Regional Real Estate & Security Leader

Chalito; Madrid; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Global corporate culture

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care seeks a Regional Lead to drive end-to-end real estate and corporate security execution across an international region. You will oversee site-level activities, vendor management, and risk controls while aligning with global standards.

The role partners with Country Managers and regional leaders to optimize footprint, manage costs, and ensure high-quality delivery through a largely outsourced model. Travel 25%–50% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, Engineering, Real Estate, or related field.
• 12-15+ years of international real estate, facilities, and/or corporate security leadership.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Proven experience operating in complex, multi-country environments.
• Strong experience managing outsourced delivery models and third-party vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with senior business leaders and influence decision-making.
• Experience managing multi-asset portfolios (offices, clinics, labs, manufacturing).
• Strong understanding of global regulatory environments and risk management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive execution in decentralized environments.
• This position requires approximately 25% to 50% travel.

Responsibilities

• Own execution of real estate portfolio strategy across the assigned international region.
• Direct site-level real estate activities, including transactions, space planning, design & construction delivery, and facilities operations.
• Ensure effective implementation of footprint strategies, including expansion, consolidation, and optimization initiatives.
• Monitor regional market conditions and provide insights to inform portfolio decisions and risk management.
• Serve as the primary partner to Country Managers and regional business leaders, aligning real estate and security solutions with business priorities.
• Build strong relationships across functions to ensure alignment and responsiveness to regional needs.
• Act as the key escalation point for regional issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business disruption.
• Lead delivery through a highly outsourced model, managing brokers, CPMs, facilities providers, and security vendors.
• Establish and enforce vendor performance standards, SLAs, and governance frameworks.
• Ensure consistent delivery quality, cost efficiency, and compliance across all third-party providers.
• Drive continuous improvement in vendor performance and delivery outcomes.
• Oversee corporate security execution across the region, including physical security, vendor oversight, and incident response.
• Ensure adherence to corporate security policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Support regional risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies for identified threats.
• Coordinate with the Corporate Security CoE on standards, intelligence, and crisis response.
• Ensure compliance with local, national, and international regulations across all sites.
• Identify and mitigate risks related to real estate, facilities, and security operations.
• Track and report on regional performance metrics, including cost, delivery timelines, and service quality.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on portfolio performance, risks, and opportunities.
• Partner with Global Real Estate and Corporate Security CoEs to align with standards and governance.
• Support global initiatives, tools, and best practices across the region.
• Provide regional insights to inform global strategy and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a regional team of real estate, facilities, and/or security professionals.
• Foster a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, and service excellence.
• Collaborate with global leaders across Transactions, Design & Construction, FM, Security, CoEs.
• Serve as a key member of the international leadership team, contributing to strategy and governance.

Skills

Real estate leadership

Facilities management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/engineering/real estate

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Fresenius Medical Care seeks a Regional Lead to drive end-to-end real estate and corporate security execution across an international region. You will oversee site-level activities, vendor management, and risk controls while aligning with global standards.

The role partners with Country Managers and regional leaders to optimize footprint, manage costs, and ensure high-quality delivery through a largely outsourced model. Travel 25%–50% is required.