Director, Real Estate and ESG

HireRight•Nashville, TN

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

About HireRight HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide. Overview The Director, Real Estate & ESG owns strategy, execution and governance for HireRight’s global real estate portfolio and company-wide environmental, social and governance (ESG) program. This leader is responsible for optimizing occupancy cost and workplace experience, delivering facilities operations excellence, negotiating and managing lease and property transactions, and developing measurable ESG goals and reporting. The role partners closely with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Procurement and Business Unit leaders and will lead a small global real-estate & facilities team plus external vendor partners. This is a hybrid position (3 days onsite required) in our Nashville, TN office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate , Facilities Management, Business, Finance, Engineering, or related field .
10+ years of progressive real-estate , facilities or corporate portfolio management experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
Demonstrated experience managing a global real-estate portfolio, leading cross-border transactions, and directing facilities operations.
Proven track record in delivering workplace transformation initiatives, cost optimization, and vendor management.
Strong commercial negotiation and contract skills (leases, vendor agreements, service contracts).
Deep operational knowledge of facilities management (maintenance, FM vendors, security, workplace safety).
Financial acumen — budgeting, forecasting, ROI analysis, cost-per- seat and lease accounting awareness.
Excellent stakeholder management and influence - A ble to work with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, and senior leaders.
Data-driven mindset - E xperience with JLL , lease administration platforms, and business intelligence/reporting tools.
Clear communicator with strong project management skills , comfortable presenting to ELT and Board-level stakeholders.
Ability to travel internationally as (estimated up to 10 %).
Flexibility to respond to critical site incidents outside normal business hours as needed.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (MBA, MSc) or relevant professional credential (e.g., RPA, FMP, CFM) preferred.
Experience building or operating ESG/sustainability programs and reporting preferred.

Responsibilities

Portfolio Strategy & Governance Develop and execute a global real-estate strategy that supports business growth, cost optimization and flexible workplace models. Maintain and update a multi-year real-estate roadmap (leasing, renewals, consolidations, acquisitions, dispositions). Establish governance, policy and approval frameworks for real-estate decisions and capital projects.
Facilities Operations & Workplace Experience Oversee facilities management (onsite teams and outsourced vendors) to ensure safe, efficient, and employee-friendly workplaces across all locations. Define and monitor SLAs for maintenance, security, workplace services, office moves and vendor performance. Lead workplace experience initiatives (space planning, occupancy management, desk hoteling, meeting spaces, and employee health & safety programs).
Real Estate Transactions & Lease Administration Lead site selection, lease negotiation, renewals, expansions and terminations , manage broker relationships and RFPs for MSPs and major vendors. Maintain lease administration processes, ensure accurate accounting/timing for lease obligations (ASC 842 / IFRS 16 coordination with Finance). Drive cost-effective negotiation of landlord concessions, tenant improvements and operating expense reconciliation s.
ESG Strategy, Reporting & Compliance Develop and implement the company’s ESG strategy with measurable targets across energy, emissions, waste, supplier sustainability, and workplace wellbeing. Build reporting processes to support ESG disclosure (internal dashboards and external reporting frameworks). Collaborate with Procurement and Legal to incorporate sustainability criteria into vendor selection and contracts.
Financial Management & Risk Own budgeting, forecasting and financial performance for real-estate , facilities and ESG programs , identify and realize cost savings. Work with Treasury and Tax to assess financial impact of leases, tax implications and insurance. Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements, workplace safety standards and insurance requirements.
People Leadership & Vendor Management Lead and develop the internal real-estate & facilities team , recruit, mentor and set performance objectives . Manage strategic vendor partnerships (property managers, facilities service providers, security, cleaning, movers, MSPs) and run vendor performance/SLAs. Foster strong cross-functional relationships with HR, IT, Security, Procurement, and Business Unit leaders to align workplace and real-estate initiatives with talent and operational needs.
Systems, Data & Reporting Implement and maintain real-estate and facilities systems (lease administration, JLL , workplace analytics) to enable data-driven decisions. Deliver regular executive reporting for occupancy, cost per employee, utilization , ESG metrics, and project status to Finance and ELT.