Real Estate Portfolio Manager

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Manage the company’s North America and Puerto Rico lease portfolio and implement leasing strategy. Manage real estate leasing negotiation, closing documents, third-party vendors, and exception documentation for acquisition, disposition, and renewals to favorable outcomes. Source third-party vendors and recommend changes. Guide and train staff. Collaborate and influence with a variety of management and former owners to resolve non-routine or complex issues.

• →Plan and implement commercial real estate leasing processes and objectives that provides cost-effective real estate-related solutions that align with the overall organization and leasing strategy. 
• →Responsible for the day-to-day leasing operations and compliance with established policies and procedures.  Guide staff through effective negotiations.  Research markets, occupancy rates, new builds, and improvements in order to obtain the most favorable terms for the company. Collaborate with Legal, Finance, Market and Field Leadership to accomplish outcomes.
• →Effectively manage and approve real estate leasing contracts.  Review leasing contracts language, documents, exhibits, and analysis for accuracy and thoroughness; identify issues; provide feedback to staff member. Manage deal timeliness, property standards and budget goals alongside internal partners.  Ensures regulatory compliance and effective management of risk and liability
• →Source third-party vendors such as surveyors and inspectors.  Manage vendor contract process; write requests for proposals (RFPs), accept bids, assess bids, and award bid collaborating with internal departments as appropriate. 
• →Negotiates leasing terms on complex or difficult properties across North America and Puerto Rico. Completes a variety of real estate documents, exhibits, and attachments.  Read, review, and interpret commercial loan documentation.  Orders titles, surveys, and environmental assessments.  Ensures reports are received within established timeline. Tracks real estate documents through review and approval process. Maintains leasing database, paper, and electronic files.  Schedules closings and coordinates closings with department, Market Management, and Legal. Writes correspondence and emails updating stakeholders on progress.   
• →Improve real estate leasing efficiencies, standardizing processes.  Ensure intranet site content and tools are current. 
• →Build a high performing team.  Interview, hire, and train associates.  Plan, delegate, and assign workload and deadlines.   Assess performance, coach, and address skill development.  Recommend wage increases and job changes. 

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Real Estate or equivalent discipline.  
• In lieu of formal education, four (4) years of real estate, contracts, or funeral industry related experience or Associate’s degree and an additional two years may be considered.

Experience

• At least seven (7) years commercial Real Estate experience completing contracts and coordinating closings with increasing responsibility.
• At least four (2) years independent responsibility managing leasing documents and closings for area of responsibility.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Leadership skills
• Highly skilled negotiator
• Influencing skills
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize workload to meet competing deadlines for self and staff
• Strong organizational skills
• Detailed and accurate math skills
• Proficient computer database and MS Office Suite skills
• Travel up to 20%