Tim Edwards

Seasoned operations and transaction management professional with 16 total years of experience successfully defining operational strategies and implementing solutions, optimizing resources, assessing risks, mitigating exposure, cultivating relationships and leading reports within high-volume, fast-paced deal execution environments, from Wall Street to NYC commercial real estate. I’m a New York State admitted attorney, a problem solver and an execution guy, plain and simple. Currently, a Senior Manager, Transactions for JLL with ten years of commercial real estate transaction management experience, having executed 2MM+ SF of transactions since 2016 and quarterbacking transactions of varying size and complexity across Morgan Stanley’s Americas real estate portfolio, comprising ~16MM SF of leased and owned office space. Core competencies: leveraging hard and soft power skills to manage firm resources, advocate for and lobby on behalf of the firm, build consensus among stakeholders and achieve desired operational outcomes; building and strengthening client relationships; orchestrating the cooperative efforts and contributions of key supports and stakeholders; formulating and implementing strategies aimed at removing operational impediments and optimizing processes; identifying, assessing and monitoring operational, market, credit and counterparty risk; developing and implementing strategies and controls for mitigating exposure; administering deal portfolios; budgeting and financial management; data tracking and reporting; quarterbacking operations and transactions processes; spearheading investigations and performing due diligence reviews; drafting and negotiating documentation; overseeing clearances and special projects; and identifying, guiding and fostering talent within a team