Estate Manager at IBM - International Business Machines

Job ID: S_D-0628928
Job area: Operations (all other)
Business group: IBM Sales & Distribution
Job category: Project Management
Location: Any city, Nigeria

Responsibilities

•     Estates Strategy & Planning
•     Estates Transaction Management
•     Compliance of Estates processes & legal obligations with IBM corporate business control guidelines and instructions.
•     Develop real estate plans for key locations (space growth/reduction, opportunities) based on utilization, market rent and demand dynamics.
•     Business case development, financial analysis, recommendation of Real Estate investment projects and follow-up on funding requests until final approval.
•     Manage the transaction process end to end from setting site search until the conclusion of lease negotiations and signature
•     Maintain, update and safeguard all related property portfolio records, metrics, legal agreements, databases and process documentation assuring compliance
•     Managing internal interlock to insure corporate compliance on all new and existing lease agreements
•     Effective working relationship and other members of the real estate team and user groups.
•     Develop external relationship with real-estate brokers, service providers, landlords and property managing agents
•     Act as proxy for Middle East & North Africa Estate planning Manager during holiday’s and leaves
•     Maintain a full understanding of the space dynamics of the existing portfolio,
•     Accurate and timely payment of all real estate costs.
•     Manage vacant space disposal programme
•     Manage & Track Lease agreement critical event dates.
•     Managing internal monthly interlock to insure compliance to the existing lease agreements
•     Support regional/global RESO in the integration or disposals of property portfolios associated with IBM mergers and acquisitions.
•     Coordinate periodic rent reviews, deal with Landlord and Tenant issues, and bring to close.
•     Provide strategic property advice in line with business requirements.
•     Develop clear space strategies including individual building utilization.
•     Optimizing current assets in the solving new business requirements.
•     Document, save and organize all internal approvals and documentation in compliance with corporate guidelines, processes, financial and operations key controls
•     Support internal IBM key stakeholders
•     Develop external relationship with real-estate brokers and other service providers,
•     Monitoring the market availability for opportunities in South and Sub-Sahara Africa.

Requirements

•     Educated to a degree level qualifications: Architecture, Surveying, Estate Management or Finance
•     Strong technical background in all aspects of estates management is an advantage,
•     Numerate and IT literate, good written and verbal communication skills & presentation skills
•     Proven negotiation and business management skills.
•     Enthusiastic, self motivated and highly flexible
•     Willingness to travel within MEA(Middle East Africa)
•     Strong Command of English is a must, French as a Second Language is an advantage

Property Portfolio

•     Over 32 different buildings and growing
•     Over 46 Different Countries

Required

•     Bachelor's Degree
•     At least 5 years experience in Estates Strategy & Planning
•     At least 5 years experience in Estates Transaction Management
•     English: Fluent

Preferred

•     Social Sciences
•     At least 8 years experience in Estates Strategy & Planning
•     At least 8 years experience in Estates Transaction Management