Americas Real Estate Leader | Hybrid

Howden Group Holdings; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible PTO & parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

Howden is seeking a Head of Real Estate for the Americas, based in the US with a hybrid schedule. You will lead the corporate real estate strategy across North and South America, partnering with executive teams to optimize locations, workplaces and services to support growth.

The role requires extensive CRE leadership experience in the Americas, strong stakeholder management and a track record of delivering major office projects, with responsibility for governance and cost optimisation.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading Corporate Real Estate functions across the Americas.
• Strong track record managing large and complex property portfolios.
• Experience in portfolio strategy, transactions, lease negotiations and workplace delivery.
• Demonstrable success delivering major office projects and workplace transformations.
• Experience managing outsourced service providers and strategic supplier relationships.
• Experience operating within fast-paced, high-growth businesses.

Responsibilities

• Act as the senior Corporate Real Estate lead across the Americas.
• Develop and execute the regional real estate strategy aligned to global objectives.
• Establish trusted partnerships with divisional leadership teams.
• Provide strategic guidance on portfolio decisions, workplace strategy and growth plans.
• Drive standardisation of processes, governance and reporting across the region.
• Lead location strategy and portfolio optimisation initiatives.
• Oversee acquisitions, renewals, renegotiations, disposals and lease exits.
• Develop market-specific occupancy and workplace strategies.
• Support business integrations, acquisitions and consolidations.
• Ensure all real estate decisions align with corporate governance requirements.
• Oversee delivery of regional capital projects, office openings, relocations and refurbishments.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Manage project pipelines, capital forecasts and business cases.
• Drive workplace standards and consistency across the region.
• Partner with project delivery teams to ensure successful project execution and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Establish and oversee the Americas facilities management operating model.
• Drive consistency in service delivery across hard and soft FM services.
• Oversee operational readiness for all new office locations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Implement service performance measures and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own regional real estate operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor and report portfolio performance, occupancy costs and project expenditure.
• Deliver forecasting, benchmarking and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Ensure robust governance and approval processes are followed.
• Lead regional steering committees and executive reporting.
• Manage relationships with brokerage, lease administration, project management and facilities management partners.
• Develop supplier strategies that improve value, quality and consistency.
• Lead vendor performance reviews and commercial negotiations.
• Ensure effective contract management and service governance.
• Drive adoption of data-led decision making across the portfolio.
• Maintain visibility of portfolio performance, occupancy, utilisation and financial metrics.
• Develop executive-level reporting and regional dashboards.
• Ensure portfolio information is complete, accurate and aligned with global standards.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial analysis

Negotiation

Executive communication

Operational delivery

Job description

Howden is seeking a Head of Real Estate for the Americas, based in the US with a hybrid schedule. You will lead the corporate real estate strategy across North and South America, partnering with executive teams to optimize locations, workplaces and services to support growth.

The role requires extensive CRE leadership experience in the Americas, strong stakeholder management and a track record of delivering major office projects, with responsibility for governance and cost optimisation.