Strategic Real Estate Transactions Manager

American Electric Power; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

American Electric Power (AEP) in Columbus, OH is seeking a Transaction Manager to oversee acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and renewals from planning through close. You will coordinate due diligence, documentation, and closing requirements while negotiating terms with landlords, sellers, and brokers.

Collaborating withLegal, Finance, Procurement, and business leaders, you will manage schedules, risks, and dependencies, maintain governance records, and escalate risks impacting execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, real estate, finance, project management, or related field preferred; or equivalent experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience in real estate transactions, contracts, finance, or related business functions.
• Experience for Senior role: Seven (7) or more years in real estate transactions, portfolio strategy, or related business functions.
• Proven negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• Working knowledge of transaction processes, contracts, financial evaluation, and document coordination.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Financial evaluation

Document coordination

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in business/real estate/finance

Tools

Microsoft Office

Transaction tracking tools

Job description

American Electric Power (AEP) in Columbus, OH is seeking a Transaction Manager to oversee acquisitions, dispositions, leases, and renewals from planning through close. You will coordinate due diligence, documentation, and closing requirements while negotiating terms with landlords, sellers, and brokers.

Collaborating withLegal, Finance, Procurement, and business leaders, you will manage schedules, risks, and dependencies, maintain governance records, and escalate risks impacting execution.