Head: Leasing & Coverage – Corporate Real Estate

Sandton, South AfricaFull-timeSeniorOn-sitePosted 12 Oct 2026

Job Overview

Nedbank Group Finance (CRE Leasing and Coverage) is recruiting a Head: Leasing & Coverage in Sandton to lead enterprise leasing strategy and transaction governance across the bank’s corporate real estate portfolio. The role ensures occupancy commitments are commercially sound, timely and aligned to business and property strategy, integrating market intelligence, negotiation, lease risk and portfolio planning to optimise cost, flexibility and long-term value.

The Head sets functional direction, the governance framework, performance standards and investment priorities, integrates material risks and dependencies across the portfolio, and provides senior decision support on matters with enterprise- or portfolio-wide impact. This includes setting principles for renewals, relocations, acquisitions, exits and landlord engagement, overseeing complex negotiations, and intervening on disputes or transactions with elevated financial, operational or reputational risk.

The role leads the leasing capability across strategy, specialist negotiation and lease administration, partnering with Legal, Finance, Procurement, Property, Workplace, Facilities and business stakeholders, and reports the transaction pipeline and portfolio exposure to senior governance forums. Requisition 148188; closing date 16 October 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the leasing strategy and governance framework for the corporate real estate portfolio in line with business footprint and financial priorities

• Set principles for renewals, relocations, acquisitions, exits and landlord engagement based on market evidence

• Integrate leasing strategy with workplace, facilities, project, finance and location-planning decisions

• Establish decision standards, delegated authorities and review gates for material lease commitments

• Oversee complex negotiations and ensure options, trade-offs and contractual implications are transparent

• Oversee lease expiries, critical dates and occupancy commitments; drive proactive renewal and exit planning

• Use portfolio and market data to identify consolidation, renegotiation and flexibility opportunities

• Maintain view of rental benchmarks and occupier trends; model total occupancy cost, incentives and escalations

• Identify lease, landlord, concentration and location risks and ensure appropriate treatment

• Lead and develop the leasing team and report pipeline and exposure to senior governance forums

Required Qualifications

• Relevant Honours degree or NQF 8 qualification in property, real estate, finance, law, business or related field

• Professional body / Estate Agents’ Board registration preferred (SAPOA, SASCA)

• 10–12 years’ property management-related experience, including 5 years managing others

• Knowledge of governance, risk and controls, financial accounting principles, asset management and strategic planning

• Strong negotiation, commercial judgement, stakeholder influence and execution capabilitySource listing: Nedbank. Apply via the original advert.

Skills & Requirements

Corporate Real EstateLease NegotiationPortfolio StrategyTransaction GovernanceLease Risk ManagementProperty Market AnalysisOccupancy Cost ModellingAsset ManagementSAPOAStakeholder ManagementScenario ModellingTeam Leadership