Global Account Director

## Global Account Director Solliciterenremote type:
On-site locations:
Riyadh, SAUtime type:
Full time posted on:
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** Global Account Director
**** JLL Work Dynamics | Portfolio Services — Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
**** Location
* * Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
** Function
* * Portfolio Services
** Reports to
** Country CEO KSA and Head of EMEA Portfolio Services
** Direct reports
** Multi-disciplinary account team spanning Portfolio Strategy, Lease Administration, Technical Due Diligence and Test Fits, Valuations, and Technology. Oversight of Transaction Management and engagement with Markets teams worldwide for transactions and sales and acquisitions.
** Contract type
** Full-time, permanent#
** Role Purpose
** The Global Account Director leads one of JLL's most strategically significant government sector mandates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ("MoFA") account. Based in Riyadh, this role is the client's day-to-day trusted advisor and the single point of accountability for the real estate portfolio, owning delivery from strategy and lifecycle planning through to transactions and portfolio data management.

The Global Account Director monitors the portfolio's end-to-end lifecycle, coordinates delivery across regional transaction leads and local subject matter experts, and is the first line of escalation for all account activity — ensuring the client's real estate needs are met with consistent, well-governed, and proactively managed service.#
** Key Responsibilities
**** Client Relationship & Stakeholder Management
*** Act as the primary point of contact with local business units and client stakeholders for all account activity, and as first line to manage escalations.
* Communicate information on all action items to stakeholders and provide initial advice.
* Lead a governance framework of executive sessions and structured reviews, with documented ways of working endorsed by the client.
* Embed within client operations with genuine cultural understanding of KSA government sector practices.
** Portfolio Strategy & Lifecycle Management
*** Take responsibility for the owned and leased real estate worldwide.
* Manage the end-to-end lifecycle solution across portfolio management, meeting business and real estate needs by laying out strategy, process, and tools.
* Actively monitor the end-to-end lifecycle of the portfolio.
* Identify and proactively advise on the strategic direction of MoFA's real estate portfolio, delivering measurable value through opportunity identification.
* Ensure alignment between business requirements and transaction/project delivery.
** Delivery Oversight & Cross-Service Coordination
*** Provide delivery oversight and interlocks across transaction management, connection to JLL markets, and portfolio data management.
* Coordinate delivery of MoFA's real estate needs in partnership with regional transaction leads and local subject matter experts.
* Ensure integrated reporting across all activities, working with the performance management function, including reporting, monitoring, and tracking of active projects.
* Foster JLL culture, connecting internal capabilities across Portfolio Services, Work Dynamics, and wider JLL service lines to deliver integrated client solutions.
** Financial & Commercial Oversight
*** Support account financial performance in partnership with regional and functional leads, including visibility of budget, cost, and scope against contractual terms.
* Own completion of the Bills of Quantities by February 2029, adopting a "right first time"…