Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p></div><h2><strong>About the Role</strong></h2> <p>Compass is looking for a strategic, high-performing Senior Manager of Corporate Real Estate Transactions to oversee and optimize a dynamic segment of our 1,000+ location national office portfolio. This role acts as a critical business partner, working alongside regional leaders to ensure our physical workplace strategy accelerates agent success while aligning with corporate financial goals.</p> <p>You are someone who thrives on complete transaction ownership - from initial market underwriting and site selection through final lease execution. You bring a rigorous financial mindset to portfolio optimization, lease restructurings, and renewals, serving as a powerful voice in how Compass scales its physical footprint.</p> <h2><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></h2> <ul> <li><strong>Transaction Execution:</strong> Lead the end-to-end transactional lifecycle, including site identification, LOI drafting, and final lease negotiation for new locations, renewals, expansions, and downsizings.</li> <li><strong>Financial Underwriting:</strong> Conduct detailed financial analyses, creating comparative lease models and business cases to present to executive leadership.</li> <li><strong>Portfolio Optimization:</strong> Continuously evaluate portfolio performance and market trends. Proactively identify opportunities for rent reduction, space optimization, and strategic relocations to maximize cost efficiencies.</li> <li><strong>Critical Date Management:</strong> Maintain absolute oversight of the portfolio timeline, ensuring options (renewal, termination, contraction) are executed strategically and well ahead of deadlines.</li> <li><strong>Cross-Functional Leadership:</strong> Partner seamlessly with internal Legal, Finance, Workplace Design, and Construction teams, as well as external broker networks, to drive project delivery on time and within budget.</li> <li><strong>Stakeholder Management:</strong> Build strong consensus and alignment with regional presidents and business leaders, translating complex real estate data into clear, actionable executive presentations.</li> </ul> <h2><strong>What We’re Looking For</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.</li> <li>5–7 years of corporate commercial real estate experience, with a heavy emphasis on multi-location office or retail portfolios.</li> <li>Demonstrated expertise in independently negotiating commercial leases, amendments, and complex legal provisions.</li> <li>Strong financial acumen with deep experience in commercial lease economics, both operating and capital costs.&nbsp;</li> <li>Deep familiarity with West Coast/California commercial real estate markets is highly preferred.</li> <li>Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills; comfortable navigating a collaborative, fast-paced corporate culture.</li> <li>Willingness to travel as required by portfolio needs.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation:</strong> The base pay range for this position is $165,000-$185,000 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.</p><div class="content-conclusion"><div> <p><strong>Perks that You Need to Know About:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><strong>Do your best work, be your authentic self.</strong></div> <div>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.&nbsp; Our collaborative, energetic culture is grounded in our<span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif;"> Compass Entrepreneurship Principles</span>&nbsp;and our commitment to <a href="https://www.compass.com/diversity-inclusion/" target="_blank">diversity, equity, inclusion,</a> 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.</div> <p><a href="https://www.compass.com/ucfe-assets/consumer-footer/5/YCPR-Jan-2019.pdf" target="_blank">Notice for California Applicants</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.compass.com/ucfe-assets/consumer-footer/5/Background%20Check%20LA%20County.pdf" target="_blank">Los Angeles County Fair Chance Notice</a></p></div>