Real Estate Regional Director, Canada, NE, E and SE

Chubb Ltd.

Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 150,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Chubb Ltd. is seeking a Regional Director to manage the real estate portfolio across multiple business units in Philadelphia. The role requires an inspirational leader who can build strong relationships and manage competing priorities. Responsibilities include developing site strategies, managing the annual budget, and liaising with landlords. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience in corporate real estate, strong communication skills, and familiarity with Microsoft Office tools. Full-time position offered.

Qualifications

10+ years in corporate or commercial real estate.
Experience in transactions, strategy planning, financial acumen and project management.
Direct experience in at least three areas of corporate real estate.

Responsibilities

Manage the portfolio of properties within your assigned region.
Build strong partnerships with stakeholders.
Support implementation of GCRE policies and standards.
Drive transparency in real estate decision-making.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Problem structuring

Presentation skills

Communication skills

P&L acumen

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

MBA preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Real Estate Regional Director, Canada, NE, E and SE

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Job Description

The purpose of the Regional Director is to act as the customer relationship manager, single point of contact and subject matter expert for the delivery of all GCRE functions in your region and with stakeholders in your assigned business units in partnering with the GCRE and Regional Business leadership.

In this role, you are responsible for the management of the portfolio of properties within your assigned region and business units. You will build strong partnerships with real estate colleagues, corporate teams, client-facing external and outsourced professionals and leadership. You will establish an effective stakeholder engagement approach that includes support functions (Finance, HR, Legal, Technology, etc.) and business segment leadership to understand the range of requests and requirements, to gain alignment, and to update stakeholders on project delivery.

The successful candidate is an inspirational leader who can build strong networks, is comfortable with outsourced service providers, and could maneuver through competing priorities applying a rigorous attention to detail without losing sight of overarching objectives.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Build and maintain close working relationships with business leaders and regional/country executive management to ensure the Global Corporate Real Estate (GCRE) plan is aligned with top-level business drivers and initiatives.

Partner with Business Units, Finance and Legal to craft transaction and project strategies for implementation.

Develop location and site strategies that support business objectives (e.g., potential site consolidations, use of co‑working space, front/back office splits, etc.).

Act as escalation point for real estate issues within assigned region and business units.

Support implementation of GCRE policies & standards that lead to more effective asset utilization, improved service performance and reduction of total real estate costs.

Cultivate a bench of qualified real estate professionals with clear focus on succession planning.

Drive transparency in real estate decision‑making and costs for business unit and regional leaders around key real estate metrics which support business objectives.

Support coordination of Global Security policies and risk assessments in the region.

Manage stage‑gated decision framework for transactions, projects & tactical delivery of real estate services.

Manage the annual operating budget for the sites in region with focus on targeted savings initiatives.

Support Portfolio and Workplace teams in shaping overarching real estate strategy and conforming local projects to it.

Act as the primary liaison to our landlords within your region.

Provide regular and insightful reporting to key stakeholder and GCRE leadership.

Communicate on and effectively manage risks as they arise.

Qualifications

Ability to conduct high‑level creative thinking and strategic visioning.

Ability to structure problems, develop an analytical approach for solutions and lead efforts to drive insights and synthesize findings into actionable recommendations.

Ability to work effectively as a member of a multi‑disciplinary real estate team.

Ability to build and deliver compelling presentations.

Ability to effectively communicate findings and recommendations to senior executives and influence the enterprise to act appropriately to capture the value in such findings.

Extraordinary written and oral communications skills 10+ years in corporate or commercial real estate with specific experience in areas of transactions, strategy planning, financial acumen and project management – direct experience in three of the four areas, broader exposure and responsibility required for third.

P&L acumen with a clear understanding of how to convert real estate needs into positive P&L outcomes.

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, MBA preferred.

Expertise in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel and PowerPoint.

About Us

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.

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