Job Description

The Opportunity

The Real Estate Transaction Manager leads complex global real estate transactions from strategy and analysis through negotiation, approvals, execution, and closeout. This role serves as a transaction advisor to business leaders, partnering with internal stakeholders, external brokers, legal, finance, and facilities teams to deliver real estate solutions that support business objectives, portfolio optimization, and long-term workplace strategy. The position requires strong commercial real estate expertise, executive-level communication, financial analysis capability, and the ability to independently manage high-impact transactions with appropriate governance and risk mitigation. This role reports to the Director of Real Estate Transactions and Brokerage. 

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex global real estate transactions, including market strategy, site selection, financial analysis, lease negotiation support, AFE/approval routing, governance, execution, and closeout. 
• Drive acquisitions, dispositions, renewals, expansions, consolidations, relocations, and leasing activities; evaluate business requirements, financial impacts, key dates, options, and risks to develop recommendations. 
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and internal stakeholders to identify, evaluate, and secure office and site locations in priority markets. 
• Ensure transaction governance, corporate oversight, risk review, approvals, documentation, and administrative requirements are completed accurately and timely for each transaction. 
• Proactively monitor the real estate portfolio and lead transaction planning for renewals, extensions, expansions, contractions, terminations, consolidations, and other strategic portfolio actions. 
• Translate corporate real estate strategy, business objectives, market intelligence, financial considerations, and workplace priorities into practical transaction recommendations. 
• Manage and influence external broker partners, landlords, consultants, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality transaction outcomes aligned with overall real estate objectives. 

Management Responsibilities

Individual Contributor

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design, real estate, construction management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in real estate, or related field
• All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, finance, business, construction management, architecture/design, or a related field; advanced degree, professional certification, or commercial real estate designation preferred. 
• 8+ years of progressive commercial real estate transactions, corporate real estate, brokerage, portfolio management, or related experience, with demonstrated responsibility for complex transactions and senior stakeholder engagement. 
• Advanced business acumen with the ability to translate complex business needs, market conditions, cost implications, and risk factors into actionable real estate solutions. 
• Strong executive presence with demonstrated ability to communicate, influence, and gain alignment across senior leaders, functional partners, regions, and stakeholders. 
• Demonstrated negotiation experience and ability to support or lead complex commercial lease and real estate deal structures. 
• Strong financial and analytical capability, including lease economics, total occupancy cost, business case development, budgets, forecasts, and scenario modeling. 
• Highly collaborative and proactive, with disciplined project management, clear stakeholder communication, and the ability to drive decisions in a matrixed environment. 
• Ability to independently manage ambiguity, confidential information, competing priorities, and multiple concurrent transactions while maintaining accuracy and responsiveness during periods of high work volume. 
• Knowledge of sustainability, environmental considerations, workplace strategy, and operational impacts related to real estate and portfolio decisions. 

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Hybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.

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