Real Estate Program Mgr - AMET, Global Realty - Rest of World (ROW)

Amazon; Dubai; On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking a Real Estate Program Manager in Dubai to oversee real estate initiatives across the AMET region. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in program management, particularly in commercial real estate or construction, and excels in cross-functional stakeholder collaboration. This role demands a detail-oriented individual who can track project milestones and drive execution efficiently.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to drive improvements.
• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level.

Responsibilities

• Track progress across real estate and construction projects.
• Coordinate due diligence efforts including legal and zoning reviews.
• Manage purchase orders, review invoices, and support budget tracking.

Skills

Program management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Education

PMP certification

Master's degree or MBA

Tools

Smartsheet

Excel

Job description

Description

Are you excited by fast-paced environments, complex project execution, and solving problems at scale? Amazon is seeking a Real Estate Program Mgr to support the delivery of real estate initiatives across Africa, Middle East and Turkey (AMET). This individual will play a critical role in enabling our teams to launch and scale new facilities by ensuring project milestones are tracked, processes move forward, and stakeholders stay aligned. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, thrives on ownership, and operates with a high sense of urgency. You will collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams (Legal, Finance, Construction, Engineering) and external partners (brokers, consultants, developers) to keep projects on track from initial feasibility to site launch.

Key job responsibilities

• Track progress across multiple real estate and construction projects to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

• Maintain project documentation and ensure data integrity in project tracking tools (Smartsheet, Excel, or proprietary systems).

• Coordinate due diligence efforts including environmental, zoning, legal, and permitting reviews.

• Schedule and run project meetings, manage calendars, and ensure clear communication of action items and next steps.

• Manage purchase orders, review invoices, and support budget tracking.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to streamline workflows, reduce blockers, and drive execution.

• Drive continuous improvement in tools, reporting, and project management processes.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements

• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

• PMP

• 5+ years of experience in commercial real estate, industrial site development, or construction

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of driving process improvements experience

• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field

• Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.)

• 5+ years of managing stakeholders in cross-functional project experience

• 5+ years of data visualization and reports tools experience

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