Global Director Corporate Real Estate

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

The Global Director of Corporate Real Estate plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company's property assets. This dynamic position involves spearheading the acquisition, development, leasing, and disposition of prime real estate, while ensuring that the portfolio aligns seamlessly with ambitious business objectives.

* Strategic Planning: Develop and implement a comprehensive real estate strategy that supports long-term business goals by analyzing market trends, economic indicators, and competitive landscapes, and collaborating with senior management to align real estate initiatives with corporate strategies.

* Portfolio Management: Lead all aspects of the management of the real estate portfolio, including owned and leased properties, ensuring efficient utilization of space, cost-efficiency, and compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and conducting regular reviews of the portfolio to find opportunities for improvement, consolidation, or expansion.

* Acquisitions and Dispositions: Identify potential acquisition opportunities that align with strategic objectives, lead negotiations for property purchases, leases, and sales to achieve favorable terms and conditions, and lead the due diligence process, including financial analysis, zoning, and environmental assessments.

* Development and Construction: Coordinate the planning, design, and construction of new facilities and renovations of existing properties, working with architects, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure projects are completed on time and within budget, and ensuring compliance with building codes, safety regulations, and sustainability standards.

* Financial Management: Prepare and lead the annual real estate budget, including capital expenditures and operating costs; conduct financial analysis and modeling to support investment decisions and project feasibility studies; monitor and report on the financial performance of the real estate portfolio, identifying risks and opportunities.

* Vendor Management: Manage key external real estate partners such as brokers, project managers, architecture and design firms.

* Bachelor's degree in, finance, business administration, or a related field; a master's degree is preferred.

* A minimum of 10 years of experience in corporate real estate, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.

* Proven track record of successfully managing large and complex real estate portfolios.

* History of successfully managing large real estate projects, including both industrial and office properties.

* Strong financial acumen, including experience with budgeting, financial analysis, and investment modeling.

* Strong negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

* International real estate experience is desired.

* Experience or knowledge of corporate real estate systems and platforms.

* Ability to travel up to 10%, including international.

Pay Transparency:

nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range:

$175,000-$250,000

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual or long-term incentives

WE HAVE:

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

  • Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

• Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for full-time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.

• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan - both include a company match.

• Other supplemental benefits such as tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other's authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.