Brief About the Client:

One of our clients, a leading private sector financial services institution with a rapidly expanding national footprint, is looking to hire a Head – Corporate Real Estate to lead its end-to-end real estate strategy, portfolio management, leasing operations, infrastructure projects, and stakeholder governance across a large, geographically distributed property network.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide real estate strategy aligned with business expansion and network growth objectives

• Lead property sourcing, evaluation, commercial negotiations, lease structuring, and transaction closure for new locations and office spaces

• Manage a large multi-location real estate portfolio, driving optimization through consolidation, relocation, renewals, and cost rationalization initiatives

• Establish and maintain strong relationships with landlords, brokers, developers, and property partners across the country

• Drive branch fit-outs, refurbishments, infrastructure upgrades, and facility expansion projects while ensuring quality, cost, and timeline adherence

• Collaborate closely with design, infrastructure, operations, procurement, and project teams to ensure seamless project execution

• Oversee vendor selection, contract negotiations, SLA governance, and performance management across service providers and facility partners

• Manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets, ensuring commercial discipline, financial governance, and cost optimization across the portfolio

• Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, contractual, and internal policy requirements across real estate transactions and operations

• Drive risk management, business continuity planning, documentation governance, and audit readiness across the function

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing real estate team across multiple regions while fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and operational excellence

Qualifications:

• 15–20 years of experience in Corporate Real Estate, Infrastructure, Facilities Management, Hospitality, Retail, REITs, Property Development, Real Estate Consulting, or related sectors

• Proven experience managing large-scale, multi-site, multi-location real estate portfolios and expansion programs

• Strong expertise in property acquisition, lease negotiations, commercial structuring, vendor management, and transaction governance

• Demonstrated experience leading branch, office, retail, or infrastructure rollout projects at scale

• Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, cost optimization initiatives, and commercial decision-making

• Experience building, transforming, or scaling real estate and facilities functions within large organizations

• Proven leadership experience managing geographically distributed teams and cross-functional stakeholders

• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, governance, compliance, and problem-solving capabilities

• MBA/PGDM preferred; Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Commerce, or related disciplines

Location: Mumbai

Head of Corporate Real Estate