Real Estate Portfolio Operations Manager - Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. Every company is looking to change how they use digital technology to fundamentally reimagine how they empower their employees, engage customers, optimize their operations and change the very core of their products and services. Microsoft is positioned to become the strategic digital transformation platform and partner of choice. Microsoft will reinvent productivity to empower every person and every organization on the planet to do more and achieve more. Microsoft is an active acquirer and has executed well over 100 acquisitions in the past 10 years, including Github, LinkedIn, Skype, Mojang (Minecraft) and most recently, Nuance. Are you interested in being part of a highly motivated global portfolio team supporting a Data Center Portfolio in one of the world's largest technology companies in the World? Our work underpins **Microsoft Cloud Operations & Innovation teams** growth and expansion into new markets and diverse customer requirements. We are seeking a detail-oriented individual to join our team as a **Real Estate Portfolio Operations Manager** . This role will be responsible for key real estate portfolio excellence and risk management activities, partnering with process owners across a broad set of stakeholders to advance performance management tools and rhythms of business. This role will develop and implement strategic decision-making models, and support the advancement of risk governance programs and processes that are critical to ensure compliance with risk mitigation strategies. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to assess performance and develop scalable methods to improve by evaluation and actioning performance opportunities and develop actionable insights relating to portfolio growth and cost management. This role will also conduct various analytics that enable data driven decisions, and execute processes, while working closely with key stakeholders to support global portfolio management operations. This role will be a key stakeholder in business rhythms and enabling relationships with stakeholders to support our delivery model and ensure best in class performance across our global real estate portfolio. **Responsibilities** + Portfolio Management Analysis: Conduct comprehensive analysis of real estate portfolio management process performance. + Portfolio Management process and tool creation, including leading the development frameworks and rhythms to successfully manage in partnership with key stakeholders. + Operate and continuously improve existing risk management program and processes that support portfolio management and performance excellence strategies. + Conducts periodic meetings with internal and external stakeholders to review satisfaction with current programs and processes. + Reporting: Prepare regular reports and presentations for senior management, stakeholders, highlighting key performance metrics, portfolio performance, and strategic recommendations. + Research: Stay abreast of industry benchmarks and best practices impacting commercial real estate. Conduct analysis and prepare executive summaries to inform decision-making and strategy development. + Cross-functional collaboration & influence: Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including Lease Administration, Asset Management, Leasing, Finance, and Data Center Operations, Safety, and other disciplines to ensure alignment of objectives and execution of strategic initiatives. + Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation to enhance efficiency and accuracy in portfolio management and financial analysis. **Qualifications** **Required/Minimum Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in Operations Management, Engineering, Real Estate, or related field AND 3+ years relevant experience + OR 5+ years equivalent experience. + 3+ years of experience in Process Engineering, Supply Chain Planning, Operations Management, or Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Management. + 3+ years of project management experience with proficiency in data modeling and analytics. **Other Requirements:** Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: + **Microsoft Cloud Background Check:** This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. **Preferred/Additional Qualifications:** + Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Real Estate, or equivalent experience AND 5+ years work experience in Process Engineering, Supply Chain Planning, Operations Management, or Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Management. + Ability to influence, build trust and drive alignment with subject matter experts and key stakeholders. + Ability to communicate complex business process and considerations effectively to diverse stakeholders. + Experience transforming obscure considerations to clear and defined inputs for accurate insights and data informed actions. + Experience presenting data-driven storytelling in PowerPoint and PowerBI. + Experience collaborating cross functionally to drive results and meet deadlines. + Experience with data center related program management. + Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and process workflow databases and reporting. + Experience leveraging Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, OneNote, PowerPoint). + Experience with master data and inventory management tools (SAP, Dynamics, Tririga, Yardi, or CoStar preferred). Real Estate Portfolio Management IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $94,600 - $183,800 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $122,000 - $200,500 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay Microsoft will accept applications for the role until November 15, 2024 **\#COICareers** Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .