Director, Operations and Transaction, Global Real Estate

The Estée Lauder Companies; Melville (NY); On-site; USD 124,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus program

Share incentive plan

Paid time off

Job summary

The Estée Lauder Companies seeks an experienced real estate leader in Melville, NY to manage global corporate offices and industrial sites, track portfolio performance, and drive AI-based process improvements.

You will oversee ASC 842 lease accounting, support global strategy, and prepare executive reports, coordinating with senior leaders and external vendors on complex, end-to-end projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• 5–10 years of experience in real estate leasing or portfolio management.
• Willingness to travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Oversee leasing and management of global corporate offices and industrial sites.
• Track and report real estate portfolio performance across regions.
• Design real estate processes and streamline with AI technologies.
• Provide ASC 842 lease accounting and financial impact reporting.
• Support global strategy while aligning country and business requirements.
• Produce ongoing and ad hoc executive-level reports.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and cross-functional teams on projects.
• Negotiate real estate deals, vet external vendors, and review legal documents.
• Lead global project teams and vendor management.

Skills

Leasing & property management

Real estate portfolio reporting

Lease accounting (ASC 842)

AI-driven process improvement

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. is one of the world’s leading manufacturers, marketers, and sellers of quality skin care, makeup, fragrance, and hair care products, and is a steward of luxury and prestige brands globally. The company’s products are sold in approximately 150 countries and territories under brand names including: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique, Lab Series, Origins, M·A·C, La Mer, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Aveda, Jo Malone London, Bumble and bumble, Darphin Paris, TOM FORD, Smashbox, AERIN Beauty, Le Labo, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle, GLAMGLOW, KILIAN PARIS, Too Faced, Dr.Jart+, the DECIEM family of brands, including The Ordinary and NIOD, and BALMAIN Beauty.

Description

• Experience in the leasing and management of global or regional corporate offices and industrial sites
• Responsible for the real estate portfolio tracking and reporting across the globe including transaction status, cost, critical dates, utilization and sustainability efforts
• Design and execution of real estate processes and the ability to improve and streamline using AI and the latest technology
• Lease accounting and ASC842 financial impact reporting
• Support development of global strategy and new ways of working with global principles while ensuring country and business requirements are met
• Provide ongoing and ad hoc executive level reports
• Collaboration with senior leaders and functional teams for end to end project management and audit controls
• Negotiation of real estate including hiring external vendors, performing market analysis and reviewing legal documents
• Vendor management and ability to lead global project teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5-10 years of experience
• 10% Travel

Pay Range:

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $124,200.00 to $214,450.00. Exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education, and budget. Salary range may vary based on geographic location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program as well as participation in the share incentive plan. In addition,

In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with the possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, The Estée Lauder Companies offers a variety of benefits to eligible employees, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance), wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education-related programs, paid holidays and vacation time, and many others. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is Company's policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances. The Company will endeavor to provide a reasonable accommodation consistent with the law to otherwise qualified employees and prospective employees with a disability and to employees and prospective employees with needs related to religious observance or practices.

Michigan Applicants: Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for employment must notify the company in writing of the need for an accommodation within 182 days after the date the person with a disability knew or reasonably should have known that an accommodation was needed.

Philadelphia Applicants: Philadelphia's Fair Chance Hiring Law

Rhode Island Applicants: The company is subject to chapters 29-38 of title 28 of the general laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law.