Real Estate Governance & Compliance Sr Manager

About the role

This role is responsible for transaction and financial governance, including compliance reporting. Accountability includes end-to-end support for PGRE financial processes and governance. The position supports the implementation and oversight of governance frameworks, operational standards, and compliance processes across the real estate portfolio. It plays a key operational leadership function in ensuring consistency, transparency, and performance across transactions, lease and portfolio administration, and finance initiatives. The role acts as a real estate strategic partner and industry expert, staying informed on best practices to align finance processes with business needs. Responsibilities include translating strategic priorities into goals, developing and tracking KPIs and metrics, managing real estate process and reporting, annual compliance reporting, and driving decision-making. The role ensures all transactions are properly governed, financially sound, and aligned with corporate standards while providing accurate reporting and insights to support leadership decisions. It also tracks performance through KPIs, oversees vendor service delivery, and maintains compliance with established procedures.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end business ownership of all PGRE financial processes and governance, including financial modeling, compliance reporting, savings, and total real estate costs.
• Create financial processes and tools to provide visibility into spend, track cost-saving targets, evaluate contracts, streamline workflows, and develop long-term financial strategies.
• Develop global processes and playbooks that enable standardization of governance, change control, and financial management and reporting of all requisite PGRE services across the portfolio.
• Responsible for reports required by PGRE and the business.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop mechanisms that improve service delivery, efficiency, and effectiveness.
• Ensure compliance with key dates and maintain compliance files.
• Collaborate across the organization to ensure consistent and effective execution of financial governance and management principles globally.
• Establish and monitor key financial reporting and governance metrics to ensure the accuracy and completeness of critical data.
• Carry out ad-hoc analyses and financial modeling to support decision-making as required.
• Monitor a portfolio of real estate transactions, including leases, acquisitions, dispositions, and renewals.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance standards, internal approvals, and regulatory requirements for all transactions.
• Track financial performance, maintain accurate models, and support budgeting, forecasting, and portfolio cost management.
• Maintain dashboards and reports that provide leadership with visibility into transaction status, financial metrics, and portfolio performance.
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Procurement, and Real Estate Operations to ensure smooth execution and adherence to processes.
• Support audit readiness by ensuring documentation, approvals, and controls are maintained for all transactions.
• Provide insights and recommendations to leadership to mitigate risk, optimize financial outcomes, and support informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or business administration.
• 7+ years in corporate real estate, facilities management, governance, or operational management.
• Experience with data management and data analytics.
• Expert Excel skills required.
• Experience working with facilities management providers and service delivery models.
• Exposure to sustainability initiatives and environmental performance tracking.
• Experience supporting KPI reporting and operational performance management.
• Familiarity with real estate systems, reporting tools, or facilities management platforms.
• Robust analytical skills and financial analysis.
• Self-starter: comfortable operating where roadmap and outcomes are not always defined.
• Systems proficiency: Business Objects, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word desirable.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position is between $123,500 and $206,750. Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting the actual starting salary. A bonus based on performance and eligibility has a target payout of 15% of annual salary, paid out annually.

Benefits

• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• Comprehensive benefits package to support employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility, including:
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life)
  • Defined Contribution Retirement Plan