Job Title

Director - Integrated Portfolio Management

Job Description Summary

Director Level - Overseeing Portfolio Administration, Lease Administration, Transaction Management, Move Planning and Project Management

Job Description

·         Delivers portfolio/lease administration services to Global Technology Client

·         Partners with regional Enterprise and Portfolio Solutions teams to support prospect working sessions, RFI and RFP responses, solution development, presentations, and transitions

·         Partners with portfolio strategy, transaction management, and other service line leaders to develop innovative, integrated solutions that align with client objectives

·         Directs the continuous improvement, maintenance of lease administration data

·         Partners with GOS HR contacts to develop HR strategies that align to specific client solutions

·         Demonstrates a Client-Driven approach by marshaling the regional resources across all core capabilities and corporate functions to ensure superior service to both internal and external clients

·         Successfully manages client lease admin operations over a diver data set including real estate, virtual, managed leases, equipment, auto, data center and vpn leases.

·         Understands the client’s key business drivers, focus the regional and local teams to ensure those priorities are aligned with the deliverables.

·         Identifies opportunities for expansion of services for client to provide them a fully-integrated package of services in response to their specific real estate needs.

·         Partners with GOS Regional Account Leads and Account Directors to improve profitability of lease administration services for GOS accounts

·         Actively manages and mentors future leadership and management of the organization.  Work to identify top talent and focus on the development and retention of these key players.

·         Provide consulting services to corporate, business and finance leaders (Treasury, Legal, Finance, Tax, Lease Accounting concerning impact of lease obligations to corporate results and metrics.

·         Engage with global procurement organization for effective communication and training for any lease accounting process change/effect, identification of any existing “embedded leases” within existing contracts and maintain a collaborative relationship going forward to facilitate continued governance success.

·         Deliver accurate lease reporting data on a monthly, quarterly, yearly and ad hoc basis to meet Client requirements and corporate needs and develop internal and external metrics measuring portfolio activity and performance.

·         Participate in and support forecasting and capital budgeting process.

·         Engage with CW, external and Client auditors for SOC compliance and data integrity audits

·         Determine continued relevancy and effects of changed or proposed accounting standards and adjust global processes accordingly.

·         Oversight, billing and monitoring of Client subtenant portfolio

·         Lead lease ending obligations including, negotiating terms, oversight of space restoration and engagement with Client Finance for end of lease obligation reconciliation

·         Actively engage in acquisition activities including data gathering, vendor onboarding, landlord communications and provide solutions for irregular contract compliance and management

·         Partners with Client Workplace Director for workplace strategy as related to leases, terminations and negotiations

·         Operate as liaison between Client Lease Accounting, Finance, Tax, Workplace and Legal

·         Support lease administration responsibilities including invoice collection and review, relationship with landlord and vendors, security deposit refunds

·         Responsible for Client AP oversight as related to lease payments and tracking. 

·         Act as on-site resource and strategy partner for Account Director and Executive Account Director

·         Oversight of both Moves Management and Project Management Service lines

·         Responsible for Data Center and VPN invoice approval

·         Creator of CW Contract amending documents: Exhibit O for PM and FM property scope

Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.

The compensation for the position is: $175,977.76 - $207,032.66

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

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