Senior Real Estate Business Partner, AWS GREF Business Partner

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC in Arlington, VA is seeking a Senior GREF Business Partner to align real estate strategies with business objectives. You will partner with cross-functional teams, lead strategic real estate initiatives, and present to senior leadership to enable informed decision-making.

The role emphasizes optimizing occupancy, capital planning, and workplace strategy within Amazon’s global corporate portfolio, reporting to GREF leadership with a focus on AI and security business units.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience.
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Partner with enterprise partners and GREF teams to support executive leaders in managing ambiguity and trade-offs.
• Build systems and tracking mechanisms to deliver SLAs.
• Establish rhythm of business for each org and integrate GREF into planning cadences.
• Implement reporting mechanisms to support DT&S leaders with data, analytics, metrics, and research.

Skills

Program management

Data analytics

Executive communication

Process improvement

AI tools knowledge

Workforce development programs

Education

Master's degree or MBA

Job description

Description

The Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) team provides real estate transaction expertise, business partnering, occupancy planning, capital investment management, workplace strategy and facility operations for Amazon’s corporate office portfolio globally. This role is on the GREF Business Partnering (GBP) team who’s overarching purpose is to create a bridge between each business unit and GREF to align real estate strategies in support of business objectives. As a Manager on GREF’s Business Partnering team, you will serve as a Business Partner (BP) for AI and Security business units, working with the org's and GREF’s senior leaders.

Key job responsibilities

• Partner across enterprise partners (e.g., Finance, PXT, Public Relations, Legal, Security, etc.), all cross-functional GREF real estate teams, Corporate FP&A, and Public Policy to support executive leaders in managing through ambiguity while inspecting and understanding the consequences of choices and trade-offs.
• Build systems and tracking mechanisms to deliver agreed upon SLAs
• Establish rhythm of business for each org, integrating GREF into business-level OP1/OP2 planning process and WBR/MBR/QBR cadence
• Implement reporting mechanisms to support D&S leaders with data, analytics, metrics, and research to make informed decisions
• Balance business expectations and needs with Amazon fiduciary stewardship, as well as cost savings mandates and GREF standards/protocols
• Lead and support the development and delivery of S-team executive-level real estate presentations, recommendations, and business cases; incorporate input from GREF teams to secure decisions and alignment for those presentations
• Oversee issue escalation processes
• Partner with GREF teams and external stakeholders to drive the successful development, implementation, and execution of GREF and business strategies across organizations and regions
• Provide thought leadership, industry best practices and market insights to business leadership to inform recommendations and decisions

A day in the life

No two days look the same as a GREF Business Partner. One day you're advising a leader on portfolio strategy for their org's headcount growth and long-term vision. The next, you're presenting a QBR to the leadership team. The day after that, you're solving a space issue in New York. But every day shares one constant: solve the customer's immediate need while building the plan for their future.

About The Team

About the team: We're a team of six with significant VP exposure. We hold a twice-annual summit to identify pain points and set goals, then work toward them throughout the year, supported by weekly team calls. The team spans Arlington, Seattle, and San Francisco, with each member owning their own org level (OL3) and sharing best practices across the group. Management style is hands‑off — support is there when you need it, not imposed when you don't.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of program or project management experience
• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of driving process improvements experience
• Master's degree, or MBA in business, operations, human resources, adult education, organizational development, instructional design or related field
• Knowledge of general AI tools
• Experience designing, implementing, and scaling upskilling, apprenticeship, or workforce development programs across large-scale operations or corporate environments, including forecasting workforce needs and leveraging analytics to drive program decisions

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, San Francisco - 127,200.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 115,600.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

Company

- Amazon.com Services LLC