AVP Real Estate Management

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This position is accountable for developing, influencing, managing, and executing the overall real estate portfolio strategy and governance processes for US and Ireland including real estate portfolio master planning, location strategies aligned with strategic business priorities, lease administration, real estate transaction management, tenant management, and surplus property management.

This incumbent will be Unum’s subject matter expert as it relates to corporate real estate portfolio data and reporting, real estate strategy, location planning, site selection, real estate contract facilitation, lease administration (both as tenant and landlord) and transaction services.

• Serves as a strategic business partner with Unum leadership as it relates to short term and long-term planning for our real estate portfolio.
• Plans and facilitates the internal Real Estate Advisory Team to ensure alignment with strategic business, financial and employee experience priorities.
• Identifies and presents innovative real estate opportunities to Unum leadership to improve productivity and/or financial stewardship.
• Develops location strategies that support workplace optimization strategies in collaboration with the People & Communications Strategic Program Office, Real Estate & Workplace Services peers, and other internal partners.
• Maximizes property revenue, mitigates expenses, and contributes to long term financial goals through leasing, which includes collaboration to develop and evaluate business cases for proposed deals for leasable space at any location within the portfolio.
• Develops tenant strategies including space allocation, negotiation of contract terms and ongoing planning of leased space that also supports Unum real estate strategy
• Responsible for field office space optimization including long term planning and presents assessment and recommendations to field office leadership.
• Establishes strategy and provides oversight of the external Real Estate Services partner and Unum Legal activities related to transaction management, real estate contract management, lease administration, and real estate portfolio database management for the full portfolio.
• Facilitates gathering of requirements, sizing, and scoping of real estate/location needs in partnership with internal stakeholders and partners. Leverages Real Estate Services partner to develop and recommend location and site selection strategies and oversees transaction services and negotiations.
• Develops and evaluates real estate alternatives, facilitates input from internal stakeholders, and presents real estate proposals and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Ensures Unum compliance as landlord with tenant lease terms and oversees coordination with tenants to include lease-related notifications, critical dates management, billings,…