Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate
About the Role
Compass is looking for a strategic, high-performing Senior Manager of Corporate Real Estate Transactions to oversee and optimize a dynamic segment of our 1,000+ location national office portfolio. This role acts as a critical business partner, working alongside regional leaders to ensure our physical workplace strategy accelerates agent success while aligning with corporate financial goals.
Key Responsibilities
- Transaction Execution: Lead the end-to-end transactional lifecycle, including site identification, LOI drafting, and final lease negotiation for new locations, renewals, expansions, and downsizings.
- Financial Underwriting: Conduct detailed financial analyses, creating comparative lease models and business cases to present to executive leadership.
- Portfolio Optimization: Continuously evaluate portfolio performance and market trends. Proactively identify opportunities for rent reduction, space optimization, and strategic relocations to maximize cost efficiencies.
- Critical Date Management: Maintain absolute oversight of the portfolio timeline, ensuring options (renewal, termination, contraction) are executed strategically and well ahead of deadlines.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Partner seamlessly with internal Legal, Finance, Workplace Design, and Construction teams, as well as external broker networks, to drive project delivery on time and within budget.
- Stakeholder Management: Build strong consensus and alignment with regional presidents and business leaders, translating complex real estate data into clear, actionable executive presentations.
What We’re Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
- 5–7 years of corporate commercial real estate experience, with a heavy emphasis on multi-location office or retail portfolios.
- Demonstrated expertise in independently negotiating commercial leases, amendments, and complex legal provisions.
- Strong financial acumen with deep experience in commercial lease economics, both operating and capital costs.
- Deep familiarity with West Coast/California commercial real estate markets is highly preferred.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills; comfortable navigating a collaborative, fast-paced corporate culture.
- Willingness to travel as required by portfolio needs.
Compensation
The base pay range for this position is $165,000-$185,000. However, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.
Perks that You Need to Know About
- Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions).
- Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave.
- Medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits.
- 401(k) plan.
- Flexible spending accounts (FSAs).
- Commuter program.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Maven (a support system for new parents).
- Carrot (fertility benefits).
- UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network).
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pet insurance.