The Strategic Portfolio Manager will drive strategic planning activities & provide enterprise & line of business real estate strategies, will create geographic master plans & individual asset strategies. This position will manage the planning & implementation team & the overall strategic direction in order to optimize the portfolio & align projects w/ approved business lines & enterprise-wide space policies, procedures & strategies.

Essential Functions:

- Portfolio Strategy & Mgmt: Develop & drive real estate strategies that align w/ & support overall enterprise & individual line of business objectives, strategies & metrics. Provide decision support to the Director & materials to optimize the real estate portfolio across the key metrics of cost, utilization, suitability & quality. This position equally encompasses strong analytical & financial skills as it does organizational & client mgmt skills. Drive the development of master plans for each major region or city, including individual asset plans, incorporating leasing strategies, operating budgets & capital improvement projects: Directs the gathering of required business case data & other documentation necessary to support the business case approval process; Leads brainstorming, strategy sessions, & working meetings ranging from strategy process to project-based initiatives both regionally & nationally.
- Team & Project Mgmt: Directly manage a team of employees consisting of strategic planners & occupancy coordinators, collectively responsible for the implementation & tasks associated w/ supporting the strategic direction of the real estate footprint, including optimizing the portfolio to maximize workspace efficiency & effectiveness & developing workspace strategies. Manage the process & issuance of portfolio reports, including headcount projections, & capacity, vacancy, churn information & the status of major initiatives for the portfolio, space allocation, & group block plans. Program Manage directly & indirectly multiple construction & relocation projects across the enterprise. Oversee to ensure that the supply of space is measured & reported consistently, common definitions are applied, approved data collection tools are rolled out, & the reporting is done at one level to ensure accuracy. 
- Client Relationship Mgmt: Builds trust & relationship w/ key stakeholders at all various levels including senior leadership through consistency. Educates & enforces space policies/standards, procedures & protocols & notifies client of customer requested exceptions. Presents & negotiate plans to ensure alignment w/ corporate guidelines, & that all scenarios maximize use of space. Establish a leading advisory role in support of the objectives of the business & provide performance data & development of an program scorecard. Support decision making on cost-savings & portfolio optimization opportunities to meet the client's targeted efficiency levels regionally, by line-of-business & enterprise-wide. Lead cross-functional teams to gather for scenario modeling & implementation of optimization initiatives.
- Innovation/Process Improvement: Develops & leads implementation of business process improvements, internal efficiencies & methods of control in order to lessen the impact of resources & cost. Manage & lead development & integration efforts of space mgmt tools & process. Manage data integrity, including regular auditing & monitoring of the data held w/in the dB, as well as report accuracy & compliance w/ standards & processes. Manage implementation of strategic projects & initiatives including Alternative Workplace program.
- This job description is not all encompassing.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience
- Minimum seven (7) years of experience including five (5) years of leadership experience or the equivalent in directly related work experience.
Education
- Bachelor's degree, OR four (4) years of experience in a directly related field.
- High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) required.
License, Certification, Registration
- N/A
 
Additional Requirements:
- Ability to translate business requirements into strategic plans.
- Ability to understand business strategies and form real estate and facilities strategies that support.
- Real Estate planning, Occupancy Planning, Space Management.
- Strong communication (written and verbal) and high degree of efficiency and organizational skills mandatory.
- Familiarity with space management/occupancy planning software/technology.
- Understanding of workspace strategies that drive down costs and increase productivity.
- Directly managing internal and external employees at multiple levels.
- Microsoft Suite, PowerPoint, Excel.
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in an occupancy management and strategy role plus extensive multiple years of experience in a corporate real estate and facilities environment preferred.
- MBA, OR six (6) years of experience in a directly related field.
- AutoCad a plus but not required.