Microsoft

Senior Portfolio Planning Manager, Real Estate

Microsoft • $125K — $206K *
Mountain View, CA 94040In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, or related field, with 3+ years relevant experience, or 5+ years equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years portfolio management, real estate, or office management experience is preferred.
  • Strong analytical and quantitative skills for interpreting complex data and documents.
  • Ability to apply a strategic perspective and forecast organizational needs and trends.
  • Solid organizational skills with a focus on prioritizing strategic and execution plans.
  • Effective communication skills for presenting clear information and addressing sensitive issues.
  • A continuous improvement mindset toward optimizing space solutions and driving innovation.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement multi-year portfolio and occupancy plans.
  • Optimize portfolio strategies to enhance space utilization.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert for real estate business cases.
  • Establish regular communication with business groups to share insights.
  • Drive alignment between business partners and real estate teams.
  • Lead cross-functional projects focusing on strategic initiatives.
  • Oversee and manage approved project executions and vendor services.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to collaborate with diverse teams across multiple regions.
  • Exposure to innovative real estate strategies and optimization techniques.
  • Participation in shaping the future of corporate real estate at Microsoft.
  • Access to a culture that emphasizes continuous improvement and employee experience.
Full Job Description
Overview

We are seeking an experienced Portfolio Planner to be responsible for strategically planning, analyzing and optimizing the portfolio of assigned business groups across Northern California, Atlanta, North Dakota, Texas, New York, and Vancouver regions that covers approximately 12,000 headcount, 2.9M square feet, and 40 sites.

We are looking for an energetic, analytical, and highly accountable business leader to be the Senior Portfolio Planning Manager, Real Estate, in Mountain View, CA, playing a pivotal role in shaping and optimizing our corporate real estate portfolio. You will partner with internal business groups to understand their business objectives and needs to deliver innovative, data-driven space solutions, while balancing the alignment with Microsoft's real estate strategic goals to drive operational excellence and elevate the employee experience.

Responsibilities
  • Develop and implement immediate and multi-year portfolio and occupancy plans, including comprehensive occupancy plans that reflect current and projected headcount, business objectives and inputs, and alignment with lab and specialty space forecasts for assigned business groups.
  • Optimize portfolio and occupancy strategies for internal business groups, collaborating closely with other Portfolio Planning Managers to maximize space utilization and efficiency.
  • Serve as a subject matter specialist in the development of real estate business cases for select business groups.
  • Establish and maintain a regular business cadence with each group to facilitate clear communication, share key information, and capture lessons learned through knowledge management platforms.
  • Drive alignment between business partners and GWS real estate teams, by providing clarity and guidance when navigating ambiguity and evaluating trade-offs.
  • Lead projects across cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive regional and business alignment on key GWS strategic initiatives.
  • Oversee project execution for approved space plans, ensuring strategies support business group objectives and meet established optimization criteria, timelines, and expectations.
  • Manage third-party vendors to deliver services on time and within budget, ensuring alignment with Microsoft's standards and business needs.
  • Ensure compliance with established space governance models and guidelines.
  • Balance business needs with Microsoft's financial responsibilities by upholding cost governance standards and protocols.
  • Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop and implement tools for monitoring and optimizing the utilization of high-investment spaces.
  • Embody our culture and values


Qualifications

Required/Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 3+ years relevant experience. OR 5+ years equivalent experience.


Additional or Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field AND 5+ years portfolio management, real estate, or office management experience OR 7+ years equivalent experience.
  • Comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents and data, demonstrating advanced analytical and quantitative skills to solve multifaceted problems and positively influence partners.
  • Apply long-term, strategic perspective and forecasting, demonstrating solid organizational skills to develop and prioritize plans at both strategic and execution levels.
  • Understand workplace, financial, and organizational dynamics to deliver successful corporate real estate solutions.
  • Exhibit solid communication skills to present information clearly and respond effectively to sensitive issues.
  • Drive solutions and lead effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
  • A continuous improvement mindset with a passion for optimizing space solutions and driving innovation within the company.


Real Estate Portfolio Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $97,600 - $188,400 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 $125,000 - $206,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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181,000 employees
Market Cap
$1,762.4 billion
Industry
Enterprise Technology
Net Income
$51.3 billion
Founded
1975
5 Year Trend
+15.5%
Revenue
$153.2 billion
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