Introduction
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Your Role and Responsibilities
Accountability for the portfolio wide implementation of IBM's real estate strategy and for the management system to execute optimal transactions from initial acquisition through lifecycle events to eventual disposal.

Portfolio consists of 25 million square feet of corporate office, manufacturing facilities, warehouses and research labs across the US, Canada and 10 countries within Latin America. Working in complete alignment with Geography organization and reporting directly to the Americas Head of Real Estate.

• Responsible for a Team of Program Managers: Team lead for Strategy and Transaction Program Managers, representing the geography and ensuring consistency in delivery, sharing of best practices and strong cross geography collaboration in all areas.
• Working with preferred suppliers as trusted partners and an extension of team: Fully accessing and leveraging supplier capabilities, innovation and thought leadership to the benefit of IBM and to ensure team focus remains on stakeholder and program management and not tactical deliver.
• Work across Strategy and Transactions Team: Key leader working in close collaboration with Portfolio Planning team and the Lease Transactions and Lease Administration Standards leads
• Working with GRE Center of Excellence verticals and other technical experts: Responsible for link between Strategy and Transactions and other dependent workstreams including other Finance, HR, CIO, Legal, Business Controls (Trust & Compliance), Procurement and Treasury.
• Interface with Geo Lease Admin: Ensure optimal support provided to Lease Administration workstream including close relationship with Geography Lease Admin and Facility Management Leads and particularly ensuring a smooth and timely supply of lease transaction documentation to enable abstraction, uploading and reporting.
• Interface with the Geography team – Regional Heads of Real Estate, Business Operations, Workplace Experience, Design and Construction, Facility and Space Management. Working in partnership in delivering transaction solutions on time and facilitating smooth transfer to projects and operational phases.
• Representing IBM externally: Ensuring IBM well perceived in market and working in partnership with landlords and international providers of flexible office solutions.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 15 years in Corporate Real Estate
• Track record of leading teams and suppliers, developing and executing real estate portfolio strategies
• Experience leading people and developing a high performing team.
• CoreNet Member and preferred to have SLCR/MCR accreditations.
• Expertise in real estate finance

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Business, Real Estate, Finance, Engineering.

The IBM Finance organization is responsible for driving enterprise performance and transformation. We are the financial stewards of IBM, delivering IBM’s financial strategy, developing new business models, and mitigating enterprise risk. Do you have a passion for creating business value? Join our team in accounting, financial planning, pricing, business controls, tax, treasury, business development (acquisitions & divestitures), and global financing.

This job requires you to provide your COVID-19 vaccination status with supporting documentation, where legally permissible.

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.