Real Estate Portfolio Manager

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Location:

United States, Illinois, Chicago Salary: USD $97,600 - $188,400 per year

Employment type:

Full-Time Work site: 3 days / week in-office

Role type:
Individual Contributor Travel: 25-50%
Profession:
Real Estate, Facilities, & Construction Discipline:
Real Estate Portfolio Management Company:
Microsoft Overview Microsoft ’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As a Real Estate Portfolio Manager, you will be responsible for the full lifecycle of real estate activities—including planning, design, build/lease, operation, and maintenance—for Microsoft’s Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska Tennessee, and Wisconsin regions.

This key position will manage a complex portfolio comprised of ~0.5M rentable square feet across 16 sites, supporting 1,300 headcount. You will partner with internal and external stakeholders to deliver world-class work spaces 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, consistent with the requirements of the business client and support peer organizations within the portfolio.

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 and client strategy. Lead strategic, business, financial, and operational planning for the portfolio.

Ensure effective alignment and collaboration with supporting peer organizations such as Microsoft Digital, Procurement, Security, Finance, Legal Corporate Affairs and HR to ensure seamless service portfolio operations and management.

Oversee and ensure successful delivery of the RE&F services and projects with financial rigor and accountability to include 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 at multiple levels within the company. Proactively engage with clients and partners to solve problems and effectively balance specific client needs with the broader Microsoft interests.

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 strong 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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Real Estate, Project Management, or related field, AND 3+ years relevant experience OR 5+ years equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Facilities Management, Finance, Architecture, Engineering, or related field.

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…