Senior Manager, Real Estate

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.
 

POSITION SUMMARY 

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Senior Manager of Real Estate to serve on an enterprise-wide domestic and international real estate strategy and transaction team. This position will report to the VP of Corporate Real Estate and will be located in Culver City, CA.  The position will plan, manage, perform and direct all aspects of real estate transactions related to the acquisition, disposition, leasing, licensing and subleasing of properties throughout our global portfolio with an emphasis on The Americas and specific Latin America markets for SONY subsidiaries and affiliated companies. Additionally, the Senior Manager will manage cost containment projects involving operating expense CAM and property tax reviews/audits using third party consultants. The Senior Manager will lead projects to a successful conclusion meeting established schedule and budget KPIs.  

This position will provide a leadership role with respect to strategic property reviews, real estate consolidations, corporate real estate transactions, strategy, and project management for a range of property types including office, industrial, studio, production, and specialty projects.  The Senior Manager will identify and implement real estate solutions that adapt to and support the business strategy at an optimum cost. The successful candidate must be a self-starter and fully engaged to support ongoing department or portfolio-wide projects and processes. 

 This position will be a on a Hybrid schedule requiring 3-4 days per week in the Culver City office.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES 

• As a knowledge expert, assist business units with management of global real estate portfolios and development of real estate strategies aligned with individual business goals and objectives 

• Identify and implement opportunities to consolidate, co-locate, utilize vacant or underutilized space and to take advantage of market trends which benefit the corporation (with a focus on reduction in overall occupancy costs) 

• Utilizing existing resources, identify project service providers (i.e. marketing, brokerage, legal, etc.) and evaluate consultant proposals. Negotiate and administer consultant contracts to ensure quality performance within budget constraints. 

• Prepare and negotiate RFP’s, term sheets, leases, work letters, and other real estate agreements 

• Perform pre-lease due diligence, site selection and market analysis. 

• Investigate, evaluate and present alternative sites to senior management. 

• Prepare project schedules, financial analyses, and real estate documents for review by senior management. 

• Obtain all necessary project approvals from senior management working with user groups and Sony Real Estate team leader. Upon approval, manage resources (both internal and external) to bring projects to satisfactory completion to meet business needs and to ensure adherence to legal documents, schedule, specifications and budget.