Senior Manager, Real Estate & Workplace
About The Position
Horizon3.ai is seeking a Senior Manager, Real Estate & Workplace to lead our global real estate portfolio and workplace operations function. This leadership role spans execution and strategy, overseeing our expanding office footprint (currently San Francisco, Chicago, and Amsterdam; opening Washington D.C., New York, London). The position involves managing 3 team members and owning strategic real estate decisions alongside day-to-day operations, including budgeting, forecasting, lease negotiations, vendor management, and workplace standards. The goal is to build scalable systems across geographies and cultures, working closely with Finance, People Operations, IT, Security, and Executive Leadership to ensure the real estate portfolio aligns with business strategy and supports a thriving hybrid workforce.
Requirements
- 8+ years of workplace management, real estate operations, or facilities leadership experience
- Proven track record managing real estate portfolios across multiple locations or markets
- Experience opening, scaling, or relocating office spaces in fast-growing tech or professional services companies
- Deep expertise in lease negotiation, vendor management, budgeting, and financial forecasting
- Bachelor's degree in business, real estate, facilities management, or related field
- 8+ years of workplace/real estate operations experience, including managing multiple team.
- Proven experience leading multi-market office expansion or portfolio management
Nice To Haves
- Built or led real estate operations from near-zero in a scaling tech company
- Brings a product mindset to operations: iterate, measure, and optimize based on employee feedback
- Navigated international expansion and understand multiple geographies, time zones, and cultures
- Can influence senior leadership and push back constructively when needed
Responsibilities
- Owning the global real estate portfolio strategy and roadmap for 6 offices (and counting) across 4 time zones
- Evaluating new market opportunities (D.C., NYC, London, Singapore) based on hiring plans, business drivers, and financial impact
- Developing market entry business cases with financial models, risk analysis, and implementation timelines
- Forecasting real estate costs, identify optimization opportunities, and manage budget discipline across the portfolio
- Leading end-to-end office launches from market evaluation through post-launch stabilization (site selection, lease negotiation, buildout, vendor management, launch execution)
- Hiring, developing, and mentoring 3 office managers across regional hubs
- Setting standards and frameworks for office operations, employee experience, and vendor management
- Driving budgets, operational metrics, and employee satisfaction
- Fostering collaboration across office locations and support local decision-making authority
- Providing strategic guidance on complex operational decisions and escalations
Benefits
- health, vision & dental insurance for you and your family
- a flexible vacation policy
- generous parental leave
- equity package in the form of stock options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
