Lead, Real Estate Strategy & Transactions

What you’ll do

• Lead and coordinate complex real estate transactions for new and existing facilities across the U.S., including lease negotiations, renewals, relocations, terminations, and portfolio optimization initiatives.
• Support execution of Scout’s corporate real estate strategy aligned with business growth objectives, ensuring market analytics, capacity modeling, investment prioritization, and operational considerations are integrated into transaction planning and execution.
• Serve as a senior subject matter expert and primary point of integration between portfolio strategy and transaction execution activities.
• Cover the real estate lifecycle from strategic planning through transaction execution and operational transition.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Purchasing, and business stakeholders to support review, negotiation, execution, and administration of lease agreements and related transaction documentation.

Portfolio Planning & Analytics

• Conduct portfolio assessments and space utilization analyses to support operational alignment, portfolio optimization, and cost-effectiveness across Scout locations.
• Gather, analyze, and present demographic, financial, market, and portfolio data to support real estate recommendations and decision-making.
• Translate market analytics, capacity planning inputs, and portfolio data into actionable transaction and portfolio planning recommendations.
• Identify opportunities for portfolio value creation, operational efficiencies, and cost savings across the real estate portfolio.
• Maintain accurate lease records, portfolio databases, transaction documentation, and key milestone tracking.
• Identify and assess potential risks associated with the corporate real estate portfolio.

Cross-Functional Coordination & Vendor Management

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including Facilities, Workplace Services, Security, IT, EHS, Legal, Finance, and business teams to support current and future real estate requirements.
• Cook up and oversee external real estate service providers, brokers, consultants, and vendors to support transaction execution and portfolio initiatives while maintaining cost and service expectations.
• Support development and implementation of portfolio risk mitigation strategies in partnership with internal stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain strong working relationships with landlords, brokers, consultants, and external service providers supporting Scout’s real estate activities.

Process Improvement & Reporting

• Support development of real estate objectives, milestone planning activities, portfolio metrics, and reporting tools to improve visibility, consistency, and execution across projects and transactions.
• Support standardization and continuous improvement of real estate transaction, portfolio tracking, and reporting processes.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and transaction summaries for leadership review and decision-making.

Location & Travel Expectations

• This role may be based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC.
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.
• Travel: Domestic and international travel required. Valid driver's license required. Passport required.