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About the Role

As a Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager for the New York, New Jersey, and Greater Boston regions, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of real estate activities—including planning, design, build/lease, operation, and maintenance—for Microsoft’s northeast portfolio. You will partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver world-class workspaces and services, enabling employees to achieve their highest potential. This role drives strategic planning, optimizes portfolio performance, and ensures alignment with Microsoft’s global and regional goals.

Responsibilities

Oversee delivery of real estate and facilities management services, leveraging third-party vendors to ensure timely, cost-effective, and high-quality outcomes.
Drive multi-year planning for the region’s real estate portfolio, including strategy, business, financial and operational planning in alignment with global and regional goals.
Ensure effective alignment and collaboration with supporting peer organizations such as Microsoft Digital, Procurement, Security, Finance, Legal Corporate Affairs and HR.
Oversee and ensure successful delivery of RE&F services and projects with financial rigor and accountability, including capital planning, forecasting, and budgeting.
Drive action and decisions, supported by analytical rigor and data, among clients and partner stakeholders by utilizing and facilitating an awareness of business needs and priorities.
Establish and grow relationships with key business leaders and partners to understand business needs and deliver tailored real estate solutions.
Proactively engage with clients and partners to solve problems, balancing specific client needs with broader Microsoft interests.
Maintain communication and knowledge sharing with stakeholders, ensuring lessons learned and best practices are disseminated.
Manage capital planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial accountability for the portfolio.
Drive continuous improvement in service quality, occupant satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
Ensure compliance with all statutory regulations, Microsoft policies, and controls.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 5+ years relevant experience OR 7+ years equivalent experience.
Experience in technology and corporate environments.
Professional certification (e.g., MCR, CPM, CCIM, PMP) is a plus.
5+ years of experience in real estate and facilities management, preferably within technology or corporate sectors.
Ability to lead cross-functional projects to ensure regional and business alignment on key strategic initiatives.
Negotiation and influencing skills.
Understanding of budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, and financial analysis.
Vendor management skills and performance oversight.
Proficient written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build and maintain relationships with business leaders, partners, and stakeholders.
Presentation and influencing skills at senior levels.
Demonstrated experience in strategic planning, negotiations, and influencing senior stakeholders.
Program and project management skills, including change management.
Advanced analytical and quantitative skills; ability to interpret complex documents and solve multifaceted problems.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, adapt to changing business needs, and drive effective decision-making.
High customer service orientation and ability to drive solutions in a dynamic environment.
Advanced problem-solving skills.
Willingness to travel up to 35% of the time.

Skills

Real Estate Portfolio Management
Facilities Management
Strategic Planning
Financial Planning
Operational Planning
Cross-functional Project Leadership
Negotiation
Influencing
Budgeting
Forecasting
Capital Planning
Financial Analysis
Vendor Management
Program Management
Project Management
Change Management
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving
Customer Service Orientation

Location

New York
New Jersey
Greater Boston

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Senior
5+ years relevant experience
7+ years equivalent experience
5+ years of experience in real estate and facilities management

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field
Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Facilities Management, Finance, Architecture, Engineering, or related field

Salary/Compensations

USD $116,900 - $203,600 per year (U.S. typical base pay range)
USD $148,400 - $222,600 per year (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)

Benefits

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.

About the Company

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more.

Equal Opportunity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
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