ISA Commercial Manager

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ISA Commercial Manager

What this job involves:

As the ISA (India & South Asia) Commercial Manager, you will serve as a key commercial partner within the APACJ regional structure, reporting directly to the Regional Commercial Lead. Your primary focus will be delivering commercial governance and financial oversight for capital projects across India and South Asia, working closely with Regional Project Management Directors and project teams to ensure robust financial controls, process compliance, and strategic cost management. You will be responsible for preparing and validating Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates that underpin business case approvals, providing commercial oversight to project cost managers, and ensuring adherence to client processes and policies. At JLL, we are collectively shaping a brighter way—for our clients, ourselves and our fellow employees—and this role is essential to maintaining financial integrity and delivering value across a diverse, multi-country project portfolio. You will develop and maintain comprehensive cost benchmarking databases using both internal client data and JLL's proprietary sources, enabling competitive market validation and informed decision-making. We embrace more innovative ways of working and prioritize opportunities to strengthen and advance your career, offering you the platform to make a meaningful impact on large-scale real estate programs.

Core responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver accurate, market-competitive Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) cost estimates for projects in pre-initiation and feasibility phases across India and South Asia, ensuring estimates align with approved project scope, client budget parameters, and regional market conditions.

• Provide direct commercial oversight and guidance to project cost managers within the India and South Asia regions, ensuring compliance with client financial processes, procurement policies, and contractual controls throughout all project phases.