Manager - Strategy & Operations - Real Estate Sector

What is the role?

Manager in S&O - Corporate Real Estate Focused

What impact will you make?

Every day, your work will make an impact that matters, while you thrive in a dynamic culture of inclusion, collaboration and high performance. As the undisputed leader in professional services, Our firm is where you'll find unrivalled opportunities to succeed and realize your full potential

The Team - Business leaders must act with conviction, even in an era of growing complexity, uncertainty, and disruption. These business leaders need clear, concise, well-informed perspectives on the important dynamics that are currently reshaping their business environments. Our global network of Strategy & Operations professionals draws on the strength of Our firm's full suite of professional services and industry experience to focus solutions on the real issues affecting businesses today.

We work collaboratively with our clients to link strategic vision to flawless execution to achieve tangible, long-term value. From developing a pragmatic strategy and evaluating M&A opportunities to improving finance and operations functions, we have the experience and expertise to help clients act with certainty and thrive.

Work you'll do :

- The primary role of a Manager is to lead engagements, including planning and budgeting; manage engagement teams; define deliverable structure and content; facilitate buy-in of proposed solutions from client sponsors; and direct on-time, and quality delivery of work products. Managers manage day-to-day interactions with executive clients and sponsors.

- As a Manager, you will be expected to participate in Business Development, develop and maintain contact with top decision makers at key clients; organize and lead pursuit teams; and participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process. The responsibilities of current role may include:

- Design and / or restructuring of CRE, FM, or workplace operating models, organizational structures, and service delivery models

- Development of corporate real estate portfolio optimization strategies, understanding its impact on the business delivery and developing mitigation plans to address the risks

- Design and implementation of workplace strategies, digital workplace technology strategies, and workforce mobility programs

- Enhancement of employee experience through modern amenities and leveraging contemporary workplace strategies such as utilizing co-working spaces, satellite offices, and hoteling seats to optimize Real Estate portfolio etc.

- Delivery of CRE, FM, or workplace IT platform advisory services, including strategy development, requirements development, vendor / solution evaluation, and implementation support

- Implementation of latest technologies in CRE such as Integrated Workplace Management Systems (IWMS)

- Review of existing Real Estate processes with a view to improve efficiency and consolidate into an offshore centre of excellence

- Delivery of CRE and FM outsourcing / offshoring consulting services, including strategy development, setting up of CRE Centre of Excellence, contract evaluation, and RFI / RFP process management

- Identification of cross-functional dependencies for execution of proposed real estate strategies, and program managing execution with multiple stakeholder groups to ensure realization of savings and prevention of business disruption

In performance of the above, you would engage in the following activities:

- Assist in pre-sales and proposal support activities

- Develop and publish thought papers on the latest trends in Corporate Real Estate

- Work closely and collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams across the globe in Our firm, to deliver a comprehensive solution to the clients

- Manage the engagement and lead day-to-day communication with clients

- Develop / deliver executive communications (verbal and written)

- Mentor and lead the team in business development initiatives, pursuits and client engagements

- Help manage, build and effectively leverage client relationships

Qualifications :

- MBA or other advanced degree

- 6 to 10 years of demonstrated experience across corporate real estate, facilities and vendor management

- Proficient user of Microsoft suite (advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Project)

How you'll grow :

At Our firm, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there's always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help build world-class skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development

Benefits :

At Our firm, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits.

Our purpose:

Our firm is led by a purpose: To make an impact that matters.

Every day, Our firm people are making a real impact in the places they live and work. We pride ourselves on doing not only what is good for clients, but also what is good for our people and the communities in which we live and work-always striving to be an organization that is held up as a role model of quality, integrity, and positive change.