Regional Facilities Manager

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JLL - Regional Facilities Manager (M2)

Transform at JLL as a Regional Facilities Manager on a global client account in our Technology Division! Our client is multinational media, marketing, and corporate communications holding company. Your region would encompass their Central NAM portfolio leading our IFM team. You will sit at their downtown Chicago office.

Location:

Chicago, IL 60601

Work Schedule:

Hybrid 3 days in office, M-F 9 AM-5 PM

Travel Requirements: ~50%

Reports to:

Account Director

Estimated compensation for this position is: $123,000 - $150,700 annually + 20% annual salary bonus

What this job involves:

This exciting opportunity will be responsible for leading the strategic transformation and operational excellence of a rapidly evolving, multi-tier commercial real estate portfolio across the central region. As our client's portfolio continues to expand and consolidate - encompassing multiple creative communications agencies serving large global clients - you will serve as the strategic leader driving the implementation of our comprehensive target operating model across all tiers of assets.

The successful candidate must possess exceptional leadership capabilities to navigate complex organizational change while managing diverse creative workspace environments with varying operational requirements. You will be responsible for establishing standardized operational frameworks that can scale across tier-based portfolios, from flagship creative campuses to specialized agency environments, ensuring consistent excellence regardless of property tier or complexity.

This role demands a visionary leader who can execute strategic initiatives across an expanding regional footprint while developing high-performing teams capable of delivering superior results across diverse creative agency environments and market segments.

What your day-to-day will look like:

Leadership & Strategic Portfolio Management

* Lead the strategic implementation of our target operating model across a dynamic, multi-tier regional portfolio of creative advertising agencies, adapting operational frameworks to meet the unique requirements of each asset classification

* Drive organizational transformation initiatives that support portfolio expansion and consolidation, ensuring seamless integration of new creative agency properties into existing operational structures

* Develop and execute comprehensive change management strategies that align diverse facility teams across all portfolio tiers with evolving client objectives and the dynamic needs of creative agencies serving global clients

Evolving Portfolio Operations

* Proactively manage facility services across an expanding and consolidating regional portfolio of creative agencies, implementing scalable processes that accommodate growth and portfolio optimization

* Implement tier-specific operational strategies that optimize performance across different creative workspace environments while maintaining consistency in service delivery standards

Financial Leadership & Strategic Planning

* Develop and manage comprehensive operating and capital budgets across the multi-tier regional portfolio

* Lead strategic cost optimization initiatives that capitalize on regional scale and portfolio consolidation, identifying opportunities for cross-property efficiencies and vendor consolidation

* Execute financial planning processes that support portfolio evolution

Team Development & Organizational Excellence

* Build and lead high-performing, cross-functional teams capable of managing diverse creative agency environments and complex operational requirements across…