Executive Director, Real Estate - Asset Manager, Industrials

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• →Develop and execute asset-level business plans focused on maximizing value and operating performance.
• →Drive portfolio performance through leasing execution, tenant retention, capital planning, and revenue optimization.
• →Monitor asset performance against underwriting and investment objectives.
• →Lead leasing strategy across approximately 3.5 million square feet of near-term roll.
• →Coordinate closely with leasing brokers to establish market strategy, pricing, marketing, and transaction execution.
• →Negotiate lease agreements with tenants.
• →Manage property managers, leasing professionals, construction managers, and third-party service providers to ensure execution of business plans.
• →Coordinate capital projects and repositioning initiatives where appropriate.
• →Prepare and present investment recommendations and leasing approvals.
• →Lead quarterly asset reviews and annual business planning.
• →Monitor market fundamentals, competitive positioning, tenant demand, and valuation trends.
• →Identify opportunities to enhance portfolio value through leasing, redevelopment, or disposition.

• Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science required.
• 10+ years of commercial real estate experience with significant industrial asset management responsibility.
• Proven experience leading leasing strategy for large industrial portfolios.
• Strong understanding of industrial market dynamics across multiple U.S. regions.
• Experience managing third-party property managers and leasing brokers.
• Excellent financial analysis, valuation, and investment decision-making skills.
• Ability to prioritize competing initiatives across numerous assets simultaneously.
• Strong communication and organizational leadership capabilities.

• Operates with a strong sense of ethics and integrity in your interactions with others and decision making.
• Takes accountability and ownership in your work with a focus on long-term value creation.
• Track record of fostering a culture of honesty, transparency and accountability within teams.
• Proven ability to collaborate across teams to deliver optimal solutions for clients.
• A passion for innovation, with a continuous improvement mindset to drive excellence.
• Respect for individual differences, with an openness to diverse perspectives.
• Engagement in community service, volunteering or corporate citizenship initiatives.
• Commitment to mentoring and supporting professional growth of others.

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $200,000 and $300,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

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