Corporate Real Estate Transaction Manager
Your Opportunity
Your opportunity
At Schwab, you’re empowered to make an impact on your career. Here, innovative thought meets creative problem solving, helping us “challenge the status quo” and transform the finance industry together.
Schwab Corporate Real Estate contributes to the success of the company by providing superior brand and business positioning for Schwab across corporate office and retail branch locations. The group effectively and efficiently manages the transactional operations of the firm’s portfolio of properties including the selection and negotiation of future and existing real estate sites.
The Real Estate Transaction Manager (Individual Contributor) will be responsible for the transaction management of real estate activity for a leased portfolio consisting of retail and office locations across the United States.
Daily responsibilities include:
- Execute the strategy defined by Schwab leadership.
- Monitor critical lease dates and report transactional progress.
- Review and negotiate new and existing leases, renewals, extensions, relocations, buyouts and subleases.
- Perform market research, property evaluations, and existing lease analysis for renewals (market rents, lease terms, current conditions, property ownership).
- Conduct market surveys, site selection tours, and negotiations.
- Prepare Letters of Intent and Requests for Proposals, Notices, and Lease Execution Packages.
- Coordinate and communicate with attorneys and partners across construction, design, property management, lease administration, finance, and strategy.
- Engage and manage brokers, as required, for select lease transactions.
- Communicate with Landlords to negotiate renewals and resolve disputes.
- Attend regular internal and project conference calls.
- Perform administrative and reporting tasks.
- Minimal travel required.
What you are good at:
You will be required to proactively evaluate and execute the necessary transactions to position the firm for successful negotiations. You consistently demonstrate qualities including analytical ability, effective time management, sound judgement, independence, initiative, problem-solving, leading small groups, real estate knowledge, strong transactional skill base, understanding of leases and lease provisions, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. Your skills include the ability to clearly present facts and issues to stakeholders and build positive relationship with external parties. You are motivated to take something strong and make it better and enjoy taking thoughts and turning them into action.
You demonstrate these behaviors:
- Challenger mindset:A curiosity mindset with the drive to probe for information and solutions and challenges assumptions and the status quo.
- Forward thinking: the pattern of anticipating possible obstacles or problems and develops contingency plans in advance.
- Persuasive Communication:The ability to plan and deliver oral and written communications that are impactful and persuasive with their intended audiences, especially by presenting arguments that address other’s most important concerns and issues and looks for win-win solutions.
- Discipline: The ability to consistently self-direct, determine logical steps to achieve an objective, and taking prompt action before being asked or required.
What you have
To ensure that we fulfill our promise of “challenging the status quo,” this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum BS / BA required; business-related disciplines (or relevant business experience): business, real estate, finance, law.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience personally managing commercial real estate negotiations.
- Hands-on experience researching commercial real estate market information including rental or sales comps, available properties, trade areas and property conditions.
- Strong familiarity with commercial real estate and lease terminology, structures, and provisions.
- Detail-oriented and analytical nature with problem-solving ability.
- Capability to consistently manage multiple complex tasks.
- Strong customer service and negotiation skills.
- Strong computer skills which may include use of Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook), Costar, LoopNet and databases.
What’s in it for you
At Schwab, we’re committed to empowering our employees’ personal and professional success. Our purpose-driven, supportive culture, and focus on your development means you’ll get the tools you need to make a positive difference in the finance industry. Our Hybrid Work and Flexibility approach balances our ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, serving our clients, and our strong belief in the value of being together in person on a regular basis.
We offer a competitive benefits package that takes care of the whole you – both today and in the future:
- 401(k) with company match and Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time for vacation, volunteering, and 28-day sabbatical after every 5 years of service for eligible positions
- Paid parental leave and family building benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
What you are good at
What you have
To ensure that we fulfill our promise of “challenging the status quo,” this role has specific qualifications that successful candidates should have.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum BS / BA required; business-related disciplines (or relevant business experience): business, real estate, finance, law.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience personally managing commercial real estate negotiations.
- Hands-on experience researching commercial real estate market information including rental or sales comps, available properties, trade areas and property conditions.
- Strong familiarity with commercial real estate and lease terminology, structures, and provisions.
- Detail-oriented and analytical nature with problem-solving ability.
- Capability to consistently manage multiple complex tasks.
- Strong customer service and negotiation skills.
- Strong computer skills which may include use of Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook), Costar, LoopNet and databases.
Why Schwab?
At Schwab, “Own Your Tomorrow” embodies everything we do! We are committed to helping our employees unleash their potential and achieve their dreams. Our employees get to play a central role in disrupting a multi-trillion-dollar industry, creating a better, more modern way to build and manage wealth. We’re a modern financial services firm that stands apart from the industry, where you can go as far as your ambition takes you.
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