AMER Transaction Manager, GREF Global Transactions

Amazon • Seattle, WA

17h

About The Position

As a member of the Global Real Estate & Facilities (GREF) team overseeing
corporate office space – this position will lead transaction management
activities within the America’s portfolio. The role will be based in Seattle and
include regular travel throughout the America’s portfolio.

This role combines transaction management, portfolio strategy, project
management skills, and team leadership including vendor team management. We seek
an experienced leader who demonstrates proven success in a high-volume real
estate organization delivering a large volume of simultaneous, complex
transactions under demanding timelines.

The successful candidate must operate as a trusted advisor to business leaders,
and partner to Finance, HR, and other functional areas. They must demonstrate
the ability to establish and maintain relationships with integrated vendor
partners. They must be comfortable operating on both the strategic and tactical
levels, simultaneously acting as an internal ambassador, educator, analyst,
solutions architect, and implementer.

The ideal candidate is an experienced and engaging professional who is customer
obsessed and will excel within an entrepreneurial culture – they have an
ownership mentality, providing expertise, vision, leadership, and exceptional
communication skills. They will own transaction strategy and execution for their
respective portfolio. They will dive deep, actively negotiate, and maintain
intimate knowledge of each transaction in their remit. They will draft and
present monthly real estate spend requests demonstrating deep knowledge of both
the specific transaction and how it fits into the overall strategy. They should
also be a truly authentic leader, balancing the need for effective delivery with
the need to be accessible and build relationships, develop talent and
demonstrate self-awareness and overall emotional intelligence.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above in a related field
• Experience using productivity and communications tools including Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word
• Experience that includes strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities
• Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
• 3+ years of direct people leadership experience
• A minimum of 5 years professional experience with demonstrated success in managing a transaction portfolio of similar size and complexity

Nice To Haves

• Experience delivering results, setting strategy, and running a large volume and high profile business
• Experience establishing successful partnerships with internal and external teams to execute tactical initiatives or equivalent
• Experience in project management including resource planning, managing schedules, reporting project status and prioritizing own tasks and those of other team members for multiple projects
• Experience with legal terms and structures for standard commercial lease and purchase and sale contracts

Responsibilities

• Manage high volume deal flow and negotiate high-value and complex leases/build-to-suits, yield on cost structures, and purchase/sale transactions under demanding timeframes.
• Directly manage broker vendor partners to draft and negotiate Requests for Proposals (RFP), Letters of Intent (LOI), Leases, Subleases, Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSA), and License Agreements from inception to execution.
• Working with vendor partners and GREF Finance, generate comparative financial analysis including lease cash flows, lease vs. buy analysis, building valuations, etc.
• Direct analyst's qualitative and quantitative analysis relevant to each deal and the overall portfolio.
• Work with internal and external legal counsel in preparing all documentation relating to any transaction, including RFP’s, Letters of Intent, Lease Agreements, Amendments, etc.
• Support strategic portfolio planning in drafting papers and leverage complex financial models to guide business decisions and influence multiple business groups.
• Prepare and present high-level presentations, proposals, and analysis summaries to senior leaders for review and approval.
• Draft spend approval documentation and work with finance team to align financial analysis for all opex and capex investments.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal business partners.
• Effectively communicate expectations, requirements and status of deals to key business partners.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level