Position: Real Estate / Facility Manager
Department: Corporate Real Estate & Workplace Experience
Reports To: EMEA Real Estate & Workplace Manager
Role Summary
We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Real Estate & Facilities Manager to lead operations in our offices and labs. This role combines real estate management, facilities oversight, and workplace experience (WX) to support agile, hybrid work environments and high-performing business, sales, and R&D teams. The position requires strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with global Corporate Real Estate standards and delivering integrated, tech-enabled, people-first workplaces.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full lease cycle: new contracts, renewals, relocations, closures, and site expansions.
- Oversee lease administration and fit-outs in partnership with Legal, Finance, and external consultants.
- Collect and analyze decision-framing data (occupancy, spend-to-date, benchmarking) and provide measurable metrics to guide success.
- Identify and communicate project risks, prepare executive-level summaries, and maintain proactive stakeholder communication.
- Lead day-to-day facilities operations for regional office and lab sites, ensuring safety, functionality, and compliance.
- Manage vendor relationships for facilities, lab services, cleaning, and maintenance.
- Drive space planning and optimization to support business growth and hybrid work models.
- Deliver Workplace Experience initiatives: smart workspace tools, collaborative zones, wellness features, and consistent brand expression.
- Partner with IT, HR, Branding, and Lab Operations for integrated workplace solutions and attending the work council meetings
- Develop accurate financial forecasting for the regional portfolio, manage operational expenses, and support capital planning.
- Monitor and advance sustainability goals, including energy use in lab operations and green building practices.
- Ensure regulatory compliance in partnership with IT and Security standards.
- Ensure regulatory EHS compliance and Security standards.
- Supervise EHS documentation (e.g., emergency procedures, mandatory assessments) and coordinate required trainings (first aid, electrical safety, evacuation).
- Support internal and external audits and maintain physical security compliance.
- Coordinate technical security systems (access control, CCTV, alarms) in compliance with corporate security guidelines and ISO 27001 standards.
- Support real estate and facilities integration during M&A, including due diligence, onboarding, and site transition planning.
- Coordinate multiple and competing activities for efficient use of time and resources.
Your Profile
- Undergraduate degree in business, real estate, property management, or related field.
- 10 years’ experience in corporate real estate or facilities management, ideally in tech, R&D, or lab-based environments.
- Knowledge of facilities planning, construction management, and building infrastructure (HVAC, safety systems, utilities).
- Strong understanding of contracting, negotiating, and change management.
- Project coordination
- Familiarity with hybrid workplace models, digital workplace tools, and user-centered design.
- Knowledge of finance, budgeting, and cost control principles.
- Ability to manage tactical execution while maintaining strategic focus.
- Excellent communication skills in English (verbal and written).
- Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Ability to travel regionally and globally up to 30%, sometimes on short notice.
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