Reporting into the General Manager of the New York market and working closely with our global Real Estate team, the Director of Real Estate, will be responsible for overseeing our flexible office portfolio across New York, our largest market. They will manage Knotel’s footprint towards profitable growth by working with the world’s leading owners and brokers on deal structuring and portfolio optimization in a post-COVID age. 

This is a key leadership role in the New York market. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of a market accelerating towards flexibility and have a hand in reshaping it around customer needs as never before. As such, we are looking for someone who is progressive and opportunistic and is experienced in management agreements and executing transactions that advance the industry towards serviced partnerships and away from long leases.

What You’ll Do

• Manage Knotel’s 2mm+ sq ft office portfolio in New York and drive profitable growth through portfolio optimization strategies to rebalance asset and liabilities, with a particular focus on owner partnerships
• Source, structure and execute offices leases, management agreements and customer-led deals
• Leverage existing senior relationships -- and build new ones -- with owners, brokers, and investors to identify and execute on opportunities emerging out of COVID
• Lead the team responsible for setting the pace, priorities, and performance standards for the New York portfolio
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Tech, Sales, and other cross-functional teams to drive efficiency and accountability in deal activity
• Contribute to global underwriting standards and share best practices with real estate team members around the globe  
• Provide coaching and development to other members of the real estate team 
• Create and prepare regular reports to review performance with General Manager and the greater Management Team

Who You Are

You are a real estate deal person at heart. You’re excited by the industry’s movement toward flexibility and keen to leave your fingerprints on it. You’re comfortable in front of a room and inside an investment model, and are biased to lead teams from the front. You have an eye toward scale and are excited about the opportunity to work at an incredibly fast paced company. You also have the following:

• 9+ years of experience in real estate deal transactions, with significant experience in office transactions
• Extensive understanding of the players and intricacies of the real estate market in New York CIty
• Breadth of knowledge in end-to-end deal negotiation
• Experience in revenue-sharing deals and joint ventures
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams to high performance and manage complex negotiations
• Quick, lateral thinking that allows you to operate in an agile high growth environment

About Knotel

Knotel is the world’s leading flexible workspace platform that matches, tailors and manages space for customers. Knotel caters to established and growing companies, giving them the freedom to focus on their business, culture, and people. With over 5 million square feet across 200 locations in four continents, Knotel is transforming commercial real estate and moving companies forward. 

Knotel was founded in 2016 to give businesses the flexibility and speed to scale on their own terms. All Knotel spaces are tailored to the needs of each individual company by an in-house team of architects, interior designers, and workplace strategists. For more information, please visit www.knotel.com.

Our Core Values

• Fly your Flag - Don’t check your identity at the door. Bring it inside - we are better for it.
• Don’t Look Away - Care for the details no one told you about. Make every space a home and give the gift of belonging.
• Outcomes, Not Processes - Time is precious. Save it. Start with the goal and back out the journey
• Get Uncomfortable - Innovation starts at the edge of the unknown. Embrace the adventure and sign up for the hairy challenges.
• “Where is it Engraved…” - Question orthodoxy.
• Share in the Victory Dance - No one summits alone. Leverage the best in others and offer the most in yourself.

Diversity & Inclusion at Knotel

At Knotel, we know that a diverse workforce fosters our individual and collective success. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where people of any race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law can do their best work and fly their flag. This is all fueled by our employees, who drive the efforts and initiatives further outlined here.