12+ years in corporate real estate with senior leadership experience in multinational portfolios.
Proven track record in complex negotiations and investment recommendations for finance leaders.
Experience in delivering high-quality corporate interiors and managing technically complex projects.
Background in hedge funds, asset management, or financial services is preferred; high-touch service orientation is crucial.
Operational expertise in facilities, hospitality, lease administration, and vendor management across diverse cultures.
Strong executive presence, sound judgment, and excellent communication skills.
Bachelor's degree in relevant field or equivalent experience; international travel may be required.
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary real estate advisor to the CFO and executive team, aligning real estate strategy with business goals.
Develop a global portfolio strategy that optimizes cost, flexibility, and employee experience.
Lead negotiations for leases and site selections, ensuring favorable terms and conditions.
Manage relationships with landlords and brokers, overseeing lease administration and occupancy costs.
Direct design and construction projects, ensuring adherence to budget, schedule, and quality standards.
Oversee workplace operations and client services, ensuring high-touch service and operational excellence.
Manage global real estate budgets and reporting, identifying savings and making strategic trade-offs.
Benefits
Opportunity to lead a global real estate portfolio in a dynamic financial services environment.
Hands-on leadership role with significant influence on workplace design and employee experience.
Engagement with executive leadership and direct involvement in strategic decision-making.
Chance to work in a high-touch service environment, enhancing client and employee satisfaction.
Professional development opportunities in a fast-paced, multinational setting.
Full Job Description
Description
Position at ANV Insurance
The Opportunity
The Company seeks a commercially astute real estate executive to lead its global real estate and workplace services. Reporting to the CFO, the VP, Global Head of Real Estate will align the portfolio with business priorities, execute commercially competitive transactions, deliver exceptional office environments, and establish a consistently high standard of workplace and client service.
This is a hands-on leadership role spanning portfolio strategy, transactions, design and construction, lease administration, facilities, hospitality, physical security, and health and safety. The successful candidate will combine financial discipline and sophisticated deal-making with strong design judgment and the discretion, responsiveness, and attention to detail expected in a demanding financial services environment. Key Responsibilities Business Partnership and Portfolio Strategy
Serve as the principal real estate advisor to the CFO and executive leadership, translating business strategy, workforce plans, and growth opportunities into actionable location and occupancy decisions.
Develop a global portfolio strategy that balances cost, flexibility, talent access, operational resilience, and the quality of the employee and client experience.
Present clear recommendations and business cases for investment, consolidation, expansion, and relocation, including real estate implications of M&A activity.
Transactions and Commercial Negotiation
Lead site selection and negotiations for leases, renewals, expansions, relocations, and exits, directing brokers and partnering with Legal on documentation and risk.
Evaluate total occupancy cost, cash flow, capital requirements, landlord incentives, and alternative deal structures; negotiate favorable economics and terms that preserve business flexibility.
Own landlord and broker relationships and oversee lease administration, critical dates, obligations, and occupancy cost reviews across jurisdictions.
Design and Construction
Lead projects from feasibility and programming through design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and occupancy, with accountability for budget, schedule, quality, and business continuity.
Set elevated standards for architecture, interiors, furniture, lighting, acoustics, meeting technology, and client-facing environments; translate executive expectations into coherent, practical designs.
Select and direct architects, engineers, project managers, contractors, and specialist vendors. Challenge estimates, procurement strategies, and change orders while protecting design intent and long-term value.
Workplace Operations and Client Service
Oversee facilities, reception, meeting and event support, food and beverage, mail and shipping, and other workplace services through internal resources and external partners.
Deliver high-touch service for executives, employees, and visiting clients, with particular attention to discretion, anticipation of needs, presentation, and prompt resolution of issues.
Establish service standards, preventive maintenance programs, vendor performance measures, and escalation procedures that provide consistent quality across a geographically dispersed portfolio.
Partner with IT on reliable audiovisual and workplace technology, and oversee physical security, access control, and health and safety in coordination with relevant internal specialists and local advisors.
Financial Stewardship and Functional Leadership
Own global real estate operating and capital budgets, forecasts, and reporting. Explain variances, identify savings, and make disciplined trade-offs between cost, quality, and service.
Build an effective operating model with clear accountability, appropriate staffing, strong vendor governance, and practical procurement and approval controls.
Lead the real estate transition from the former parent, including TSA exit planning, knowledge transfer, systems and data readiness, and continuity of services.
Lead and develop employees and service partners; establish meaningful measures of portfolio efficiency, project delivery, service quality, and stakeholder satisfaction.
Qualifications
12 or more years of progressive corporate real estate and workplace experience, including senior responsibility for a multinational portfolio and direct engagement with executive leadership.
Demonstrated commercial acumen and a strong record of personally leading complex negotiations, evaluating transaction economics, and presenting persuasive investment recommendations to finance leaders.
Substantial experience delivering premium corporate interiors and technically complex office projects, with the ability to assess design quality, scrutinize construction costs, and hold delivery teams accountable.
Experience in hedge funds, asset management, private equity, financial services, or similarly demanding professional environments is strongly preferred. A proven high-touch service orientation is essential.
Broad operational capability across facilities, hospitality, lease administration, vendor management, security, and workplace services, including experience working across countries and cultures.
Executive presence, sound judgment, discretion, and strong communication skills, coupled with a willingness to engage directly in negotiations, project details, and operational issues.
Bachelor's degree in real estate, business, finance, architecture, construction management, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience. Ability to travel internationally as business needs require.
