Real Estate Director of Business Governance and Operational Excellence

About the role

At Corient, we help high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families to enjoy a full life, while enabling them to preserve their wealth for future generations, and provide for the people, causes and communities they care about. We focus on exceeding expectations, simplifying lives, and establishing legacies that last for generations. We are always looking for talented and motivated individuals to join our team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support global real estate business processes, governance, compliance, and alignment with internal stakeholders to ensure processes meet operational excellence standards across the organization.
• Support Global Head of Real Estate on strategic initiatives driving operational efficiency, organizational alignment, standardization of global frameworks, and financial approval governance.
• Own department meeting routines and cadences, internal stakeholder alignment, all internal and external processes, and monthly and quarterly financial and operational governance routines and approvals.
• Track all approvals for official audits and compliance requirements.
• Support real estate functional leaders to standardize processes, ensure KPI’s and metrics, and align executive governance approval requirements for overall department.
• Conduct diligence and analyze all existing processes and develop programmatic approach to ensure alignment, updates, and socialization.
• Build and support ongoing operational excellence program, tracking, and metrics to ensure team is on a constant state of improvement.
• Analyze insource versus outsource opportunities for efficiency, talent, and long-term success of the function.
• Prepare executive-level presentations, business cases, and briefing materials to communicate recommendations to senior leadership.
• Track and manage the real estate team workload in partnership with Global Head of Real Estate, coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely execution of strategic initiatives and reporting on outcomes to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in real estate related leadership, governance, compliance, strategy, corporate real estate, commercial real estate advisory, or a related role.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial real estate fundamentals, market dynamics, facilities or occupancy planning, portfolio analytics, with familiarity of lease structures and real estate accounting standards.
• Proven ability to synthesize complex datasets and translate quantitative findings into clear, actionable strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Intellectual curiosity, analytical rigor, and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint and Excel).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex analysis clearly; bachelor’s degree required (Business, Real Estate, Finance, Economics, or related field preferred).
• Global experience preferred.

Pay

This position is exempt and is paid according to the laws of the State of New York. The pay range for this position is $190,000-$220,000 USD per year.