Manager, Real Estate and Facilities

Are you passionate about delivering a world-class employee experience and shaping the future of the workplace? Do you thrive in a high-performing, collaborative environment where your work directly influences how people connect, create, and succeed?

Join Microsoft’s Global Workplace Services (GWS) team—where we empower every individual and organization to achieve more. With over 50,000 employees in the Puget Sound region, we are committed to delivering innovative, efficient, and inspiring workspaces that support productivity and well-being.

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Manager, Real Estate & Facilities to lead operations for a key district within the world’s largest contiguous corporate campus. This role is ideal for a forward-thinking leader who excels at driving operational excellence, building  partnerships, and delivering measurable impact.

Heads up! This role is fully onsite—you’ll be part of the action every day at our vibrant Microsoft Redmond campus. No hybrid here—just in-person energy, collaboration, and coffee runs with the team!  

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day facilities operations for a designated district, ensuring service excellence and budget adherence.
• Serve as the primary liaison to Tier 1 outsourced vendors, overseeing work order processes and operational strategies.
• Manage and execute high-impact strategic programs across the Puget Sound real estate portfolio.
• Collaborate with business groups to align facility services with organizational goals and performance metrics.
• Drive financial planning, forecasting, and budget management in partnership with finance stakeholders.
• Contribute to long-term strategic planning for infrastructure systems and lifecycle management.
• Represent GWS in emergency response planning and corporate policy development.
• Partner with internal teams on master planning, workplace programs, and construction services to ensure seamless operations.
• Cultivate  relationships with service providers to support reliability, cost-efficiency, and scalability.
• Champion innovation by integrating emerging technologies that enhance the employee experience.
• Ensure compliance with environmental, operational, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with HR to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
• Support facilities engineering initiatives to optimize building systems and asset performance.

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent degree in Business Administration (BBA), Finance, Engineering, Architecture, Construction/Project Management, Technology, Design, or related field AND 4+ years multinational corporate environment experience
  • OR Master's Degree or equivalent degree in Business Administration (MBA), Finance, Engineering, Architecture, Construction/Project Management, Technology, Design, or related field AND 2+ years multinational corporate environment experience
    • OR equivalent experience.
• 3+ years knowledge of utility ecosystems and corporate real estate best practices.
• 3+ years of experience in corporate facilities management or related disciplines.