Strategic Real Estate Leader — Americas

Howden; Miami (FL); Híbrido; USD 165.000 - 185.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible Paid Time Off

Parental leave

Life and Disability insurance

Descripción de la vacante

Howden is seeking a Head of Real Estate – Americas to lead corporate real estate strategy for North and South America from the US, with a hybrid work schedule. You will oversee portfolio strategy, capital projects, facilities management, governance and supplier relationships to enable growth and cost optimisation across the region.

The role requires extensive experience in regional real estate, strong leadership, stakeholder management and a track record of delivering large office projects and

Formación

• Significant experience leading Corporate Real Estate functions across the Americas.
• Strong track record managing large and complex property portfolios.
• Experience in portfolio strategy, transactions, lease negotiations and workplace delivery.
• Demonstrable success delivering major office projects and workplace transformations.
• Experience managing outsourced service providers and strategic supplier relationships.

Responsabilidades

• Act as the senior Corporate Real Estate lead across the Americas.
• Develop and execute the regional real estate strategy aligned to global objectives.
• Establish trusted partnerships with divisional leadership teams.
• Provide strategic guidance on portfolio decisions, workplace strategy and growth plans.
• Drive standardisation of processes, governance and reporting across the region.
• Manage the Americas real estate portfolio, ensuring alignment with business growth plans.
• Lead location strategy and portfolio optimisation initiatives.
• Oversee acquisitions, renewals, renegotiations, disposals and lease exits.
• Develop market-specific occupancy and workplace strategies.
• Support business integrations, acquisitions and consolidations.
• Ensure all real estate decisions align with corporate governance requirements.
• Oversee delivery of regional capital projects, office openings, relocations and refurbishments.
• Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Manage project pipelines, capital forecasts and business cases.
• Drive workplace standards and consistency across the region.
• Partner with project delivery teams to ensure successful project execution and stakeholder satisfaction.
• Establish and oversee the Americas facilities management operating model.
• Drive consistency in service delivery across hard and soft FM services.
• Oversee operational readiness for all new office locations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements.
• Implement service performance measures and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own regional real estate operating and capital budgets.
• Monitor and report portfolio performance, occupancy costs and project expenditure.
• Deliver forecasting, benchmarking and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Ensure robust governance and approval processes are followed.
• Lead regional steering committees and executive reporting.
• Manage relationships with brokerage, lease administration, project management and facilities management partners.
• Develop supplier strategies that improve value, quality and consistency.
• Lead vendor performance reviews and commercial negotiations.
• Ensure effective contract management and service governance.
• Drive adoption of data-led decision making across the portfolio.
• Maintain visibility of portfolio performance, occupancy, utilisation and financial metrics.
• Develop executive-level reporting and regional dashboards.
• Ensure portfolio information is complete, accurate and aligned with global standards.

Conocimientos

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Financial analytics

Negotiation

Executive communication

Delivery execution

Descripción del empleo

Howden is seeking a Head of Real Estate – Americas to lead corporate real estate strategy for North and South America from the US, with a hybrid work schedule. You will oversee portfolio strategy, capital projects, facilities management, governance and supplier relationships to enable growth and cost optimisation across the region.

The role requires extensive experience in regional real estate, strong leadership, stakeholder management and a track record of delivering large office projects and