Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Senior Manager, Real Estate
Shape the Future of Our Workplace Footprint
Are you a strategic real estate leader who thrives at the intersection of business growth, portfolio optimization, and workplace transformation?
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Real Estate to lead the strategy, planning, and execution of our multi-site real estate portfolio. In this highly visible role, you will partner with senior business leaders to ensure our real estate footprint supports organizational growth, operational excellence, employee experience, and long-term financial performance.
This is an opportunity to influence how and where we operate by leading site selection initiatives, negotiating complex transactions, managing capital projects, optimizing facilities, and developing forward-looking portfolio strategies that position the organization for future success.
If you enjoy solving complex business challenges, negotiating high-value transactions, and creating innovative workplace solutions, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll Do
Lead Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Management
You will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping shape and execute real estate strategies that support organizational priorities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing a diverse portfolio of leased and owned properties across multiple markets
- Evaluating current and future space requirements based on workforce and business growth plans
- Identifying opportunities for consolidations, relocations, expansions, renewals, and portfolio optimization
- Developing strategic recommendations that balance operational needs, employee experience, and financial performance
- Partnering with business leaders to align real estate decisions with organizational objectives
Drive Site Selection & Market Strategy
You'll lead efforts to identify and evaluate real estate opportunities that support long-term growth.
Responsibilities include:
- Leading site selection activities for new locations, relocations, and expansion projects
- Conducting market, demographic, financial, and competitive analyses
- Managing broker relationships and market research initiatives
- Building financial models, business cases, and executive-level recommendations
- Monitoring market trends and emerging opportunities
Negotiate High-Impact Transactions
You will oversee the full lifecycle of real estate transactions while protecting the organization's financial and operational interests.
Responsibilities include:
- Negotiating leases, renewals, amendments, terminations, acquisitions, dispositions, and subleases
- Structuring agreements that balance business goals with financial performance
- Collaborating with brokers, landlords, legal counsel, and internal stakeholders
- Managing critical lease dates, compliance requirements, and transaction timelines
- Ensuring transactions are executed efficiently and within budget
Oversee Facilities & Workplace Operations
You'll help create well-managed, productive workplace environments across the portfolio.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing third-party facilities and property management providers
- Supporting occupancy planning, maintenance programs, and space utilization initiatives
- Serving as a primary liaison with landlords, property managers, and service providers
- Monitoring vendor performance and service levels
- Supporting business continuity and operational readiness initiatives
Lead Capital Projects & Workplace Transformations
You'll oversee projects from concept through occupancy, ensuring successful outcomes for employees and stakeholders.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing renovations, relocations, workplace improvements, and construction projects
- Coordinating architects, engineers, contractors, and project teams
- Driving project execution, budget management, and schedule adherence
- Ensuring organizational standards and occupancy requirements are met
Deliver Financial Results
You will bring strong analytical and financial leadership to portfolio decisions.
Responsibilities include:
- Developing and managing operating and capital budgets
- Creating forecasts, investment analyses, and executive reporting
- Identifying cost-saving opportunities and operational efficiencies
- Supporting data-driven decision-making through portfolio analytics
Ensure Compliance & Risk Management
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining compliance with applicable regulations and internal standards
- Partnering with Legal and business stakeholders to mitigate risk
- Maintaining lease, transaction, project, and facilities documentation
- Supporting governance and audit readiness efforts
What You'll Bring:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, Construction Management, Architecture, Urban Planning, or a related field
- 7+ years of progressive experience in commercial real estate, corporate real estate, healthcare real estate, retail real estate, or facilities management
- 3+ years of leadership, portfolio management, or senior-level real estate experience
- Demonstrated success leading site selection, lease negotiations, transaction management, and facilities operations
- Experience managing multiple concurrent projects across geographically dispersed locations
- Strong financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and vendor management experience
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA, Master's degree in Real Estate, Finance, or related discipline
- Experience supporting large multi-site corporate, healthcare, retail, or operational portfolios
- Experience overseeing outsourced facilities management and project management providers
- Experience leading workplace modernization, occupancy planning, or transformation initiatives
Preferred Certifications
We value candidates who have earned or are pursuing:
- CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member)
- SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors)
- CPM (Certified Property Manager)
- RPA (Real Property Administrator)
- PMP (Project Management Professional)
Skills That Will Help You Succeed
- Deep knowledge of commercial real estate transactions and portfolio management
- Exceptional negotiation and relationship-building abilities
- Strong financial and analytical capability
- Expertise in project and program management
- Executive-level communication and presentation skills
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive decisions across multiple functions
- Strategic thinking with strong business acumen
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Talent for building partnerships and fostering collaboration
Who You Are
- A strategic thinker who sees both the big picture and the operational details
- A trusted advisor who builds credibility across all levels of the organization
- A strong negotiator who creates win-win outcomes
- A results-oriented leader who delivers projects and transactions with excellence
- A collaborative partner who thrives in cross-functional environments
- Someone who combines business savvy, financial discipline, and relationship-building skills to drive meaningful impact
Why Join Us?
This is more than a real estate role. It's an opportunity to influence how our organization grows, where we invest, and how we create environments that enable our people and business to thrive. You'll have the opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, lead high-profile initiatives, and make a measurable impact on our future success.
If you're passionate about strategic real estate leadership and want to help shape the future of a growing organization, we'd love to connect with you.
What We Offer:
Guardian provides employees with a comprehensive Total Rewards package, supporting our core value of, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.”
Compensation & Financial
- Competitive pay
- 401(k) with company match
Family, Health & Insurance Benefits (Full-Time employees working 30+ hours/week only)
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Company-paid Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
- Company-paid Long-Term Disability and optional Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life, Accident and Critical Illness
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Wellbeing
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Guardian Angels (Employee assistance fund)
Time Off
- Paid holidays and sick days
- Generous vacation benefits based on years of service
