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Principal, Real Estate and Projects

Chicago - 125 S Franklin💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-13 → 2026-09-25

Core

Shape and execute corporate real estate strategy across business offices and data centers, managing portfolio planning, site selection, lease transactions, and capital project delivery.

Role type

Principal, Real Estate Strategy and Projects (Individual Contributor)

Builds

Office and data center portfolios, lease agreements, and physical workspace solutions

Domain

Corporate Real Estate / Commercial Real Estate / Construction Management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Portfolio strategy, lease negotiation, capital project management, commercial real estate financial analysis, site selection, executive presentation, cross-functional partnership

Preferred skills

Workplace strategy, occupancy planning, lease administration platforms (Visual Lease, VTS, CoStar, Tango, Yardi)

Technologies

Visual Lease, VTS, CoStar, Tango, Yardi

Responsibilities

Maintain oversight of office and data center portfolio across multiple locations; Develop long-range real estate strategy using scenario planning; Lead site selection and end-to-end lease lifecycle management; Manage capital projects from business case through construction handoff; Present portfolio strategy and business cases to executive leadership; Partner with business units to align space needs with growth forecasts.

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC

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