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Jos Peralta - Senior CRE Analyst

Candidate Status: Technical Exercise Completed

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Location: Mexico Compensation range discussed: $1,900 - $2,300 LinkedIn Profile | Email: alejandro.peralta.leon@gmail.com | Phone: +52 55 7924 8516

Summary

International Business Professional with a Master's in Corporate Law and 9+ years of experience in lease administration and global real estate portfolio management. Currently serving as a Global Lease Admin Coordinator, he manages a portfolio of over 500 locations using CoStar and analyzes data to create executive reports for the US headquarters. As a Lease Administrator at CBRE, he managed 1,800 contracts for major US-based clients, including AT&T, Mars, comScore, BASF, and Renasant Bank. His background includes reviewing legal documentation, negotiating lease agreements, and tracking KPIs for decision-making. He possesses specialized training in Real Estate Marketing and Financial Administration, alongside a current focus on Business Intelligence.

Candidate Snapshot

US-based Real Estate Experience:

→ Total Experience: 9+ years of experience in global lease administration, real estate portfolio management, and transaction coordination.

→ US Portfolio Management: Manages a global portfolio of 500+ locations (offices and warehouses) covering the entire US territory.

→ Enterprise Lease Administration: Managed 1,800 contracts for major U.S. clients including MARS, Renasant Bank, and BASF.

→ Strategic Transaction & Negotiations: Negotiated lease agreements and renewals for global accounts with U.S. presence, such as AT&T, Pandora, and Citi Banamex.

Transaction & Collateral Knowledge:

→ Document Familiarity: Experienced in creating transaction scorecards and executive summaries for lease negotiations. Possesses a clear understanding of the data requirements and structure for Offering Memorandums (OMs), Broker Opinions of Value (BOVs), and loan packages, utilized during previous transaction coordination roles.

Market Analysis & Transaction Support:

→ Market Research: Advanced proficiency in conducting market analysis for strategic planning and expansion projects. Developed scorecards summarizing key metrics (cap rates, NOI, market rates) to support client decision-making regarding new locations and renewals.

Business Intelligence & Portfolio Management:

→ Risk Mitigation: Experience in conducting contract audits to identify and reduce legal risks within lease agreements.

→ Strategic Analysis: Currently pursuing an Advanced Specialization in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to better understand AI back-end data and how it is created and updated.

Education:

→ Specialization in Business Intelligence and Data Analytics | Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico (2025 - Expected 2026)

→ Specialization in Real Estate Marketing & Financial Administration | ITAM, Mexico (2018)

→ Master’s Degree in Corporate Law & International Business | Universidad del Valle de México, Mexico (2013)

→ Bachelor’s Degree in International Business Engineering | Universidad TecMilenio, Mexico (2009)

Technology & Platforms:

→ Portfolio Management: Proficient in CoStar for tracking critical dates and managing global portfolios. Proficient in Salesforce (Intermediate, 2 years) and IronCloud (Basic, 1 year).

→ Data & Analysis: Intermediate proficiency in Azure (2 years) and Excel (Database management). Currently developing skills in Power BI.

→ AI Tools: Experience with Microsoft Copilot.

→ Mapping & Presentation: PowerPoint for creating client presentations and scorecards and proficiency in Google Earth (3 years) for location analysis.

Meet Jos

This video from our screening interview provides a look into Jos's background and experience.

Key Qualifications & Highlights

○ Workflow Optimization:

Diagnosed bottlenecks in the lease administration process and defined and implemented KPIs for lease abstraction and information updates (5-7 day target), significantly improving data freshness for CHQ reporting.

○ Proactive Problem Solving:

Transformed raw accounting data into actionable real estate insights by designing new reports that analyzed price per square meter and market variances. This shift allowed stakeholders to view the portfolio through a strategic real estate lens rather than solely a financial one.

○ Full-Cycle Lease Knowledge:

Experience spans the entire lease lifecycle, from the transaction phase (negotiating renewals/closures) to administration (abstraction and compliance). This dual perspective allowed him to audit legal documents effectively and identify risks regarding key dates and clauses.

○ AI & Automation Readiness:

Actively integrates AI tools into his workflow, using Microsoft Copilot to generate drafts and engineer prompts. He understands the critical importance of data integrity for training AI models, ensuring that underlying datasets are accurate to prevent "hallucinations".

Screening Interview - Key Observations

○ Motivation for AI & Modernization: He is strongly driven by the opportunity to work with an AI-native company, viewing it as the necessary evolution of the industry.

○ Balanced AI Perspective: He demonstrates a mature understanding of AI tools viewing them as powerful for "drafting" and "suggestions" but insisting on the necessity of human criteria to validate accuracy.

○ Operational Proactivity: He showcased a clear ability to diagnose inefficiencies, describing how he independently implemented strict KPIs (adapting CBRE standards) in his current role to force faster data turnaround from branches, despite a lack of institutional support for real estate processes.

○ Desire for Strategic Engagement: He expressed a preference for roles that balance data tasks with human interaction. He is looking for a position that allows him to discuss strategies, rather than just processing data in isolation without any face-to-face communication.

○ Remote Work & Setup Readiness: He identifies the remote nature of the role as a key competitive factor, noting that his current role requires full-time on-site presence.