Corporate Real Estate Manager

Are you a seasoned corporate real estate professional ready to lead strategy and execution for a complex, global portfolio?

This hands-on leadership role offers the opportunity to join a world-class industrial organization and shape a diverse footprint of manufacturing, distribution, office, and support facilities. You will partner with senior leadership to drive portfolio strategy, optimize assets, and lead critical transactions that support growth, operational efficiency, and long-term value creation.

What employees say about the company:

• "You're trusted to do your job without being micromanaged."
• "Supportive leadership, excellent benefits, strong culture, great people."
• "They genuinely invest in their employees."

Title: Senior Manager of Corporate Real Estate

Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 Bonus

Location: Fairfield County, CT (Hybrid)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, execution, and oversight of the global real estate portfolio, including owned and leased assets.
• Partner with executive leadership to develop forward-looking portfolio strategies that support business growth and unlock value.
• Develop and communicate strategic market plans that guide real estate initiatives globally.
• Oversee acquisitions, dispositions, relocations, and ongoing portfolio management across manufacturing, warehouse, sales, and office locations.
• Serve as project lead and single point of contact for brokers, architects, engineers, and external advisors throughout transaction lifecycles.
• Collaborate with legal partners on drafting and negotiating real estate agreements.
• Track critical lease dates and ensure proactive management of options, expirations, and terminations.
• Manage the real estate management system and ensure portfolio data accuracy and accessibility.
• Conduct market research, site assessments, and financial analysis using internal data and public resources.
• Build and maintain Power BI dashboards to provide portfolio visibility and decision support.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives within the real estate function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree is a plus.
• 10 years of experience in corporate or investment real estate.
• Deep understanding of commercial real estate transactions, leasing, and documentation.
• Strong project leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated negotiation and critical-thinking capabilities.
• Experience with real estate management systems (e.g., Sequentra).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience in a global industrial organization preferred.
• Familiarity with environmental matters a plus.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Salary : $150,000 - $200,000