Who we are
About Stripe
Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies from the worlds largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups use Stripe to accept payments grow their revenue and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyones reach while doing the most important work of your career.
About the team
The Stripe Workplace team creates and operates inspiring comfortable and innovative spaces that bring Stripes culture and values to life and provide a foundation for achieving our mission. In this role you will be part of the small (but mighty! team that determines and executes on our real estate strategy worldwide. We expect you to be ambitious collaborative adaptable and have a positive attitude. This role reports to the Head of Real Estate Strategy based in Chicago.
What youll do
Responsibilities
- Gather & evaluate real estate market & portfolio scenarios staying up to date on market changes and researching market companies landlords & potential subtenants
- Drive the completion of transactions within Stripes Agile and Small office portfolio while supporting Transaction Managers on Stripes MediumLarge and HQ portfolio including:
- Recommendation and implementation of geospecific real estate strategies and business cases
- Development of needs assessments and market analyses
- Site selection and deal structure proposal
- Negotiation of leases serviced office agreements and sublease agreements
- Liaise with Workplace pillars (Experience and Environments) as well as Mobility Tax Regulatory Employment Legal Finance Accounting and other crossfunctional teams on the impacts of real estate on business operations
- Create written analyses documents and presentations including but not limited to: project initiation documentation market reports RFPs proposal comparison spreadsheets letters of intent
- Perform detailed document review of all lease documents in partnership with internal and external Legal
Who you are
Were looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus not a requirement.
Minimum requirements
- 4 years experience on a Real Estate team with 2 years experience in office space deal negotiations and lease transactions preferably at a highgrowth company or brokerage experience
- Experience with a variety of deal types including domestic and international serviced office and direct leases.
- Superior negotiation and leasing skills with understanding of legal complexities (JD not required)
- Strong analytical skills and comfort with modeling lease financials
- Excellent written communication skills able to progress projects asynchronously across timezones through written channels and to deliver compelling written business cases pitches and memos
- Experience in project management to deliver on time and under budget ability to multitask prioritize and manage deadlines with autonomy
- The ability and willingness to travel for work as needed including to international destinations and to work across time zones as is necessary to support projects in EMEA and APAC
Preferred qualifications
- Strategic thinker who excels at finding creative solutions to short and long term questions and writing clear and compelling business cases
- The ability to maintain high performance while managing multiple projects under tight timelines and a roll up your sleeves mindset to get any job done
- Ability to ask the right questions and to use sound business judgment
Required Experience:
Manager