Deloitte

Real Estate Strategy & Operations Senior Manager - M&A

Deloitte$158K — $292K *
Real Estate & Construction
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required; MBA preferred
  • 12+ years of consulting experience, with 5+ years in M&A support
  • Professional services background necessary
  • Experience in corporate real estate M&A and portfolio strategy
  • Strong understanding of industry trends in corporate real estate
  • Business development and sales experience essential
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Proficient in financial analysis and data management, especially in Excel and SQL
  • Track record of delivering professional services successfully
  • Willingness to travel up to 50% for client engagements

Responsibilities

  • Develop strategies for optimizing real estate portfolios
  • Lead M&A and cost reduction workstreams in real estate
  • Conduct due diligence for real estate in M&A deals
  • Create Day 1 readiness checklists for M&A
  • Design corporate real estate and facilities operating models
  • Deliver consulting services for outsourcing and insourcing
  • Enhance business processes across the real estate lifecycle
  • Implement workplace strategies and technology solutions
  • Manage engagement teams and client interactions
  • Support proposal development for consulting services

Benefits

  • Broad range of employee benefits
  • Opportunity for participation in discretionary annual incentive programs
  • Supportive work environment focused on professional development
  • Encouragement for mentoring and coaching junior staff
  • Access to resources that promote work-life balance
Full Job Description
Work You'll Do

As a Senior Manager you will:
  • Develop real estate portfolio optimization strategies
  • Lead the real estate and facilities related workstreams on large M&A and enterprise cost reduction / margin improvement programs
  • Conduct real estate due diligence on M&A engagements, including baselining costs, identifying potential synergies, and documenting risks and complexities of the M&A deal related to the real estate footprint
  • Develop real estate and facilities strategies related to M&A and cost reduction / margin improvement programs, including developing Day 1 readiness checklists, synergy and value capture strategies, and 'Day 1 / Day 2' functional charters and initiative blueprints
  • Design Corporate Real Estate (CRE), Facilities Management (FM), or workplace operating models, organizational structures, and service delivery models
  • Deliver CRE and FM outsourcing / insourcing consulting services, including strategy development, contract evaluation, and RFI / RFP process management
  • Enhance CRE, FM, or workplace business processes and workflows across the corporate real estate life cycle (portfolio management, transaction management, design & construction, space & move management, facilities / amenities management, etc.)
  • Design and implement workplace strategies, digital workplace technology / smart building / IoT strategies, and workforce mobility / "work from anywhere" programs
  • Deliver CRE, FM, or workplace technology platform advisory services, including strategy development, requirements development, vendor / solution evaluation, and implementation support
  • Lead engagement planning, day-to-day management of engagement teams and day-to-day interactions with clients
  • Define deliverable structure and content, and direct on-time, quality delivery of work products;
  • Support the development of "thought ware" and "point-of-view" documents and participate in public speaking events
  • Perform role of counselor and coach, and provide input and guidance into staffing, recruitment and retention activities
  • Identify potential engagement opportunities; develop proposals for Deloitte's consultative services and participate in sales presentations / pitch activities
Recruiting for this role ends 05/08/26.

The Team

Our Infrastructure and Real Estate team are trusted advisors to clients in managing the real estate portfolio and physical asset fleets throughout their lifecycle. We help them unlock value from their real estate portfolios and functions by developing strategies, optimizing operating models and organizational design, and leveraging technology enablement.

Qualifications required:
  • Minimum of a bachelor's degree, MBA preferred
  • 12+ years' consulting experience, with 5+ years in supporting M&A engagements
  • Must have professional services background
  • Must have experience within multiple relevant domains, including: Corporate real estate M&A, real estate portfolio strategy, real estate cost reduction programs
  • Management consulting and/or industry experience across corporate real estate and facilities management is required
  • Understanding of key corporate real estate industry trends
  • Business development / sales experience
  • Ability to interact at all levels of the client organization
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS PowerPoint)
  • Strong financial, data and analytical skills (Microsoft Excel, SQL) including business case development experience
  • A proven track record of successfully delivering professional services
  • Ability to travel up to 50%, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  • Limited sponsorship may be available
Preferred:
  • MBA or other advanced degree (Master's or PhD) with a focus on real estate, workplace, engineering, or architecture
  • Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments
  • Ability to work across multiple M&A engagements in parallel
  • Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
  • Eagerness to mentor and counsel junior staff
  • Language fluency (English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin)
  • Familiarity with real estate related information technologies and platforms: such as Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS), Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) systems, Smart Building / Digital Workplace ecosystems
  • Experience with analytics to evaluate and optimize business processes
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Deloitte, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $158,900 - $292,900.

You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various fac tors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

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Benefits

At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you.

About Deloitte

Deloitte is a multinational professional services network that provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services. The company was founded in London in 1845 and has since grown to become one of the largest professional services firms in the world. Deloitte has over 330,000 employees in more than 150 countries and territories. The company's mission is to help clients achieve their goals and make an impact that matters in their businesses and communities.
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