As a member of the Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team overseeing corporate office space – this position will lead transaction management activities within the America’s portfolio. The role will be based in Seattle and include regular travel throughout the America’s portfolio.
This role combines transaction management, portfolio strategy, project management skills, and team leadership including vendor team management. We seek an experienced leader who demonstrates proven success in a high-volume real estate organization delivering a large volume of simultaneous, complex transactions under demanding timelines.
The successful candidate must operate as a trusted advisor to business leaders, and partner to Finance, HR, and other functional areas. They must demonstrate the ability to establish and maintain relationships with integrated vendor partners. They must be comfortable operating on both the strategic and tactical levels, simultaneously acting as an internal ambassador, educator, analyst, solutions architect, and implementer.
The ideal candidate is an experienced, vibrant, and engaging professional who is customer obsessed and will excel within an entrepreneurial culture – they have an ownership mentality, providing expertise, vision, leadership, and exceptional communication skills. They will own transaction strategy and execution for their respective portfolio. They will dive deep, actively negotiate, and maintain intimate knowledge of each transaction in their remit. They will draft and present monthly real estate spend requests demonstrating deep knowledge of both the specific transaction and how it fits into the overall strategy. They should also be a truly authentic leader, balancing the need for effective delivery with the need to be accessible and build relationships, develop talent and demonstrate self-awareness and overall emotional intelligence.
Key job responsibilities
– Manage high volume deal flow and negotiate high-value and complex leases/build-to-suits, yield on cost structures, and purchase/sale transactions under demanding timeframes.
– Directly manage broker vendor partners to draft and negotiate Requests for Proposals (RFP), Letters of Intent (LOI), Leases, Subleases, Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA), and License Agreements from inception to execution.
– Working with vendor partners and GREF Finance, generate comparative financial analysis including lease cash flows, lease vs. buy analysis, building valuations, etc.
– Direct analyst’s qualitative and quantitative analysis relevant to each deal and the overall portfolio.
– Work with internal and external legal counsel in preparing all documentation relating to any transaction, including RFP’s, Letters of Intent, Lease Agreements, Amendments, etc.
– Support strategic portfolio planning in drafting papers and leverage complex financial models to guide business decisions and influence multiple business groups.
– Prepare and present high-level presentations, proposals, and analysis summaries to senior leaders for review and approval.
– Draft spend approval documentation and work with finance team to align financial analysis for all opex and capex investments.
– Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal business partners.
– Effectively communicate expectations, requirements and status of deals to key business partners.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Seattle, WA, USA
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
– A minimum of 5 years professional experience required – a significant portion of which should demonstrate success in managing a transaction portfolio of similar size and complexity
– Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in related field
– Highly competent with productivity software, including Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
– Exceptional communication skills; ability to write concisely and effectively
– Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams through influence versus direct management
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
– Experienced with legal terms and structures for standard commercial lease and purchase and sale contracts
– Proven self-starter who sets goals and consistently gets results
– Demonstrated ability to think strategically and successfully execute tactics
– Effective resource management and project management skills
– Ownership mentality willing to raise their hand and take on whatever is needed to achieve objectives
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $103,900/year in our lowest geographic market up to $193,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.