Job Description

Country Manager - Real Estate & Workplace (Offices & R&D Campuses)
Location: Bangalore
Reports to: Asia Pacific Regional Manager, Global Real Estate
Job Summary:
The India Country Manager - Real Estate & Workplace is responsible for overseeing real estate and facilities operations across a defined cluster of office and R&D sites. The role delivers localized leadership for real estate execution, site operations, and workplace experience while serving as a key connection point between internal business stakeholders, outsourced service providers, and the global real estate team. In addition to ensuring day-to-day operational excellence, the role contributes to global real estate initiatives in sustainability, workplace analytics, and PropTech enablement.
Key Responsibilities
Real Estate & Workplace Operations

• Oversee daily site operations, ensuring safety, compliance, and engaging employee experience
• Manage performance of outsourced facilities providers via a centrally coordinated FM model
• Support real estate transactions, site fit-outs, space changes, and occupancy planning

Stakeholder & Change Management

• Serve as the primary contact for local business leaders and end users
• Lead regional implementation of global workplace strategies and initiatives
• Promote adoption of global standards and support business continuity planning

Sustainability & Compliance

• Champion sustainability efforts at the site level, including energy, water, and waste reduction
• Ensure compliance with internal ESG goals and environmental, health, and safety regulations

Workplace Analytics & PropTech Enablement

• Maintain accurate reporting on occupancy, service metrics, and operating costs
• Provide regional insights to global workplace dashboards and analytics tools
• Support the deployment and adoption of smart workplace and building technologies

Project & Vendor Oversight

• Assist in delivering workplace and facility projects (e.g., renovations, relocations)
• Monitor vendor performance against SLAs, safety, quality, and compliance requirements

Financial Management

• Manage operational expenses in line with established budget, support forecasting/planning
• Support capital projects including development of SOW's, financial planning and stakeholder engagement from project conception through completion

Qualifications & Experience
Required (Core) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Facilities Management, Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years' experience in real estate and/or facilities management within office and/or R&D environments
• Demonstrated experience managing outsourced FM service providers
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders in a matrixed, cross-functional setting
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, and real estate/FM systems
• Fluent in English (written and verbal)
• Willingness to travel within India (~20%) and collaborate globally across time zones

Preferred (Desirable) Qualifications:

• Experience with space planning, lease support, or workplace transformation
• Familiarity with technical or R&D campus environments
• Exposure to sustainability programs, smart building systems, or PropTech tools
• Understanding of global real estate operations and cross-cultural collaboration
• Experience with workplace analytics platforms
• Additional language skills relevant to region/area

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