The Local Manager Real Estate role primarily manages a single site and potentially a small collection of serviced office locations. This role is ideal for a mid-career professional with hands-on experience in facility management. Responsibilities include managing the OPEX budget, supporting CAPEX projects, facilitating stakeholder involvement, managing vendor relationships, and implementing a continuous improvement process for assigned sites.
The ideal candidate works effectively at all levels within a global company, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and is eager to play a critical role in transforming our workplace experience execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on, day-to-day operations of the assigned office and support additional assigned serviced office sites.
- Includes direct partnerships with and support to the Global Workplace Experience, IT, Procurement, and Finance Teams.
- Manage the safety plans for all assigned office(s). Provide support for incident management.
- Manage the budget, vendors, payments, and leases for the assigned office(s).
- Collaborate with the business leadership teams within the assigned office(s) to proactively identify facility needs.
Supporting Gthe lobal Workplace Experience Team
- Contribute to global engagement surveys, feedback cycles, and engagement reporting, ensuring regional voices are represented in data and actions.
- Support planning and execution of global events (virtual and in-person), such as recognition programs, wellness initiatives, and cultural moments at the assigned site(s).
Success in This Role Looks Like:
- Office experience within the assigned region consistently meets or exceeds employee expectations.
- Strong partnerships built with the People Experience team, IT, Procurement, Finance, and regional business stakeholders.
- Contributes to the success of the overall Global Real Estate and Facilities Team through participation, innovation, and collaboration.
- Provides data-driven recommendations to actively shape future programs and strategies.
Qualifications
- 3+ years in Corporate Real Estate, Facilities, Workplace Experience, or finance-related roles.
- Basic understanding of building systems, including electrical, HVAC, and local codes.
- Organisational and project management skills with attention to detail.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage employees at all levels.
- Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable with ambiguity in a global organisation.
- Ability to travel regionally, as needed.
Preferred
- Basic finance/corporate governance knowledge.
- Familiarity with CAFM systems, enterprise software, and CAD tools.
