Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate (San Francisco)

At Compass, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. Founded in 2012, we’re revolutionizing the real estate industry with our end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients.

Compass is looking for a high-performing, detail-oriented Senior Manager of Corporate Real Estate to support the management of our national office portfolio of 650+ locations . This role is a critical part of our real estate team, working in close partnership with regional business leaders to ensure our office strategy supports agent success and aligns with company goals.

You are someone who thrives on owning the real estate process from site selection through lease execution, and you bring a strategic mindset to everything from lease renewals to office design. This role will have a strong voice in the evaluation, selection, underwriting, negotiation, design, and construction of new locations across the country.

Please note that this role is 100% onsite based out of our Union Square HQ, San Francisco, or Los Angeles

• Evaluate potential office locations through site inspections, cost and deal analyses, and proposal development.
• Lead Lease Negotiations: Manage LOIs, leases, renewals, and amendments; partner with legal, construction, and finance teams to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Monitor and evaluate the performance of the office portfolio; recommend strategic adjustments to regional teams to drive cost and operational efficiency.
• Own and maintain portfolio timelines, ensuring proactive execution of renewals, relocations, or closures.
• Partner with the internal project management team and external vendors to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of office projects.
• Communicate project updates and partner across departments to ensure alignment and smooth execution.
• Support regional teams with strategic real estate guidance and identify opportunities to enhance office operations and financial performance.
• Analyze market data and trends to identify high-impact locations for expansion and align with company growth plans.

What We’re Looking For:

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Construction Management, or related field (or equivalent industry experience)
• A minimum of 5-7 years’ experience in a corporate commercial real estate role, specifically multi-location and retail experience. Cross-regional portfolio experience preferred.
• A minimum of 5-7 years' experience working with commercial leases
• Experience managing a corporation’s real estate portfolio and critical dates strongly preferred
• Requires strong knowledge of market conditions, analytics, cost, lease negotiations, project tracking, contracts, etc.
• Strong negotiation skills and comfort managing LOIs, leases, and amendments independently
• Experience taking on complex and detailed analysis and translate that information to a clear insightful presentation
• Knowledge of West Coast commercial real estate markets strongly preferred, specifically California.
• Proven experience building consensus among internal and external stakeholders
• Passionate devotion to effective processes and high quality results
• Exceptional communications skills, verbal and written. Excels in a collaborative, relationship-driven culture
• Willingness to travel as needed

Compensation:

The base pay range for this position is $116,200-$159,200 annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Bonuses and restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits. Base pay is based on market location. Minimum wage for the position will always be met.

Perks that You Need to Know About:

Participation in our incentive programs (which may include eligible cash, equity, or commissions). Plus paid vacation, holidays, sick time, parental leave, and recharge leave; medical, tele-health, dental and vision benefits; 401(k) plan; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); commuter program; life and disability insurance; Maven (a support system for new parents); Carrot (fertility benefits); UrbanSitter (caregiver referral network); Employee Assistance Program; and pet insurance.

Do your best work, be your authentic self.

At Compass, we believe that everyone deserves to find their place in the world — a place where they feel like they belong, where they can be their authentic selves, where they can thrive. Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our Compass Entrepreneurship Principlesand our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, growth and mobility. As an equal opportunity employer, we offer competitive compensation packages, robust benefits and professional growth opportunities aimed at helping to improve our employees' lives and careers.

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