About this role
Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager
Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Job description
Company and benefits
Job number
200057330
Date posted
Sep 28, 2026
Work site
3 days / week in-office
Travel
25-50%
Profession
Real Estate, Facilities, & Construction
Discipline
Real Estate Portfolio Management
Role type
Individual Contributor
Employment type
Full-Time
Overview
About the Role
As a Senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager for ANZ, Japan and Korea within Global Workplace Services (GWS), you will program-manage a medium-to-high complexity portfolio of regional and global real estate activities — evaluating, selecting, developing, and managing transactions across the portfolio.
You will oversee broker and project delivery, drive complex acquisition agreements, and partner with Finance, Legal, and senior stakeholders to ensure the portfolio efficiently supports Microsoft's business requirements. This role sits at the intersection of real estate strategy, financial stewardship, and program execution — you'll shape how Microsoft's physical footprint evolves to support a growing, global business, while working alongside experienced regional leaders, brokers, and project teams.
Why Join Us
- Work on high-visibility, high-value real estate decisions that directly shape where and how Microsoft's teams work across the region.
- Partner daily with senior leaders across Finance, Legal, and the business — building influence and visibility well beyond a typical portfolio management role.
- Join a collaborative, global GWS organization that invests in your growth, with clear paths to deepen expertise in real estate strategy, transactions, or project delivery.
- Help build and refine the systems, tools, and processes (Power Platform, SharePoint, ProjectLink/Tango) that make a modern, data-driven real estate portfolio possible.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
- Real Estate Strategy & Program Management Program-manage a regional/global real estate portfolio of 700 K sqft. Develop and own multi-year regional strategy, present stack plans, occupancy plans, and project updates to stakeholders and government entities, and drive execution aligned to company priorities and approved timelines.
- Transactions & Site Selection Oversee the process to manage brokers, develop sourcing strategy, generating and refining site shortlists, and leading due diligence. Guide negotiation, documentation, and approval of complex acquisition agreements, business cases, and deal summaries and use financial analysis to drive strategy recommendation.
- Construction & Project Delivery: Drive deployment of medium-to-high complexity construction and project management solutions to agreed scope, budget, and schedule. Provide oversight of design development and construction delivery, partner with suppliers to deliver projects, and optimize space utilization across regional sites.
- Budget & Financial Accountability Partner: with the Real Estate & Facilities Finance team to validate budgets and oversee project controls (PERs, PSRs, Change Orders, Pay Applications). Identify risk and cost impacts and build capital plans and reports in partnership with Finance.
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