Job Description
Job Description
Transaction Coordinator
St. Louis, MO
$65,000–$70,000+ / year
OVERVIEW
A growing commercial real estate firm is looking for a Transaction Coordinator to join its retail portfolio team. This is a mentorship-track role built for someone early in their commercial real estate career who wants real exposure to lease negotiations, tenant relationships, and portfolio strategy — with a clear path toward full portfolio management. You'll work closely with senior leasing and asset management staff across a portfolio of grocery-anchored and retail shopping centers, learning the deal mechanics from the ground up.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Draft, track, and help negotiate retail lease renewals across a portfolio of shopping centers
- Process and manage lease assignment and subletting requests from tenants
- Analyze tenant sales reports and occupancy costs to flag risk and opportunity
- Conduct market comp research to support leasing and renewal decisions
- Coordinate with property management and legal teams to keep lease files, abstracts, and key dates current
- Track lease expirations, options, and renewal deadlines across the portfolio
- Support due diligence and financial analysis on prospective leasing deals
- Build and maintain relationships with tenants, brokers, and internal stakeholders
- Prepare reports and presentations summarizing portfolio and deal activity for leadership
WHY YOU MATTER
This role sits right where deals get made — you'll have a direct hand in keeping retail centers leased, tenants happy, and the numbers healthy. It's built as a launchpad: strong performers here move into full portfolio management, so the work you do now doubles as training for what's next.
WHAT IT TAKES
- 1-3 years of experience in commercial real estate, leasing, or a related analytical/financial role
- Strong financial and analytical skills — comfortable working with lease terms, occupancy costs, and comp data
- Sharp written and verbal communication skills
- Highly organized, able to manage multiple lease files and deadlines at once
- Comfortable in Excel, with basic financial modeling skills
- A genuine interest in retail real estate and a desire to grow into portfolio management
- Detail-oriented — small errors in lease terms or dates can have real financial consequences
- Team-oriented, able to work closely with leasing, legal, and asset management colleagues
- A self-starter who takes initiative on research and due diligence work
THE PERKS!
- $65,000–$70,000+ per year, plus a 10% bonus
- 401(k) with employer match and profit-sharing component
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Company-paid short-term and long-term disability, plus life insurance
- Paid holidays, PTO, parental leave, and bereavement time
- A defined growth path into full portfolio management