Director, Real Estate Strategy

Job Description:

Director, Real Estate Strategy

The Role

As Director on the Real Estate Strategy Team, you will work across functions in Real Estate to develop short-term and long-term strategies that support Fidelity's businesses and achieve Real Estate objectives. This includes analysis and recommendations around multi-year capital investment, leasing and transaction decisions, portfolio optimization, and critical cross-portfolio initiatives. You will lead a team and be responsible for the planning process to build the 5-year capital investment plan through partnership with leaders across Real Estate and the business. Additionally, this high impact role will drive executive level decision-making by developing business cases to frame options and achieve funding approval for multi-million capital investments. You will bring structured problem-solving and storytelling ability to the team and have a keen interest in how Fidelity optimizes its physical footprint, supports the business, and improves the onsite associate experience.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• 8+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy and planning functions, business development, strategic real estate management, or related fields; bachelor's degree required, MBA a plus
• Proven ability to define and articulate strategy, including using data and insights to tell compelling stories and inform executive decision-making
• Ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and exercise autonomy to organize and prioritize tasks
• Ability to develop logically structured presentations and narratives for executive audiences
• Proven experience developing a team including coaching, counseling and career guidance
• Proven track record of performing detailed analyses and building frameworks to organize information, break down problems, and frame opportunities
• Executive presence and confidence in communication with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills to partner effectively with stakeholders at all levels of the organization
• Comfort and success working in a fast-paced culture with high visibility and many concurrent priorities
• Ability to apply knowledge of Real Estate functions, properties, and processes to provide insight into complex strategic challenges
• Expert proficiency in presentation tools including PowerPoint and Excel
• Attention to detail and accuracy, with outstanding work quality
• Knowledge of Fidelity's businesses, culture, and ways of working is a plus for navigating the organization and achieving goals