Real Estate Transactions Manager (Ohio)

AEP; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

AEP in Columbus, Ohio is seeking a Real Estate Transactions Manager to oversee acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and renewals from planning through close. You will coordinate due diligence, valuations, approvals, and closing requirements with cross-functional teams.

You’ll negotiate routine to moderately complex terms with landlords, sellers, and brokers, track schedules and risks, maintain transaction records, and ensure compliance and audit readiness while aligning with business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, finance, project management, or related field preferred; or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of real estate transactions, contracts, finance, or related business functions.
• Strong negotiation, analysis, and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of transaction processes, contracts, financial evaluation, and document coordination.

Responsibilities

• Manage acquisitions, dispositions, leases, renewals, and related real estate transactions from planning through execution.
• Coordinate due diligence, valuation inputs, approvals, documentation, and closing requirements.
• Negotiate routine to moderately complex business terms with landlords, sellers, buyers, brokers, and service providers.
• Partner with legal, finance, procurement, and business leaders to ensure transaction requirements are met.
• Track schedules, risks, and dependencies to keep transactions on time and within expectations.
• Maintain transaction records, reporting, and controls to support governance and audit readiness.
• Identify and escalate commercial, legal, operational, or timing risks that may affect execution.

Job description

Real Estate Transactions Manager (Ohio)### Real Estate Transactions Manager (Ohio)Apply: Columbus, OH: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 9, 2026 (10 days left to apply): R18805**Job Posting End Date**11-09-2026Please note the job posting will close on the day before the posting end date.**Job Summary**Responsible for managing assigned real estate transactions from initiation through closeout. Coordinates due diligence, negotiations, approvals, and stakeholder communication to ensure transactions are completed efficiently, compliantly, and in alignment with business needs.**Job Description****What You’ll Do:** * Manage assigned acquisitions, dispositions, leases, renewals, and related real estate transactions from planning through execution.* Coordinate due diligence, valuation inputs, approvals, documentation, and closing requirements.* Negotiate routine to moderately complex business terms with landlords, sellers, buyers, brokers, and service providers.* Partner with legal, finance, procurement, and business leaders to ensure transaction requirements are met.* Track schedules, risks, and dependencies to keep transactions on time and within business expectations.* Maintain transaction records, reporting, and controls to support governance and audit readiness.* Identify and escalate commercial, legal, operational, or timing risks that may affect execution.**What We're Looking For:****Education and Work requirements are listed below:** **Transaction Manager (Salary Grade 6)****Education:** Bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, finance, project management, or related field preferred; or equivalent experience.**Experience:** Four (4) or more years of relevant experience in real estate transactions, contracts, finance, or related business functions. **Transaction Manager, Sr (Salary Grade 7)****Education:** Bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, finance, project management, or related field preferred; or equivalent experience.**Experience:** Seven (7) or more years of relevant experience in real estate transactions, contracts, portfolio strategy, or related business functions. **Other Expectations*** Demonstrated negotiation, analysis, and stakeholder management skills.* Working knowledge of transaction processes, contracts, financial evaluation, and document coordination.* Ability to manage multiple deals and competing deadlines.* Proficiency in Microsoft Office products and transaction tracking tools. **What You’ll Get:***This single vacancy is posted in a range. Please note that Education and/or relevant Experience will be used to determine the appropriate salary and salary grade.* In addition to a competitive compensation, AEP offers a unique comprehensive benefits package that aims to support and enhance the overall well-being of our employees.**Where Putting the Customer First Powers Everything We Do!**At AEP, we’re more than just an energy company — we’re a team of dedicated professionals committed to delivering safe, reliable, and innovative energy solutions. Guided by our mission to put the customer first, we strive to exceed expectations by listening, responding, and continuously improving the way we serve our communities. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact and being part of a forward-thinking organization, this is the company for you! **Compensation Data****Compensation Grade:**SP20-006**Compensation Range:**$74,551.00 - $109,544.00The Physical Demand Level for this job is: S – Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally (Occasionally: activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time) and/or a negligible amount of force frequently. (Frequently: activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time) to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally, and all other sedentary criteria are met.