, billings, and estimates to ensure compliance with lease terms and provisions.
• Collaborate with internal and external audit teams, support a seamless audit process, and identify opportunities for process improvement and risk mitigation.
• Build cross-functional partnerships with landlords, property management, Legal, Finance, and other internal business teams.
• Communicate process updates, system enhancements, strategic goals, and other relevant information, and serve as a trusted liaison with customers.
• Support Real Estate Transactions Managers and leadership as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior