Sr. Director of Global Real Estate and Workplace Strategy

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Reporting to the SVP & Head of Global Facilities, the Sr. Director of Global Real Estate and Workplace Strategy is responsible for the real estate functions for nearly 9,000 employees across 30 global sites. This role is instrumental in shaping and executing the Global Real Estate and Workplace strategies.  This leadership role will require mobilizing available internal customers, peers, cross-functional partners) and external partners (landlords, brokers, etc.) to achieve organizational goals; integrating and aligning efforts across functions and locations. The leader will be responsible for translating strategic priorities into physical reality; aligning communications, accountabilities, resource capabilities, internal processes, industry best practices, and ongoing measurement systems to ensure that strategies and transactions yield measurable and sustainable results.  

Responsibilities: 

• Lead the global Real Estate and Workplace Strategy Teams in developing Real Estate strategies and solutions that align with business unit strategies in delivering workplaces that fuel innovation, drive growth, and enhance employee experiences.  
• Oversee the entire lifecycle and negotiations of complex real estate transactions, from site selection and financial analysis to negotiation and execution, while also acting as an escalation point during the lifecycle of all real estate transactions, including build-out through the first day of business.   
• Support expansions and Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) activities including performance of due diligence and the identification, construction, and integration of new sites. 
• Develop annual and multi-year real estate plans in coordination with Finance, Legal, Procurement, and local operations teams. 
• Interact with executive management to inform and influence major real-estate strategies and decisions. 
• Provides directions to Real Estate construction team to create plans, budgets, and schedules facility purchases, construction and modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs. 
• Leads large scale contract development and negotiation pertaining to Real Estate in collaboration with Procurement and Legal teams. Work with Legal in development of Preferred Lease Term Library. 
• Keeps abreast of new workspace concepts, metrics, and industry best practices to drive innovation and collaboration and occupational efficiency. 
• Provides data and will partner with Finance for annual planning and budgets, and on-going financial management processes.  Partners with accounting to ensure accurate FASB reporting. 
• Create and maintain strong business partnerships within the Real Estate industry bringing best practices into play and decision making. 
• Maintain an ongoing engagement and reporting program to monitor progress toward portfolio-wide sustainability goals and asset-level performance. 
• Accountable for supplier relationships with suppliers related as they relate to real estate strategies including Transaction Management, Professional Consulting Services, Design, etc.
• Prepare and develop Global Real Estate & Global Facilities KPI’s and reports.
• Lead, mentor, and manage the real estate team, including deal leads. 
• Manage a global lease database and reporting infrastructure while leading benchmarking and cost optimization initiatives. 
• Monitor market trends and implement real estate risk mitigation strategies such as consolidations and transitions. 
• Develop the Global Facilities & Real Estate Continuous Process Improvement Center of Excellence building a CPI culture of continuous improvement and standardization. 
• Develop the Workplace Strategy Center of Excellence to ensure identification and implementation of Workplace Strategies that optimize space utilization and efficiencies while creating a meaningful employee experience that is inspirational, innovative, and productive. 

Requirements: 

• Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 20 years of related experience, with 12+ yea