Executive Director - Real Estate and Facilities

Executive Director - Real Estate and Facilities

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Job Summary Our Executive Director of Real Estate and Corporate Facilities will play a key role in the growth and expansion of our business in the opening, constructing, relocating, and remodeling of the areas where Cirrus does business. They will influence, develop, and execute strategies in support of the business, build our real estate and facilities capability, and implement efficient systems to achieve a best-in-class Real Estate & Corporate Facilities function.

This position will advise and influence senior management on real estate and facilities best practices (policy, governance, strategic planning, operating models and process etc.). Responsible for defining and developing short, medium and long-range site master planning, directing and aligning enterprise-wide real estate and corporate facilities activities across all sites. They will be a critical business partner to ensure business strategy and end requirements are captured, designed, delivered and reflective of our culture and shared values.

In collaboration with senior leaders and other functions, they will oversee real estate and corporate facility operations, develop site analysis, make recommendations for real estate strategy based on business needs and market conditions which support Cirrus objectives and successfully execute the strategy.

This position is located at our Headquarters in Duluth MN. However, for the right candidate we will consider our Knoxville TN campus. Finalists for this position must be willing to relocate if not within the local region.

Develop Real Estate strategy for the short, medium and long term, aligned with Cirrus’ strategic business priorities and in support of Cirrus culture to achieve an optimal state of usage, security and compliance in a highly regulated environment.

• Define a strategic vision for Cirrus’s real estate and corporate facilities aligned to the company’s strategy
• Provide guidance and thought leadership in all matters related to corporate real estate and facilities functions; develop and influence the annual and multi-year plan for the corporate real estate portfolio and corporate facilities operations, in alignment with the Company goals and ensure successful execution
• Develop and implement innovative real estate strategies to improve the real estate portfolio and workplace experience using quantitative and qualitative analysis, and driving alignment and decision-making process; determine the appropriate real estate model and facilities service provision including lease vs buy
• Demonstrate strong leadership by aligning real estate strategy with business objectives; establish relationships with all levels of leadership in the organization including senior management functional stakeholders and 3rd party vendors to ensure the real estate portfolio is meeting both current needs and future business objectives
• Help develop and communicate our vision and mission for facilities and the way we work throughout the organization working with shared service and business partners to meet business needs
• Help develop and ensure success of our multiyear service center growth and expansion plan, ensuring alignment and achievement of key objectives
• Work collaboratively across functional teams including IT for systems and technology, Operations for the Cirrus Operating System(COS), Finance, HR and business partners across Our Customer Experience Team and Innovation and Operations groups
• Identify and incorporate government incentives into our strategic plans and real estate transactions

• Identify and build the organizational capabilities required to execute against the real estate and facilities short, medium, and long-term goals
• Motivate and inspire teams responsible for providing ongoing facilities and workplace experience services at each Cirrus site and promote our shared services model
• Drive collaboration across the company ensuring that real estate, commercial and…