Corporate Real Estate Manager — Avaloq
- Location
- Zurich
- Contract
- other
- Posted
- 7 days ago
Role overview
The Corporate Real Estate Manager leads key real estate initiatives and projects in Zurich while supporting the execution of Avaloq’s global Corporate Real Estate strategy across its international portfolio.
The role is responsible for delivering real estate and workplace projects, managing lease and portfolio-related activities, and ensuring effective project governance, reporting, financial controls, and stakeholder engagement, as well as driving local facility management matters.
Working closely with internal stakeholders, senior leadership, landlords, consultants, and external partners, the Corporate Real Estate Manager balances multiple priorities, manages complex programmes, and ensures successful delivery through strong project management, commercial acumen, and operational excellence. Your key tasks
- The Corporate Real Estate Manager leads key real estate initiatives and projects in Zurich while supporting the execution of Avaloq’s global Corporate Real Estate strategy across its international portfolio.
- The role is responsible for delivering real estate and workplace projects, managing lease and portfolio-related activities, and ensuring effective project governance, reporting, financial controls, and stakeholder engagement, as well as driving local facility management matters.
- Qualifiche
- Master's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
Key requirements
- Qualifiche
- Master's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in corporate real estate, portfolio management, property transactions, project management, or workplace transformation.
- Proven experience leading complex real estate projects and programmes within an international environment.
- Strong knowledge of lease management, landlord negotiations, portfolio planning, property transactions, and project delivery.
- Demonstrable experience in governance, financial management, reporting, controls, and risk management.
- Experience preparing business cases, management reports, board papers, and strategic recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Experience managing suppliers, consultants, contractors, and external partners.
- Familiarity with Swiss workplace safety regulations and prior experience acting as a site Safety Officer ( SIBE ) or managing building emergency concepts
- Project Management qualification (PRINCE2 or equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
Contacts
- We realize that managing work life balance is a challenge we all face in our daily lives and in order to support with this we are pleased to offer hybrid and flexible working for most of our Avaloqers to maintain work life balance and still continue our fantastic Avaloq culture in our global offices.
- In Avaloq we are proud to embrace diversity and understand the success of our business is built on the power of different opinions, we are whole heartedly committed to fostering an equal opportunity environment and inclusive culture where you can be your true authentic self.
- We hire, compensate and promote regardless of origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other fantastic traits that make us all unique, we have done our best to write this advert in an inclusive and neutral way.
- Please be aware that we will not accept speculative CV submissions for any of our roles from recruitment agencies, and any unsolicited candidate submissions will be exempt from any payment expectations.
Additional details
- Working closely with internal stakeholders, senior leadership, landlords, consultants, and external partners, the Corporate Real Estate Manager balances multiple priorities, manages complex programmes, and ensures successful delivery through strong project management, commercial acumen, and operational excellence.
- Additional French or Italian language skills would be beneficial.
- Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities. A proactive, structured, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset. Informazioni aggiuntive
Notes and original content
- Your key tasks
- What You Bring
- Strong negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- A proactive, structured, analytical, and solution-oriented mindset.
- Informazioni aggiuntive
Questions about this listing
What salary does Avaloq offer for this role?
Avaloq lists CHF 121'500 - 206'500 gross per year for this position in Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Avaloq offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Avaloq during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
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