As a member of the Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team overseeing corporate office space this position will lead transaction management activities within the Americas portfolio. The role will be based in Seattle and include regular travel throughout the Americas portfolio.
This role combines transaction management portfolio strategy project management skills and team leadership including vendor team management. We seek an experienced leader who demonstrates proven success in a high-volume real estate organization delivering a large volume of simultaneous complex transactions under demanding timelines.
The successful candidate must operate as a trusted advisor to business leaders and partner to Finance HR and other functional areas. They must demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain relationships with integrated vendor partners. They must be comfortable operating on both the strategic and tactical levels simultaneously acting as an internal ambassador educator analyst solutions architect and implementer.
The ideal candidate is an experienced and engaging professional who is customer obsessed and will excel within an entrepreneurial culture they have an ownership mentality providing expertise vision leadership and exceptional communication skills. They will own transaction strategy and execution for their respective portfolio. They will dive deep actively negotiate and maintain intimate knowledge of each transaction in their remit. They will draft and present monthly real estate spend requests demonstrating deep knowledge of both the specific transaction and how it fits into the overall strategy. They should also be a truly authentic leader balancing the need for effective delivery with the need to be accessible and build relationships develop talent and demonstrate self-awareness and overall emotional intelligence.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage high volume deal flow and negotiate high-value and complex leases/build-to-suits yield on cost structures and purchase/sale transactions under demanding timeframes.
- Directly manage broker vendor partners to draft and negotiate Requests for Proposals (RFP) Letters of Intent (LOI) Leases Subleases Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA) and License Agreements from inception to execution.
- Working with vendor partners and GREF Finance generate comparative financial analysis including lease cash flows lease vs. buy analysis building valuations etc.
- Direct analysts qualitative and quantitative analysis relevant to each deal and the overall portfolio.
- Work with internal and external legal counsel in preparing all documentation relating to any transaction including RFPs Letters of Intent Lease Agreements Amendments etc.
- Support strategic portfolio planning in drafting papers and leverage complex financial models to guide business decisions and influence multiple business groups.
- Prepare and present high-level presentations proposals and analysis summaries to senior leaders for review and approval.
- Draft spend approval documentation and work with finance team to align financial analysis for all opex and capex investments.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal business partners.
- Effectively communicate expectations requirements and status of deals to key business partners.
- Bachelors degree or above in a related field
- Experience using productivity and communications tools including Microsoft Outlook Excel Powerpoint and Word
- Experience that includes strong analytical skills attention to detail and effective communication abilities
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
- 3 years of direct people leadership experience
- A minimum of 5 years professional experience with demonstrated success in managing a transaction portfolio of similar size and complexity
- Experience delivering results setting strategy and running a large volume and high profile business
- Experience establishing successful partnerships with internal and external teams to execute tactical initiatives or equivalent
- Experience in project management including resource planning managing schedules reporting project status and prioritizing own tasks and those of other team members for multiple projects
- Experience with legal terms and structures for standard commercial lease and purchase and sale contracts
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The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at WA Seattle - 129900.00 - 175700.00 USD annually