Director, Real Estate

Overview

At Axia Women’s Health, recognized as a Great Place to Work for a 4th year in a row, our vision is to lead the way in improving women's health. The organization’s network spans New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Kentucky, including OB/GYN physicians, breast health centers, high-risk pregnancy centers, two laboratories, urogynecology care, and fertility centers. Axia Women’s Health puts women first by delivering personalized care to help women lead healthier, happier lives.

The Director, Real Estate is responsible for driving and executing the organization’s corporate real estate strategy. The role oversees real estate services, including transactions, acquisitions and divestitures, and facilities management. It provides leadership to develop a strategic plan for Axia’s real estate footprint over the next 3-5 years aligned to organizational objectives (e.g., growth trajectory, financial management), and to execute the plan in partnership with Operations and Finance, while ensuring an exceptional workplace environment for colleagues each day. This role serves as the primary point of accountability for senior leaders and requires strong relationships with care centers and third parties to help drive organizational goals.

Essential Functions :

• Manage Corporate Real Estate Portfolio and Transactions
  • Develop and secure alignment on a strategic plan to optimize the real estate portfolio and provide transactional management support and develop negotiation positions in connection with real estate acquisitions, dispositions, and lease renewals.
  • Develop, monitor, and report on portfolio KPIs to measure cost efficiency, utilization, sustainability, and operational effectiveness, and benchmark results against industry standards to identify opportunities for cost savings, improved utilization, and alignment with best practices.
  • Manage external third-party service providers and internal customers to ensure internal stakeholders receive the appropriate service level and quality at the lowest possible cost.
  • Oversee corporate real estate budget, including capital expenditures, maintenance, and general and administrative costs of operations for all properties and staff, including 5-year plans and forecasts.
  • Lead efforts on best practices, identify cost saving opportunities and effective operations of the company facilities.
  • Travel between regions to meet with team members, customers, vendors, communicate expectations and lead projects as well as verify issues, review incidents, and recommend changes.
  • Manage company real estate, owned or leased, negotiating and reviewing contracts & leases, maintaining compliance and any purchases and sales of real estate. Oversee all corporate lease administration in collaboration with the finance team.
  • Adhere to the company’s values.
  • Support company’s vision and mission.
• Define Policies, Standards and Processes
  • Develop policies that lead to more effective asset utilization or improve service performance and reduce total real estate costs.
  • Establish strategic standards on a broad range of critical real estate issues, including space utilization standards, lease/own criteria, and strategic market locations.
  • Understand, translate and implement corporate real estate best practices, policies and procedures for facilities and service functions.
  • Ensure compliance with internal, local, and federal guidelines and safety standards.
• Define Business Requirements
  • Partner with business units to define real estate requirements, including requirement prioritization and trade-offs and key stakeholder requirements.
  • Introduce, challenge, and recommend business requirements to senior management and business units.
  • Communicate corporate and business unit requirements to third party business partners, negotiate service level agreements and ensure delivery.
  • Communicate regularly with upper management to share ideas and check progress of objectives and create summary reports based on observations.
  • Instill a culture of excellent customer service that surpasses client expectations and increases company value.
  • Work constructively with department heads to satisfy customers’ facility and office needs.
• Deliver cost savings
  • Lead negotiations in connection with real estate leases, acquisitions and dispositions.
  • Develop portfolio optimization strategy in connection with current and future M&A transactions and business organizations.
  • Ensure control measures are applied across all projects.
  • Develop KPI scorecard to measure internal and 3rd party performance.
  • Oversee Facilities and Office Services Functions.
  • In collaboration with the Project and Integration Management Office, oversee capital projects, including budget review, negotiations with vendors, review and approval of contract proposals and ensure successful completion.
  • Possess strong leadership skills and ensure that all facility tasks are completed correctly, on time, and according to the company's needs.
  • Develop department-wide goals and objectives that align with the overall organizational strategy.
  • Manage performance and supervise personnel to achieve goals as applicable; plan, direct and organize workloads and staff assignments; train, motivate, monitor and evaluate staff; and review progress and direct changes as needed.
  • Create functional strategies and specific objectives for the facilities and office services team, including developing budgets/policies/procedures to support the company objectives.
  • Develop, compile and manage facility operations and maintenance policies and procedures.

Experience and Education :

• Ten (10) or more years of progressive experience in strategic corporate real estate leadership.
• Proven track record of success in corporate real estate strategy and service management.
• Experience in transforming corporate real estate functions and delivering measurable value.
• Background in leading initiatives aligned with organizational business objectives, strategies, and direction.

The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

At Axia Women’s Health, we’re passionate about creating a community where our colleagues and patients feel empowered to be their full, authentic selves. We welcome all individuals – without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, ability, or sexual orientation – and proudly celebrate our individual experiences and differences.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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