Senior Director, Global Real Estate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Florida, +12 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee Avantor's worldwide real estate portfolio, facilities strategy, physical security initiatives, and AI-enhanced real estate strategy.

• Ensure that the global network of offices, laboratories, manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, service locations, and 3PL sites fosters business growth, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and financial success.

• Formulate and implement a comprehensive global real estate strategy that aligns with business growth and operational goals.

• Direct portfolio planning, site selection, lease negotiations, acquisitions, dispositions, expansions, consolidations, and facility investments.

• Create long-term portfolio roadmaps that balance business requirements, risk, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness.

• Assist in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and integration efforts through facility and portfolio evaluations.

• Assess investment opportunities, capital plans, financial returns, and lease versus ownership decisions in collaboration with Finance.

• Track portfolio performance through KPIs, dashboards, and governance reviews.

• Develop and enhance enterprise-wide physical security programs.

• Set global standards for access control, visitor management, surveillance, perimeter security, workplace violence prevention, and incident response.

• Aid in security risk assessments, audits, investigations, and corrective action strategies.

• Incorporate security considerations into emergency preparedness, crisis management, business continuity, and operational resilience plans.

• Analyze security trends, incidents, and performance metrics to improve preventative strategies.

• Take ownership of the strategy, governance, and ongoing improvement of Avantor's Global AI Real Estate Program.

• Construct an integrated perspective of owned, leased, and 3PL facilities utilizing data, analytics, and AI-driven insights.

• Leverage AI and advanced analytics to enhance portfolio planning, space utilization, occupancy management, site selection, capital investments, and operational performance.

• Create dashboards and decision-support tools to assess utilization, costs, performance, risks, and investment opportunities.

• Discover opportunities involving AI, automation, digital twins, predictive modeling, and GIS technologies.

• Manage relationships with real estate, facilities, construction, project management, technology, and security service providers.

• Collaborate with Strategic Sourcing and Procurement on sourcing, supplier selection, contract negotiations, and performance oversight.

• Establish service levels, governance frameworks, and accountability standards.

• Present portfolio strategies, capital plans, security initiatives, and AI-driven insights to executive leadership.

• Encourage accountability, innovation, collaboration, and ongoing improvement.

• Cultivate talent, succession strategies, and organizational capabilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Real Estate, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations, Security Management, or a related field.

• Over 15 years of leadership experience in corporate real estate, facilities management, physical security, operations, supply chain, or related fields.

• Experience managing intricate global real estate portfolios in manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, logistics, or similarly regulated industries.

• Proven track record in leading real estate transactions, portfolio optimization, capital planning, and facilities operations.

• Background in developing enterprise-level physical security programs, including access control, surveillance, risk assessments, and security governance.

• Experience in driving analytics, digital transformation, AI, or technology-driven business improvement initiatives.

• Strong financial acumen, strategic planning abilities, and executive communication skills.

• Demonstrated success in leading global teams, external providers, and complex cross-functional projects.

• Preferred experience in life sciences, healthcare, laboratory, biopharmaceutical, or regulated manufacturing environments.

• Knowledge of GMP, GxP, FDA regulations, laboratory, and scientific operations is preferred.

• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and integration activities is preferred.

• Familiarity with applying AI, machine learning, digital twins, GIS, or predictive analytics to real estate and operational decision-making is preferred.

• Professional certifications such as MCR, SLCR, CFM, CPP, PSP, PMP, or LEED are preferred.

• Expertise in strategic planning and portfolio optimization.

• Proficient in executive-level presentation, communication, and influencing skills.

• Strong financial analysis, budgeting, capital planning, and business case development skills.

• Experience in commercial negotiation and contract management.

• Ability to lead global, cross-functional teams and complex enterprise initiatives.

• Skills in portfolio analytics, KPI development, and performance management.

• Decision-making capabilities based on quantitative data and business insights.

• Experience in supplier relationship management and vendor performance oversight.

🏝️ Benefits

• Learning experiences to promote career advancement and success.

• A diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture.

• Commitment to equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation support.