Senior Real Estate Contract Manager
Amazon· Japan Real Estate (JPRE) / Real Estate Contract Management (RECM)
JPN, TokyoFull-timePosted yesterday
About the role
Senior Real Estate Contract Manager for Amazon Japan Real Estate (JPRE) within Global Operations Enterprise Services (GOES). Leads complex lease contract management, system operations, and payment processes, driving contract negotiations, process improvements, and cross-team collaboration across real estate, finance, legal, and facilities.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze complex lease agreements and extract key information
- Understand contract nuances to identify cost optimization opportunities
- Proactively manage registration and updates in the Lease Management System (Tango)
- Review and reflect amendments in contracts (MOUs, notices) in systems
- Handle internal/external inquiries (including escalations)
- Autonomously track and manage important lease dates (maturity, renewal, rent start of modified contracts)
- Communicate deadlines to stakeholders to prevent renewals/misses
- Prioritize contracts spanning multiple sites
- Process monthly payments (deposits, rent, parking, utilities) in accordance with internal policies
- Coordinate with Finance/Accounting for timely and accurate payments
- Manage sub-leases and receive payments
- Provide pre-approval and advisory to prevent payment issues
- Create and manage performance metrics for payment processing
- Ensure budget adherence and prevent late payments or contract breaches
- Ensure compliance with internal payment policies and lease terms
- Support audits and regulatory/compliance requirements
- Participate in system enhancement projects and global process improvements
- Standardize and optimize contract management processes and share best practices with team
- Coordinate with external partners and internal teams to maintain accurate contract information across Japan facilities
- Escalate to senior leadership when necessary
Qualifications
- 10+ years of back-office or equivalent experience
- PC skills (Excel functions, Word, PowerPoint)
- Advanced Japanese language proficiency (contract drafting/reading, meeting operations)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
- Business-level English or TOEIC around 750
Skills
Required:Lease contract review and information extractionCost optimizationLease management system (Tango)Contract modification reviewStakeholder management
Benefits
- Not specified in the description
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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