Senior Real Estate Counsel

• Working in close partnership with the Office of the CFO, Real Estate Solutions, and cross functional leaders, this role balances sophisticated legal judgment with commercial acumen to enable enterprise objectives, manage risk, and drive disciplined execution across the global real estate lifecycle.

Lead Complex Real Estate Transactions:

• Lead the structuring, negotiation, and execution of complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, leasing, joint ventures, restructurings, tax exchanges, and real estate related litigation, providing end to end legal oversight from strategy through close.

Strategic Advisor to Senior Leadership:

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to senior executives on high impact real estate and workplace initiatives that affect the Company's rights, obligations, capital strategy, and enterprise real estate posture.

Enterprise Real Estate Legal Counsel:

• Provide substantive legal counsel on commercial real estate matters, including purchase and sale agreements, leases, master service agreements, due diligence materials, and related documentation. Coordinate with external counsel, regulators, and other third parties as appropriate.

Cross Functional Collaboration:

• Partner closely with internal stakeholders including the Office of the CFO, Real Estate Services, Tax, Communications, Litigation, Risk, and business leaders to support global enterprise initiatives and ensure alignment between legal strategy, financial objectives, regulatory requirements, and operational execution.

Leadership and Oversight:

• Supervise and guide legal professionals and external resources by managing workflow, assigning and reviewing work, and maintaining the highest standards of legal quality, professional judgment, and business ethics.

AI Tool Utilization:

• Leverage AI tools and prompting techniques to enhance legal research, document review, and drafting while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and professional judgment.

Executed Transactional Documentation:

• Timely, accurate, and defensible execution of real estate transactional documentation supporting enterprise goals. Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing. Extensive experience advising on complex commercial real estate transactions in a large law firm, in house legal department, or a combination of both. Demonstrated ability to advise senior executives on sophisticated, high stakes matters with sound judgment and strong business acumen. Experience operating in a complex, matrixed organization and partnering closely with finance and executive leadership. Prior experience supervising, mentoring, or leading other attorneys or legal professionals strongly preferred. Enterprise mindset with the ability to balance legal risk, financial objectives, and long-term strategy. Strong executive presence and negotiation skills. High integrity, discretion, and commitment to professional excellence. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced, high impact environment.