Geo Strategist – Sub-Saharan Africa, Israel, Mediterranean, GREF – Regional Portfolio Managemen[...]

Amazon Development Centre (South Africa) (Proprietary) Limited; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global technology firm in Cape Town is looking for a Geo Strategist to align real estate strategy with business needs. The role involves overseeing real estate initiatives across Sub-Saharan Africa and engaging with various stakeholders to address operational requirements. Ideal candidates should possess significant project management experience and a strong understanding of real estate strategies. This position is office-based with support for flexible arrangements.

Qualifications

• Significant experience of program or project management.
• Experience developing real estate strategies and working in space planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead the implementation of strategic initiatives to support business requirements.
• Write documents and provide writing support in line with Amazon standards.
• Collaborate with global business partners to understand real estate needs.

Skills

Program management

Real estate strategy development

Space planning

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Work hard, have fun, make history. That's what we do every day at Amazon. Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region manages an extensive corporate office portfolio encompassing approximately 10 million rentable square feet (RSF) spread over 43 countries, 86 cities, and 139 buildings. Currently, GREF's EMEA operations are organized into nine distinct areas to efficiently serve its diverse customer base, including various business teams, leaders, and vendors who utilize Amazon's corporate offices. Looking ahead to 2025, GREF plans to restructure its services to align more closely with major Amazon organizations such as AWS, Stores, Devices, and FGBS. This strategic realignment will consolidate the existing nine areas into five geographical regions or "Geos," mirroring the operational and reporting structures of Amazon's key business units.

Amazon's GREF team is seeking a Geo Strategist, a leader who will be expected to align real estate strategy to business needs in partnership with key GREF Stakeholders and maintain a customer centric approach. The role will partner with all Amazon teams and functions such as PP, PR, TRAD (Talent Research & Development), along with internal GREF teams, such as Global Business Partnering, Space and Occupancy planning, and Design and Construction, to support the implementation of workplace design, space, and strategic needs for the Geo in order to support business requirements. This role will support GEO 4 : Sub-Saharan Africa, Israel, Mediterranean, which will oversee 7 countries, 9 cities, 13 buildings and 1.6MM RSF. This position requires the candidate to be based within this specific geo, facilitating direct and efficient support for GREF's operations in the region.

The optimal candidate is an experienced and engaging professional who will excel within an entrepreneurial culture – providing vision, leadership, and communication – not afraid to dive deep into details and take ownership. They should also understand the nuance of being approachable and consultative– providing direction / recommendations and fostering transparent relationships. The candidate must be able to balance frugality with creativity in offering solutions and approach problem-solving with an emphasis on root cause. An ideal candidate is able to navigate high level of ambiguity and demonstrate a bias for action, taking calculated risks in a fast-paced environment.

This position is office-based; however, Amazon encourages open communication about unique needs for flexible arrangements.

Key job responsibilities

• Develop and lead the implementation of strategic initiatives to support business requirements
• Write documents and provide writing support in line with Amazon standards
• Supporting in person and remote meetings with internal GREF stakeholders and customers
• Collaborate with global business partnering and business leaders to understand their real estate and portfolio needs, ensuring these requirements are accurately captured and addressed
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to, Amazon Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Finance Leaders, and PXT to validate headcount data (i.e., forecasted demand)
• Maintain clear and consistent communication with business units, providing updates and addressing any concerns or questions related to real estate and portfolio matters
• Work in a matrix reporting structure, encompassing both dotted and hard reporting lines
• Cross functionally engage and coordinate with Regional Portfolio Strategist

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Significant experience of program or project management
• Significant experience developing real estate strategies, working in space planning, occupancy planning, program management or customer experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
• Customer-experience focused; consistently exceeding expectations and prioritizing customer needs
• Exhibit excellence in reporting; capable of synthesizing complex information into clear, actionable insights
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders at all levels, providing regular updates and maintaining transparency
• While independent and self-driven, values collaboration, working effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve common goals
• Problem-solving mindset : actively seeking opportunities to identify and address areas for improvement

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer, and we value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief. Amazon is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups who may contribute to Employment Equity within the workplace and the further diversification of ideas. In this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates. We are required by law to verify your ability to work lawfully in South Africa. Amazon requires that you submit a copy of either your identity document or your passport and any applicable work permit if you are a foreign national, along with an updated curriculum vitae.

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