The Opportunity:
Based in El Segundo, CA, the Sr Manager Real Estate will lead the strategy, planning, and execution of Mattel’s global real estate portfolio.
- Manage acquisition, sale, leasing, and portfolio management of company’s properties, acting as the primary contact to negotiate contracts, conduct market research, and ensure alignment with Mattel Corporate goals and objectives
- Transaction Management – oversee the entire life cycle of property sales, purchases, leases, and subleases ensuring compliance with company goals
- Negotiations & Contracts – negotiate terms, conditions, business terms with landlords, tenants, buyers and sellers
- Property Portfolio Management – manage facility standards, lease expenses, and analyze space needs
Client Representations – act as an intermediary to represent internal client interests
What Your Impact Will Be:
- Develop and execute corporate real estate strategies that align and support company’s business growth, brand presence, and workforce needs
- Manage full lifecycle of real estate transactions
- Needs Assessment
- Market Research & Analysis
- Comparative Site Analyis and Selection
- Request for Proposal
- Lease Negotiations
- Assist in Internal Funding Approval
- Assist as needed during tenant improvement phase
- Project closeout
- Lease Administration
- Negotiate lease restoration obligations
- Negotiate Purchase and Sale Agreement
- Conduct property acquisition due diligence
- Lead workplace strategy initiatives including space optimization and employee experience enhancements
- Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and cost management of real estate assets
- Collaborate with Legal, Risk Management, Security, IT, and Facilities on real estate transactions
- Manage relationships with external partners including brokers, landlords, architects, and project managers
- Build and maintain close working relationships with global business unit leaders and management to stay aligned with and ahead of business unit’s real estate requirements and goals
- Subject matter expert for internal stakeholders including Legal, Risk Management, Tax, EH&S, Supply Chain, Finance, and Facilities
- Monitor critical dates and provide timely notifications to relevant global site contacts to ensure compliance with all key lease dates