Global Real Estate Program Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in the United States seeks a senior Real Estate Transaction Manager to oversee the full lifecycle of global lease activities, from acquisitions to terminations.

You will coordinate with brokerage, legal, and finance teams, develop financial models (NPV, DCF, TCO), and ensure ASC 842/IFRS 16 compliance while keeping the rent roll accurate. This is a full-time, cross-geography role requiring strong presentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business-related field as listed.
• Minimum 5 years in corporate real estate transaction management or related areas.
• Experience managing lease transactions across geographies.
• Strong financial modeling including NPV and DCF.
• Familiarity with ASC 842 or IFRS 16 lease accounting standards.
• Experience with real estate management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Manage full lifecycle of real estate transactions worldwide including acquisitions, renewals, expansions, contractions, subleases, and terminations.
• Coordinate with brokerage partners, legal counsel, and transaction management providers to negotiate lease terms and monitor KPIs.
• Track critical dates across the global portfolio and ensure timely actions on renewals and rights.
• Develop and maintain financial models (NPV, DCF, TCO, and P&L impact) to evaluate options.
• Prepare approval packages, lease commitment schedules, forecasts, and financial reports for executives and boards.
• Forecast space needs and develop recommendations to address supply and demand gaps.
• Ensure ASC 842 and IFRS 16 treatment with balance sheet impact for leases.
• Monitor sublease income and manage rent roll with third-party administrator.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable for rent, CAM, and operating expense schedules.
• Own and maintain the real estate database; keep data audit-ready.
• Collaborate with Finance, Legal, EHS, Procurement, Facilities, and business unit leaders to define requirements and plan moves.
• Support standardized global real estate processes, playbooks, and governance.
• Contribute to the Strategic Real Estate Plan including scenario planning for portfolio optimization.

Skills

Financial modeling

Lease analysis

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Presentation skills

Multigeography experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, Finance, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Real estate management systems

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage the full lifecycle of real estate transactions worldwide, including new site acquisitions, lease renewals, expansions, contractions, subleases, and terminations.
• Coordinate with external brokerage partners, legal counsel, and outsourced transaction management service providers to negotiate commercially favorable lease terms, and manage provider performance against agreed-upon KPIs.
• Track and manage all critical dates across the global portfolio, ensuring timely action on renewal options, termination rights, expansion rights, and other contractual obligations.
• Develop and maintain financial models to evaluate transaction alternatives, including NPV, DCF, total cost of occupancy, and P&L impact analyses.
• Prepare transaction approval packages, lease commitment schedules, expense and capital forecasts, and other financial reports for executive, capital committee, and Board of Directors review.
• Generate capacity and demand models to evaluate and forecast short- and long-term space needs across the global portfolio, and develop executive-level recommendations to address supply and demand gaps.
• Partner with Finance to ensure accurate treatment of lease transactions under ASC 842 and IFRS 16, including balance sheet impact assessment for new and modified leases.
• Monitor and manage sublease income and interface with the third-party lease administration provider to maintain a correct and timely monthly rent roll.
• Coordinate with Accounts Payable to ensure accurate rent, CAM, and operating expense payment schedules.
• Own and maintain the real estate database, ensuring all portfolio data is current, accurate, and audit-ready.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, EHS, Procurement, Facilities, and business unit leaders to ensure transaction requirements are clearly defined, stakeholder needs are met, and internal moves, reconfigurations, and space reallocations within existing facilities are effectively planned and executed.
• Support the development and maintenance of standardized global real estate transaction processes, playbooks, and governance frameworks.
• Contribute to the company's Strategic Real Estate Plan, including scenario planning for portfolio optimization, site consolidation, and growth scenarios.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Real Estate, Finance, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in corporate real estate transaction management, commercial real estate brokerage, or a related facilities discipline.
• Demonstrated experience managing a portfolio of lease transactions across multiple geographies.
• Strong financial modeling skills, including comfort with NPV, DCF, and lease-vs-own analyses.
• Familiarity of ASC 842 or IFRS 16 lease accounting standards.
• Experience with real estate management systems.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent transactions and deadlines.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level presentations and approval packages.