Real Estate Manager (m/f/d)

The Senior Real Estate Manager is responsible for leading the necessary site search and real estate transaction activities in the NTT Global Data Centers EMEA region for Data Center use. The role is also to lead all real estate activities relating to those properties, which the company leases and land transactions.

Your responsibilities

• Ownership of budgetary elements relating to real estate transactions
• Coordination and support to the preparation of the business case with the Finance team
• Representing the company in all real estate transactions / negotiations
• Hold the day-to-day responsibility for the management, co-ordination and driving of all aspects of real estate transaction activities for projects within the region
• Ensure that transactions are executed in a timely manner
• Evaluating dates, contract options, and preparing strategic direction
• Communicating with management to develop strategic facility goals
• Develop strategic long-range plans to achieve strategic objectives
• Creating and managing transaction plans and real estate projects
• Managing facility acquisition and disposal
• Initiating and coordinating real estate aspects within leases and owned property agreements
• Managing external service providers, such as consultants, brokers, bankers and facility owners
• Co-ordinating internal stakeholders, i.e. finance, legal, design and operations
• Reviewing critical dates, evaluating contract options and determining strategic direction
• Receiving and responding to approvals and notifications
• Reporting on a monthly basis on the status of real estate transactions / real estate issues to senior management
  

Your profile

• Progressive professional experience in real estate business and development
• Bachelor’s degree preferred in the subject of Real estate, business management, construction, engineering or law
• Recent experience within a global organization and international remit, i.e. corporate real estate or real estate developers
• Ability to work in start-up and ramp up environments requiring multi-tasking and working against deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the organization and with suppliers
• Able to work in cross cultural organisations
• Excellent analytical skills with a high-level understanding of real estate finance
• Demonstrably strong negotiation skills
• Outstanding relationship-builder and communicator, both internally and externally
• Unique ability to balance strategic thinking with tactical needs
• Creative thinker and demonstrated ability to champion innovation
• Knowledge of Data Center Design principles and delivery including permitting would be desired
• International travel required when necessary
• Demonstrated skills in change leadership, technical management, collaboration and role model
• Ability to work in multinational, interdisciplinary and culturally diverse teams
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, in English and preferably additional European languages (ideally German)