Hybrid Real Estate Manager – EMEA

at Rockwell Automation

• Job title: Real Estate Manager – EMEA
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Paris, France

About the role

• Real Estate Manager supporting EMEA real estate portfolio through analytical insights and administrative coordination. Responsibilities include lease management, data analysis, and project execution across locations.

Responsibilities

• Maintain an up-to-date database of leased properties and action items, ensuring you address deadlines and renewals at least 9–12 months in advance.
• Manage lease extensions, termination options, and basic contractual obligations to support decision-making.
• Communicate promptly with internal customers regarding upcoming lease actions and required business inputs.
• Gather customer requirements on location, size, layout, and space functionality and translate these into clear inputs for lease requirements.
• Develop comparative analyses for lease options, including rental costs, operating expenses, and expected changes over the lease term.
• Use internal data and market information to assess occupancy trends, cost drivers, and use metrics.
• Prepare capital, one time expense budgets for leasing activities.
• Prepare business case summaries that highlight both financial and non-financial considerations, partnering with Finance on budget agreement.
• Support data accuracy by ensuring the real estate management system reflects current lease abstracts, financial analyses, and updates.
• Partner with third-party real estate agencies to identify suitable sites based on customer requirements and company parameters.
• Coordinate customer site visits and gather feedback to support selection decisions.
• Responsible with the preparation and routing of ePAR approval documents, including financial summaries and supporting analysis.
• Manage third parties performing fit outs or modifications associated with new or renewed leases, coordinating with local vendors, your team, IT, and Security for cost and scope inputs.
• Manage timelines to ensure projects are completed according to expectations.
• Prepare routine reports such as scorecards, lease-activity summaries, and responses to Finance inquiries.
• Support the budgeting process, by provide capital expense and lease rate estimates.

Requirements

• Degree in real estate, property management, business, analytics, construction, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in real estate, lease administration, facilities coordination, or related fields across the EMEA Region.
• Experience analyzing real estate or facilities data and preparing clear recommendations.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with AutoCAD or real estate databases is useful.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (10–15%).
• Multilingual capabilities beneficial (German, English, French, Spanish, and Italian).

Benefits

• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• On-demand digital course library for professional development.
• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• and other local benefits!