National Lease Administration Manager

About the role

Metcash is looking for an experienced National Lease Administration Manager to join its Group Property team in Macquarie Park. The role manages the progression of property legal documentation and helps resolve a wide range of property and leasing matters, acting as a key link between the Property and Legal teams. It covers a portfolio of about 330 properties across Australia and New Zealand.

Key responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate property documents such as leases, subleases, licences, assignments, lease extensions and option notices
• Negotiate property documentation with landlords and subtenants
• Interpret property and leasing documents and review title documentation
• Provide practical advice and assistance on property-related legal matters
• Manage internal and external legal support and proactively manage the Property-Legal work-in-progress pipeline
• Conduct legal research, gather facts and analyse information
• Keep the Property team informed of legislative changes and developments
• Review and process external legal invoices, check work completed and billing accuracy, track legal costs and liaise with external legal providers
• Identify opportunities to streamline systems, documentation and ways of working

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience in a similar property legal, leasing or lease administration role in a recognised law firm or in-house environment
• Strong understanding of property law, ideally across multiple Australian jurisdictions
• Experience managing multiple matters through to completion
• Attention to detail, strong commercial acumen and sound decision-making
• Excellent communication, influencing and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to prioritise a high-volume workload of varying complexity
• Proactive approach to process improvement

Required skills

• Strong drafting, negotiation and document interpretation skills
• Knowledge of PEXA and other online property or conveyancing platforms
• Related qualifications are advantageous but not essential

What we offer

• 5th week of annual leave, 2 wellbeing days and 1 volunteer day per year
• Career growth through learning, development and progression opportunities
• 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers
• Bronze employer for LGBTQ inclusion, gender pay gap under 5%, and a FlexReady accredited workplace
• Team member benefits with exclusive discounts through the Our Local app