Illumina · 4 months ago
Sr. Director of Global Real Estate and Workplace Strategy
US - California - San Diego
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$220K/yr - $331K/yr
20+ years expIllumina is expanding access to genomic technology to realize health equity for billions of people worldwide. The Sr. Director of Global Real Estate and Workplace Strategy will be responsible for leading the real estate functions for nearly 9,000 employees across 30 global sites, shaping and executing the Global Real Estate and Workplace strategies to achieve organizational goals.
BiotechnologyGeneticsHealth CareMedical
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead the global Real Estate and Workplace Strategy Teams in developing Real Estate strategies and solutions that align with business unit strategies in delivering workplaces that fuel innovation, drive growth, and enhance employee experiences
Oversee the entire lifecycle and negotiations of complex real estate transactions, from site selection and financial analysis to negotiation and execution, while also acting as an escalation point during the lifecycle of all real estate transactions, including build-out through the first day of business
Support expansions and Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) activities including performance of due diligence and the identification, construction, and integration of new sites
Develop annual and multi-year real estate plans in coordination with Finance, Legal, Procurement, and local operations teams
Interact with executive management to inform and influence major real-estate strategies and decisions
Provides directions to Real Estate construction team to create plans, budgets, and schedules facility purchases, construction and modifications, including estimates on equipment, labor, materials and other related costs
Leads large scale contract development and negotiation pertaining to Real Estate in collaboration with Procurement and Legal teams. Work with Legal in development of Preferred Lease Term Library
Keeps abreast of new workspace concepts, metrics, and industry best practices to drive innovation and collaboration and occupational efficiency
Provides data and will partner with Finance for annual planning and budgets, and on-going financial management processes. Partners with accounting to ensure accurate FASB reporting
Create and maintain strong business partnerships within the Real Estate industry bringing best practices into play and decision making
Maintain an ongoing engagement and reporting program to monitor progress toward portfolio-wide sustainability goals and asset-level performance
Accountable for supplier relationships with suppliers related as they relate to real estate strategies including Transaction Management, Professional Consulting Services, Design, etc
Prepare and develop Global Real Estate & Global Facilities KPI’s and reports
Lead, mentor, and manage the real estate team, including deal leads
Manage a global lease database and reporting infrastructure while leading benchmarking and cost optimization initiatives
Monitor market trends and implement real estate risk mitigation strategies such as consolidations and transitions
Develop the Global Facilities & Real Estate Continuous Process Improvement Center of Excellence building a CPI culture of continuous improvement and standardization
Develop the Workplace Strategy Center of Excellence to ensure identification and implementation of Workplace Strategies that optimize space utilization and efficiencies while creating a meaningful employee experience that is inspirational, innovative, and productive
Qualification
Required
Typically requires a Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 20 years of related experience, with 12+ years of Management experience
BS Degree in Engineering, Business, Real Estate or related field is preferred
10+ years in-depth corporate real estate, preferably in a biotechnology, life sciences or pharmaceutical related industry
Experience developing and driving measurable global real estate and workplace strategies
Experience in FASB Lease Accounting and development of real estate financial models and business cases used to drive decisions
Experience in negotiating real estate transactions as well as strong understanding of lease agreements
Experience leading and managing teams and projects globally in a fast-paced and high-growth environment
Proven ability to manage multi-million-dollar projects and budgets
Proven ability to develop site master plans aligned with business goals
Proven delivery of sustainability solutions supporting emission reduction goals
Collaborative, able to integrate and bring together individuals under common goals and accountabilities
Comfortable with dealing with ambiguity and continuing change in a fast paced and growing hi-tech company
Proven experience in managing expenses and capital budgets in excess of 75M annually
Proven experience in CPI tools and solutions as well as building a CPI culture
Preferred
Deep understanding of global real estate deal triggers, market impacts, financials and negotiation strategies
Experience with identification and solicitation of global incentive opportunities
Lean or Six Sigma certification
Background in workplace experience, sustainability, and hybrid workplace planning
Benefits
Access to genomics sequencing
Family planning
Health/dental/vision
Retirement benefits
Paid time off
Company
Illumina
Illumina is an innovative technology and revolutionary assays aiming the analyze genetic variation and function.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.28BKey Investors
Bank of America
2024-09-06Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2023-01-04Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2000-07-28IPO
Leadership Team
Steven Barnard
Chief Technology Officer, Head of Research & Product Development
Jenny Lei Zheng
SVP & GM of Greater China
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