Real Estate Transaction Manager, AMS

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok's Real Estate department is seeking a Real Estate Transaction Manager to support leasing and end-to-end transaction management across North and South America. This role focuses on space planning, market analysis, and coordinating multiple stakeholders to align with portfolio needs.

You will develop dashboards and KPIs, manage budgets, and negotiate contracts with third parties while ensuring compliance and timely reporting. Domestic and international travel up to 30-40% is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate real estate management and commercial transactions.
• Familiarity with lease negotiations, structures, typical clauses, and strong communication skills.
• Exceptional financial and analytical skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Support real estate transaction & leasing strategy aligned with Americas portfolio.
• Contribute to strategic analysis, reporting, and forecasting for the portfolio.
• Manage stages of real estate activities from site selection to approvals.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs to optimize portfolio performance.
• Oversee regional properties for regulatory compliance; negotiate contracts and rent terms.
• Prepare executive summaries for senior leadership on portfolio status and plans by location.
• Support management of operating costs and capital expenditures within budget.

Skills

Corporate real estate management

Commercial transactions

Lease negotiations

Financial analysis

Stakeholder influence

Interpersonal skills

Travel willingness

Job description

Real Estate department's management model encompasses the entire real estate lifecycle, from space planning and transaction management to project management and site delivery across North and South America. With a passion for innovation and a commitment to excellence, we strive to create inspiring spaces that foster collaboration and unleash the full potential of our teams. As Real Estate Transaction Manager, you will play a crucial role in supporting the end-to-end leasing and transaction management process.

Responsibilities

• Support formulating the real estate transaction & leasing strategy, aligning with the future needs of the Americas portfolio. This includes supporting day-to-day management, expansion, consolidation, and relocation plans in collaboration with other teams.
• Provide support in conducting strategic analysis, reporting, and forecasting for the real estate portfolio, considering capacity assessment, space planning, and capital requirements. Contribute to creating business cases for workplace needs, including lease obligations and build-out capital requirements.
• Manage different stages of real estate activities, from understanding business requirements, developing site selection criteria, conducting market studies and tours, analyzing capital requirements, preparing business cases, to coordinating approval processes, etc.
• Develop and maintain programs, processes, dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to optimize the real estate portfolio's contribution to business performance.
• Oversee regional properties to ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Support negotiating contracts and lease terms with third parties, while ensuring timely reporting and rent payments.
• Prepare executive summaries and communications for senior leadership, outlining the state of the real estate portfolio and future plans by location.
• Support the management of portfolio operating costs and capital expenditures within the allocated budget, seeking opportunities for cost optimization and efficiency improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in corporate real estate management and commercial transactions.
• Familiarity with lease negotiations, structures, typical clauses, and strong communication skills.
• Exceptional financial and analytical skills are required.
• Adaptability and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and matrixed organization with a flat structure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to influence stakeholders, build strong relationships, and manage differing viewpoints and priorities effectively.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, accounting for approximately 30-40% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing real estate transactions within a large multinational company, ideally a high-growth technology company.
• Prior experience in overseeing tenant improvement projects and knowledge of construction practices is a plus.
• Familiarity with negotiating real estate agreements of significant value across North and South America.