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As the Lease Administration Manager, you will oversee global lease administration and lead the end-to-end execution of lease documents across our real estate portfolio. This includes teaming on the lifecycle of leases and amendments, ensuring data integrity in lease systems, and partnering with legal, finance, and real estate teams to drive timely approvals. You’ll conduct detailed lease reviews, oversee abstracting and rent schedules, manage the rent approval process, and implement scalable processes to support ongoing lease compliance, reporting, and operational efficiency.

We’re looking for people who are detail-oriented with expertise in commercial real estate lease administration and who have worked with lease transactions teams on lease operations, guiding projects through execution. The candidate must be capable of collaborating across multiple teams and supporting global real estate strategies while ensuring compliance, accuracy, and alignment with company goals.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME HERE

• Oversee monthly rent approval process, teaming with Legal, Finance and external vendors
• Partner on budgeting and reporting, related to real estate with the Finance team
• Oversee outsourced Lease Administration team to ensure a high level of accuracy on lease abstracts, including key dates, lease expirations, monthly rent charges, and other obligations.
• Obtain Letter of Credits and Security Deposit for any new leases, track returns or reductions during lease term, and work with internal and external stakeholders on updates to LOC and Security Deposits
• Track key dates and lease expirations and assist in coordination of restoration work and move-out obligations
• Review monthly rent charges, annual operating expense estimates, reconciliations, and audits
• Liaise with Landlords and assist Workplace teams on lease review and lease interpretation
• Work with partner teams on creating purchase orders related to lease transactions and on meeting insurance requirements in leases
• Support sustainability initiatives related to lease requirements and company sustainability goals
• Leverage AI tools to drive efficiency, automation, and scale across real estate operations
   

WE’D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU IF YOU HAVE MANY OF THE FOLLOWING

• 6-8 years of experience on a Workplace or Real Estate team, working on lease operations, lease compliance, and lease administration, with in-house corporate real estate experience preferred.
• Expert lease interpretation, rent processing, financial analysis, and data analysis skills.
• Highly adaptable, capable of balancing multiple priorities, meeting deadlines, and pivoting within projects as needed.
• Self-starter with excellent analytical skills, communication abilities, and a strong sense of ownership .
• Ability to collaborate effectively and build relationships with internal and external partners.
• Confidentiality of business matters
• Knowledge of Google and Microsoft Suites and Lease Administration systems (Costar, Visual Lease, Lease Harbor,Tririga, or similar)
• Have experience leveraging AI tools to drive efficiencies and process improvement

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In-Office Expectations

Cohesity employees who are within a reasonable commute (e.g. within a forty-five (45) minute average travel time) work out of our core offices 2-3 days a week of their choosing.