Leasing Manager
đź“Ť Sydney CBD (HCF House)
🏢 Property & Procurement
About the Role
We’re looking for a commercially astute Leasing Manager to lead and optimise our national property leasing portfolio. This is a high-impact role responsible for delivering cost efficiencies, driving strategic leasing decisions, and ensuring strong governance across all leasing activities.
This is an exciting time to join HCF, with a strong pipeline of new sites and portfolio initiatives underway. You’ll play a key role in delivering new retail locations and supporting the evolution of our retail property footprint, directly enabling business growth and transformation.
You’ll partner closely with senior stakeholders and lead complex negotiations to deliver long-term value across the portfolio.
What You’ll Be Doing
Portfolio Optimisation & Strategy
Drive cost optimisation across a diverse leasing portfolio
Lead rent reviews, market benchmarking, and lease renegotiations
Identify opportunities for consolidation, relocation, sub-leasing, or early exits
Provide strategic insights on property market trends and portfolio performance
Partner with business units to support expansion, contraction, and transformation initiatives
Leasing Management & Governance
Manage end-to-end leasing arrangements across the portfolio (mainly retail sites)
Ensure all lease renewals, expiries, and critical milestones are proactively managed
Lead structured approval processes, including business case development
Act as the SME for all leasing matters across the organisation
Reporting & Insights
Deliver executive-ready reporting on lease strategy, pipelines, savings, and risk exposure
Develop dashboards and reporting frameworks to track portfolio performance
Provide regular updates and insights to senior stakeholders
Stakeholder & Relationship Management
Build strong internal relationships and provide trusted commercial advice
Lead negotiations with landlords and external property advisors
Collaborate with Facilities and Project teams on fit-outs and refurbishments
Administration & Compliance
Maintain accurate lease documentation, registers, and contract records
Oversee lease administration and ensure timely, accurate rental invoicing
Support branch maintenance queries and resolve property-related issues
Ensure compliance with WHS and regulatory requirements
About You
Essential:
Proven experience managing a medium to large-scale leasing portfolio in retail
Strong commercial negotiation skills with a track record of delivering cost savings
Deep understanding of lease structures, incentives, and property risk
High attention to detail with strong governance and documentation discipline
Ability to manage multiple deadlines and time-critical lease events
Strong analytical skills with experience delivering insights to senior stakeholders
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Desirable:
Experience within the NFP or Private Health Insurance (PHI) sector
Why Join Us?
Be part of a transformational phase with new site delivery and portfolio evolution
Work closely with senior leaders on strategic, high-impact initiatives
Opportunity to shape and influence a large and evolving property portfolio
CBD location with flexible working arrangements
Exposure to state-wide projects and stakeholders
About HCF
At HCF, our purpose is to bring our human touch to healthcare. Since 1932 we’ve been putting our members and their health first. As Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we cover 2 million members with health, life, travel and pet insurance and our vision is to make healthcare understandable, affordable, high quality and member centric.
We want to be true health partners to our members, easily guiding the healthcare choices that are right for them. At HCF, our values are the way we do things and create the necessary culture to help us realise our purpose and deliver our Strategy. Living our values in action we step forward, walk in their shoes, stay human, make it better and get there together.
Culture & Benefits
Purpose-driven passion
We’re united by a common purpose: to make healthcare affordable, understandable, high quality and member-focused.
Wellness and work-life balance
We’ll empower you with the necessary skills and tools to support your personal wellbeing journey, ensuring you perform at your best. Our offerings include:
Flexible working arrangements
50% subsidy on HCF hospital and/or extras cover
Family-friendly certified employer
18 weeks of parental leave for all new parents
Mental health and wellbeing programs, including workshops, fitness classes, flu vaccinations, skin checks and more
Discounts on HCF’s products, including life, pet and travel Insurance, as well as discounts at Fitness First gyms and on our eyecare products.
Collaboration and inclusivity
We embrace diversity as our strength and are committed to maintaining an inclusive and collaborative work environment. Our workplace is welcoming and safe for all our employees, irrespective of their unique characteristics including age, ethnicity, cultural or spiritual background, gender identity, disability, education and socio-economic status.
Continuous learning and growth
We believe in lifelong learning. HCF provides opportunities for personal and professional development. From workshops to mentorship programs, we encourage your growth and curiosity.
Next steps
If you require any adjustments to assist you in making your application or during the recruitment or onboarding process, please reach out to Talent Acquisition – peopleservices@hcf.com.au to discuss.
We encourage applicants to submit their applications at their earliest convenience, as at HCF, we review applications as they are submitted, and may have filled the role prior to the job closing date.
For over 90 years, our members have trusted us to protect their health and wellbeing, and in return we’ve provided quality cover and healthcare that’s right for them.
Because as Australia’s largest not-for-profit health fund, we believe in delivering our members a level of care that’s uncommon.
From humble beginnings in 1932, we’ve grown to become the nation’s largest not-for-profit health fund, helping to protect the health and wellbeing of over 1.8 million Australians with health, life, travel or pet insurance. And we remain constant to our not-for-profit charter, continuing to provide the highest standard of healthcare while returning more benefits to our members.
We’re also proud of our many industry firsts. Over the years, we’ve been at the forefront of healthcare innovation, from introducing the first multicover plan to “cover the gap” in extras services, to opening one of the first health fund operated dental centre networks and launching Australia’s first on-demand injury cover*.
Because we believe in making healthcare understandable, affordable and high quality for our members, they’re empowered to make informed decisions about their health.
Through the HCF Catalyst program, we continue to invest in the future of Australia’s health by supporting small businesses with big ideas, and fund researchers working to improve health outcomes for all Aussies through the HCF Research Foundation.
We’re also committed to investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff. At HCF, we value diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace, and are dedicated to creating a working culture where staff can flourish. We believe that giving employees a safe, healthy and sustainable work environment is a priority.
* Issued by HCF Life. Consider the PDS and TMD at getflip.com.au.
