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Candidate Profile

The Senior Director of Global Real Estate will be responsible for managing our global real estate portfolio across multiple countries and continents. You will lead the development and implementation of the global real estate strategy to support Electronic Arts long range business plan and our talent and product life cycle strategy. You will demonstrate your expertise in global real estate portfolio management including site selection, construction, budgeting, project and risk management. Establishing and growing relationships with partners is expected.

You will report to the Vice President of Finance, Real Estate and Physical Security.

Key Responsibilities

Lead a team to develop an innovative approach to real estate strategy for multiple time horizons improving EA’s ability to make timely decisions in advance of space needs; ensure the approach and process are well understood by partners
Oversee EA’s global real estate portfolio developing metrics and using benchmarks to improve opportunities, identify trends & understand risks
Optimize EA’s RE portfolio to accomplish full value by providing best and highest use visibility
Oversee lease management including management of broker relationships, negotiation of terms & renewals and obtain appropriate sign offs
Lead the process for location/site selection optimizing for commercial terms, talent availability, infrastructure and design; work closely with the Design, Workforce Analytics, and Workplaces team on all site selection decisions
Essential member of the M&A team completing diligence and developing a real estate integration strategy
Produce long-range forecasting for existing footprint and scenarios for future footprint and improve capital/opex planning
Develop and execute a global rolling capital plan and forecast for construction and design projects
In partnership with the internal Design lead, manage RFP process for architect and project management selection, ensuring quality and price optimization
Ensure viable plans and establish scope, schedule and budget in partnership with Design, Workplaces team and EA leadership
Establish common operating processes to guide consistency and repeatability for planning and budgeting
Provide management visibility to project portfolio, status and risks through reporting and budget tracking
Foster and build collaborative partnerships with the Workplaces team (Regional and Local)
Manage multiple, parallel projects with autonomy.
Develop business cases for major real estate decisions working with partners to perform short, mid and long-term programs and strategic plans
This position must demonstrate the ability to influence, establish and sustain relationships at all levels

Skills And Abilities

Demonstrated ability to establish vision and achieve strategic goals
Emotionally intelligent with the ability to influence, negotiate and build collaborative relationships across the organization
Leader able to effectively manage and motivate remote teams to do their best work
Experience innovating and driving improvements to existing programs
Detail-orientation with business and finance acumen
Multi-cultural skills and global mind-set with a strong customer service focus
Excellent contract and lease negotiation skills
Superior analytical, and problem-solving skills
Solid capacity to deal with ambiguity and risk taking
Excellent process design, project management, change management, and consulting skills
Ability to travel globally as necessary

Education And Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Business or Finance (MBA preferred)
15+ years of experience in global real estate leadership including managing a global real estate portfolio, including strategy, planning, development & large-scale capital projects
Knowledge of global real estate standards, policies, metrics & best practices
Proven record in working with and influencing senior leaders
Experience managing global teams
Deep experience in supplier selection
Experience with external vendor management

Prefer Candidates Who Possess The Following

Masters level degree in related field
Technology industry or entertainment industry experience
Experience in global or multinational organizations