Director, Real Estate & Workplace, Global Strategy & Programs

Nutanix•San Jose, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Director, Real Estate & Workplace, Global Strategy & Programs Role Overview This role is a data-driven, collaborative, and strategic leader in our Real Estate & Workplace team as Director, Global Strategy & Programs. This role will lead the development and execution of global real estate strategies and workplace programs, ensuring global consistency, alignment with long-term business goals, and delivering exceptional employee experiences across the global portfolio. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, evolving environment and brings deep expertise in corporate real estate, workplace innovation, and cross-functional leadership.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in corporate real estate strategy, transactions, or project delivery for global portfolios.
Proven success in high-growth environments.
Strong analytical skills and financial modeling expertise.
Experience with workplace and lease technologies, data platforms, and visualization tools.
Global real estate and workplace experience across Americas, EMEA, and APAC.
Demonstrated ability to implement global standards and streamline operations.
Excellent communication and executive presence.
Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance, or related field

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with MRI, Serraview, ServiceNow

Responsibilities

Global Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio Management Lead global real estate strategy, aligning with long-range business goals and headcount forecasts, portfolio analysis and optimization.
Collaborate with regional REW leaders in EMEA, APAC, and the Americas to ensure portfolio decisions align with global strategy.
Oversee global lease administration, ensuring accuracy in critical dates, obligations, and rent payments.
Develop strategic partnerships with global advisors and serviced office providers, negotiating enterprise-level discounts.
Partner with Finance, Legal, and Procurement to optimize process and operational efficiency.
Global Workplace Programs & Technology Own and evolve the workplace technology (dashboards, lease database, project management, AI strategy, ServiceNow)
Drive standardization of global workplace reporting and analytics.
Ensure that REW Geo leaders are following consistent global standards, processes and procedures in real estate decisions, managing capital projects, and workplace operations.
In partnership with Finance, create, implement and manage an annual budget and planning process to capture detailed annual budget by office location.
Create scalable processes, templates, and playbooks for transactions, operations, and improvement projects to implement globally.
Track and analyze key metrics (e.g., cost per seat, cost per headcount, square footage per headcount, project costs per sqft, portfolio size)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver workplace solutions.
Strategic Planning & Business Partnership Capture business strategies and long-range demand to inform real estate planning.
Align business demand with Finance’s headcount plan and Facilities strategy.
Support change management for enterprise initiatives.