Director of Corporate Real Estate and Workplace Strategy

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and lead the company's real estate strategy, ensuring alignment with the CEO's long-term vision, business priorities, operational needs, and financial targets.
• Drive footprint rationalization and proactive lease management, identifying risks, opportunities, and value creation across owned and leased assets.
• Lead a high-performing team of Directors and Managers across Construction, Workplace Strategy, Lease Administration, and Program Management.
• Foster a results-driven collaborative culture.
• Oversee all capital development initiatives, including site selection, due diligence, construction, and delivery.
• Identify and execute cost-saving opportunities through optimization, vendor strategy, and lifecycle analysis.
• Champion workplace evolution through data-driven space planning and design standards that support productivity, inclusion, and well-being.
• Oversee the design & construction of state-of-the-art facilities that reflect the brand, support operational excellence, and create high-performance environments.
• Ensure real estate operations, facilities, and vendor partnerships deliver best-in-class service, efficiency, and compliance with all regulatory standards.
• Partner closely with finance, legal, HR, IT, and department heads to ensure real estate and workplace strategy are fully integrated into business operations.
• Oversee the corporate real estate database and technology stack, ensuring accuracy, usability, and reporting that supports strategic and operational decision making.
• Regularly brief the CEO & EVP of Human Resources and Corporate Services on major initiatives, portfolio performance, capital planning, and risk mitigation strategies.

Skills Required to Perform the Primary Responsibilities of this Position

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent management skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use general office equipment
• MS Word - Intermediate Level
• MS PowerPoint - Intermediate Level
• CoreNet Global MCR preferred