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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.