Transaction, Strategy & Sr. Program Manager

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Transaction Management Frameworks & Process Define, document, and continuously improve the Transaction Management operating model (playbooks, process flows, templates, and RACI) across the full deal lifecycle of leasing, renewals, acquisitions, and dispositions and the outsourced Tier 1 model. Establish minimum global standards for transaction initiation, evaluation, approval, documentation, execution and closeout, driving global consistency, while enabling appropriate regional and market flexibility. Lead the global Transaction Management rhythm of business, including pipeline governance, portfolio reviews, escalation management, scorecards, and performance reporting with TM Regional Leads and Tier 1 partners. Drive adoption and compliance with global Transaction Management standards, playbooks, tools, and processes, using performance insights, stakeholder feedback and lessons learned to continuously improve the operating model and standardize best practices across regions. Partner with TM Regional leads and Tier 1 partners to identify opportunities for improvement and strengthen transaction speed, quality, transparency, and control. Build repeatable models, decision criteria, and planning guidance that enable Portfolio Managers and GWS leadership to evaluate alternatives, understand trade-offs and sequence portfolio actions Establish a consolidated portfolio-level view of demand, opportunity, risk and transaction pipeline that connects regional planning into one consistent framework. Provide portfolio-level insights and recommendations while preserving regional accountability for strategy development, market decisions, and execution. Establish metric definitions, analytics standards, and data governance for transaction and portfolio data, setting the specifications that support analysts and the Data Platform produce against. Establish Controls and exception management processes that identify transaction, financial, data-quality, compliance, and delivery risks and ensure timely escalation and resolution. Ensure processes, tools, and supplier practices remain aligned with applicable corporate approval, records-management, privacy, legal, and financial-control requirements. Bachelor's degree in business management, Real Estate, Finance, Project Management, Data or Business Analytics, or related field AND 6+ years of experience in real estate portfolio management, transaction management, real estate strategy or planning, or related work, OR 8+ years of equivalent experience. Demonstrated experience defining or improving processes, playbooks, or operating models in a real estate, facilities, or comparable enterprise-operations context. Experience translating data and analysis into frameworks, standards, or decisions for senior stakeholders. Bachelor's Degree in a related field AND 8+ years of relevant experience, including direct experience in real estate transaction management and portfolio strategy or planning. Experience with corporate real estate transactions across multiple regions and an outsourced service-delivery (Tier 1) model. Experience designing scenario- and demand-planning frameworks and connecting them to space and capital decisions. Proficiency interpreting business intelligence and portfolio data (for example, Power BI) and setting metric and analytics standards; familiarity with lease and market data and real estate financial analysis such as lease-versus-buy and NPV. Professional credentials such as MCR (CoreNet Global) or an MBA; experience applying AI-assisted tools to forecasting, scenario analysis, or reporting automation. Core skills for this role, drawn from the Real Estate Portfolio Management IC4 career-stage profile and calibrated to a frameworks, transaction-management, and analytics remit: Commercial Real Estate Analysis | Transaction Management | ---|---|--- Financial Analysis | Forecasting | Portfolio & Demand Planning Process Design & Operational Excellence | Governance Methodology & Practices | Program Management Data Visualization & Business Intelligence | Business Technology Optimization | Change Management Stakeholder Management | Decision Making | Written & Oral Communication Business Program Management IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

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