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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
About This Role
Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate - Americas is responsible for leading Carrier's corporate real estate strategy, portfolio management, transaction delivery, and workplace transformation initiatives across the Americas.
Reporting directly to the US-based Global Head of Real Estate, this role serves as the regional real estate subject matter expert and strategic advisor to business leadership. The position ensures that Carrier's office, manufacturing, warehouse, R&D, laboratory, and other operational real estate requirements are aligned with global standards, regional business priorities, and long-term growth plans.
The role oversees the full real estate lifecycle, including portfolio strategy, site selection, acquisitions, lease negotiations, renewals, expansions, consolidations, relocations, dispositions, workplace transformation, and strategic real estate planning.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Real Estate Strategy and Portfolio Management
- Develop and execute the Americas real estate strategy in alignment with global real estate direction and regional business objectives.
- Manage the regional real estate portfolio across offices, manufacturing facilities, R&D centers, laboratories, warehouses, and other operational locations.
- Develop long-range portfolio plans and identify opportunities for footprint optimization, site consolidation, space utilization improvement, workplace modernization, and cost efficiency.
- Advise senior leadership on location strategy, occupancy requirements, market conditions, investment alternatives, portfolio risks, and real estate decisions.
- Establish and implement regional governance processes, operating standards, approval protocols, and portfolio reporting requirements.
Transaction Management
- Lead complex real estate transactions across the Americas, including property and land acquisitions, new leases, renewals, expansions, relocations, consolidations, closures, asset dispositions, and sale-and-leaseback transactions.
- Direct commercial negotiations with landlords, developers, government authorities, and other relevant external parties.
- Oversee transaction strategy, market assessment, financial analysis, due diligence, business case preparation, executive approval, and implementation.
- Ensure transactions comply with financial requirements, legal standards, delegated authority, corporate policies, and local regulations.
Major Projects and Workplace Transformation
- Lead strategic office relocations, portfolio consolidation programs, workplace transformation initiatives, and other real estate led projects.
- Support manufacturing footprint optimization, factory expansions, greenfield developments, site relocations, and major operational investments.
- Define real estate requirements and coordinate with business units, project teams, Finance, Legal, EH&S, Procurement, IT, and other stakeholders.
- Provide real estate leadership throughout project planning, approval, execution, and post-implementation review.
Financial Management and Value Creation
- Develop annual and multi-year portfolio optimization plans, budgets, forecasts, and value-creation targets.
- Deliver measurable savings and cost avoidance through lease negotiations, portfolio rationalization, occupancy optimization, transaction structuring, and improved commercial terms.
- Prepare financial models, scenario analyses, investment recommendations, and executive-level business cases.
- Monitor regional real estate costs, transaction pipelines, project commitments, risks, and realized financial benefits.
- Provide accurate and timely portfolio information to the Global Head of Real Estate and relevant leadership teams.
Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Ensure compliance with global real estate policies, approval requirements, internal controls, and regional regulations.
- Lead or coordinate real estate due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures, leases, dispositions, and other significant transactions.
- Identify and evaluate commercial, legal, operational, regulatory, environmental, and market risks associated with the portfolio.
- Develop risk mitigation plans and escalate material issues to global and regional leadership.
- Maintain appropriate transaction documentation, approval records, and portfolio data.
External Partner Management
- Manage the regional relationship with Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) as Carrier's real estate service provider.
- Oversee C&W delivery across transaction management, brokerage, lease administration, market analysis, project coordination, and other contracted services.
- Establish clear service expectations, governance routines, performance measures, and improvement plans.
- Ensure consistent service quality, commercial discipline, data accuracy, and timely delivery across the Americas markets.
Executive Stakeholder and Global Collaboration
- Partner with senior leaders across Operations, Finance, Legal, HR, EH&S, Procurement, IT, Supply Chain, and business units.
- Translate business strategies and operational requirements into practical real estate solutions.
- Prepare executive-level business cases, Steering Committee materials, portfolio reviews, investment approvals, and strategic recommendations.
- Present real estate alternatives, financial implications, risks, and recommendations to regional and global leadership.
- Maintain close alignment with the US-based Global Head of Real Estate and support the implementation of global programs across the Americas.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 10+ years of progressive corporate commercial real estate experience within multinational manufacturing or industrial organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Strong commercial negotiation, risk management, governance, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively in a global matrix organization.
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
- Strong understanding of office, manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, laboratory, and R&D real estate requirements.
- Proven capability in financial modeling, scenario analysis, business case development, budgeting, and executive approvals.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex real estate portfolios across multiple countries.
- Extensive experience leading major acquisitions, lease negotiations, renewals, consolidations, relocations, and dispositions.
- Direct experience managing corporate real estate portfolios in the Americas.
- Experience supporting manufacturing footprint strategy, industrial real estate, land acquisition, factory development, and site disposition.
- Experience with sale-and-leaseback transactions, large-scale portfolio restructuring, and complex government or developer negotiations.
- Strong understanding of workplace strategy, hybrid workplace requirements, portfolio analytics, and real estate data management.
- Professional qualification such as MRICS, CCIM, MCR, or an equivalent credential is preferred.
Key Success Measures
- Delivery of the Americas portfolio strategy in alignment with global direction.
- Portfolio optimization, occupancy efficiency, and utilization improvement.
- Real estate savings and cost avoidance delivery.
- Successful execution of strategic and complex transactions.
- Quality, timeliness, and accuracy of financial analyses and business cases.
- C&W service performance, governance effectiveness, and data quality.
- Compliance with corporate policies, delegated authority, and local regulations.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment with business requirements.
- Timely escalation and mitigation of portfolio, transaction, and project risks.
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.
Other Compensation
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
- Retirement Benefits
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at Carrier.Recruiting@carrier.com. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 19 October 2026.
Job Applicant's Privacy Notice
Please click on the link to review the Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Use of AI
Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
About Carrier
Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating innovations that bring comfort, safety and sustainability to life. Through cutting-edge advancements in climate solutions such as temperature control, air quality and transportation, we improve lives, empower critical industries and ensure safe transport of food, lifesaving medicines and more. Since inventing modern air conditioning in 1902, we lead with purpose: enhancing the lives we live and the world we share. We continue to lead because of our world-class, inclusive workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow on Carrier social media at @Carrier.
About This Role
Senior Manager, Corporate Real Estate - Americas is responsible for leading Carrier's corporate real estate strategy, portfolio management, transaction delivery, and workplace transformation initiatives across the Americas.
Reporting directly to the US-based Global Head of Real Estate, this role serves as the regional real estate subject matter expert and strategic advisor to business leadership. The position ensures that Carrier's office, manufacturing, warehouse, R&D, laboratory, and other operational real estate requirements are aligned with global standards, regional business priorities, and long-term growth plans.
The role oversees the full real estate lifecycle, including portfolio strategy, site selection, acquisitions, lease negotiations, renewals, expansions, consolidations, relocations, dispositions, workplace transformation, and strategic real estate planning.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Real Estate Strategy and Portfolio Management
- Develop and execute the Americas real estate strategy in alignment with global real estate direction and regional business objectives.
- Manage the regional real estate portfolio across offices, manufacturing facilities, R&D centers, laboratories, warehouses, and other operational locations.
- Develop long-range portfolio plans and identify opportunities for footprint optimization, site consolidation, space utilization improvement, workplace modernization, and cost efficiency.
- Advise senior leadership on location strategy, occupancy requirements, market conditions, investment alternatives, portfolio risks, and real estate decisions.
- Establish and implement regional governance processes, operating standards, approval protocols, and portfolio reporting requirements.
Transaction Management
- Lead complex real estate transactions across the Americas, including property and land acquisitions, new leases, renewals, expansions, relocations, consolidations, closures, asset dispositions, and sale-and-leaseback transactions.
- Direct commercial negotiations with landlords, developers, government authorities, and other relevant external parties.
- Oversee transaction strategy, market assessment, financial analysis, due diligence, business case preparation, executive approval, and implementation.
- Ensure transactions comply with financial requirements, legal standards, delegated authority, corporate policies, and local regulations.
Major Projects and Workplace Transformation
- Lead strategic office relocations, portfolio consolidation programs, workplace transformation initiatives, and other real estate led projects.
- Support manufacturing footprint optimization, factory expansions, greenfield developments, site relocations, and major operational investments.
- Define real estate requirements and coordinate with business units, project teams, Finance, Legal, EH&S, Procurement, IT, and other stakeholders.
- Provide real estate leadership throughout project planning, approval, execution, and post-implementation review.
Financial Management and Value Creation
- Develop annual and multi-year portfolio optimization plans, budgets, forecasts, and value-creation targets.
- Deliver measurable savings and cost avoidance through lease negotiations, portfolio rationalization, occupancy optimization, transaction structuring, and improved commercial terms.
- Prepare financial models, scenario analyses, investment recommendations, and executive-level business cases.
- Monitor regional real estate costs, transaction pipelines, project commitments, risks, and realized financial benefits.
- Provide accurate and timely portfolio information to the Global Head of Real Estate and relevant leadership teams.
Governance, Risk and Compliance
- Ensure compliance with global real estate policies, approval requirements, internal controls, and regional regulations.
- Lead or coordinate real estate due diligence for acquisitions, divestitures, leases, dispositions, and other significant transactions.
- Identify and evaluate commercial, legal, operational, regulatory, environmental, and market risks associated with the portfolio.
- Develop risk mitigation plans and escalate material issues to global and regional leadership.
- Maintain appropriate transaction documentation, approval records, and portfolio data.
External Partner Management
- Manage the regional relationship with Cushman & Wakefield (C&W) as Carrier's real estate service provider.
- Oversee C&W delivery across transaction management, brokerage, lease administration, market analysis, project coordination, and other contracted services.
- Establish clear service expectations, governance routines, performance measures, and improvement plans.
- Ensure consistent service quality, commercial discipline, data accuracy, and timely delivery across the Americas markets.
Executive Stakeholder and Global Collaboration
- Partner with senior leaders across Operations, Finance, Legal, HR, EH&S, Procurement, IT, Supply Chain, and business units.
- Translate business strategies and operational requirements into practical real estate solutions.
- Prepare executive-level business cases, Steering Committee materials, portfolio reviews, investment approvals, and strategic recommendations.
- Present real estate alternatives, financial implications, risks, and recommendations to regional and global leadership.
- Maintain close alignment with the US-based Global Head of Real Estate and support the implementation of global programs across the Americas.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree
- 10+ years of progressive corporate commercial real estate experience within multinational manufacturing or industrial organizations.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Strong commercial negotiation, risk management, governance, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively in a global matrix organization.
- Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
- Strong understanding of office, manufacturing, industrial, warehouse, laboratory, and R&D real estate requirements.
- Proven capability in financial modeling, scenario analysis, business case development, budgeting, and executive approvals.
- Demonstrated experience managing complex real estate portfolios across multiple countries.
- Extensive experience leading major acquisitions, lease negotiations, renewals, consolidations, relocations, and dispositions.
- Direct experience managing corporate real estate portfolios in the Americas.
- Experience supporting manufacturing footprint strategy, industrial real estate, land acquisition, factory development, and site disposition.
- Experience with sale-and-leaseback transactions, large-scale portfolio restructuring, and complex government or developer negotiations.
- Strong understanding of workplace strategy, hybrid workplace requirements, portfolio analytics, and real estate data management.
- Professional qualification such as MRICS, CCIM, MCR, or an equivalent credential is preferred.
Key Success Measures
- Delivery of the Americas portfolio strategy in alignment with global direction.
- Portfolio optimization, occupancy efficiency, and utilization improvement.
- Real estate savings and cost avoidance delivery.
- Successful execution of strategic and complex transactions.
- Quality, timeliness, and accuracy of financial analyses and business cases.
- C&W service performance, governance effectiveness, and data quality.
- Compliance with corporate policies, delegated authority, and local regulations.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and alignment with business requirements.
- Timely escalation and mitigation of portfolio, transaction, and project risks.
Pay Range
The annual salary for this position is between $117,500.00 - $234,500.00 annually. Factors which may affect pay within this range include, but are not limited to, skills, education, experience, and other unique qualifications of the successful candidate. The pay range will not be below the minimum wage applicable to the jurisdiction in which the applicant is to be employed.
Other Compensation
This position is entitled to short-term cash incentives, subject to plan requirements.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for benefits, including:
- Health Care Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision; Wellness incentives
- Retirement Benefits
- Time off and Leave: Paid vacation days, up to 15 days; paid sick days, up to 5 days; paid personal leave, up to 5 days; paid holidays, up to 13 days; birth and adoption leave; parental leave; family and medical leave; bereavement leave; jury duty leave; military leave; purchased vacation
- Disability: Short-term and long-term disability
- Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment
- Tax-Advantaged Accounts: Health Savings Account; Health Care Spending Account; Dependent Care Spending Account
- Tuition Assistance
To learn more about our benefits offering, please click here Work with us | Carrier Corporate. The specific benefits available to any employee may vary depending on state and local laws and eligibility factors, such as date of hire and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Carrier EEO Statement and Accommodations Process
Carrier is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. Carrier provides affirmative action in employment for qualified individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with section 503 of Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, participate in an interview, or otherwise engage in the hiring process, please contact us at Carrier.Recruiting@carrier.com. We will make every effort to meet your needs in accordance with applicable laws.
Application Deadline
Applications will be accepted for at least 3 days from Job Posting Date: 19 October 2026.
Job Applicant's Privacy Notice
Please click on the link to review the Job Applicant Privacy Notice.
Use of AI
Technology-enabled tools may support parts of the recruitment process, with oversight by people.
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Search Real Estate Jobs in FloridaReal Estate Jobs in Florida: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies sponsor visas for real estate roles in Florida?
Global commercial real estate firms with established Florida offices are the most consistent sponsors. CBRE, JLL, Cushman and Wakefield, and Colliers have all filed H-1B visa petitions for real estate roles including analysts, asset managers, and market researchers. Larger property developers and REITs operating in South Florida and the Tampa Bay area also sponsor, particularly for roles requiring specialized financial modeling or valuation expertise.
Which visa types are most common for real estate roles in Florida?
The H-1B is the most common visa for real estate roles requiring a bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as finance, urban planning, or economics. Roles like real estate financial analyst, valuation consultant, and market research analyst typically qualify as specialty occupations. The O-1A is an option for individuals with extraordinary achievement, though it requires substantial documented recognition in the field.
Which cities in Florida have the most real estate visa sponsorship jobs?
Miami generates the highest concentration of real estate sponsorship opportunities, driven by international investment activity, luxury residential development, and Latin American capital flows that create demand for multilingual professionals. Orlando follows with strong commercial and hospitality real estate activity. Tampa and Fort Lauderdale have growing commercial markets, and Palm Beach attracts wealth management-adjacent real estate roles.
How to find real estate visa sponsorship jobs in Florida?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for international job seekers and filters real estate roles in Florida by visa sponsorship history, so you are not sifting through listings from employers who do not sponsor. Search for titles like real estate analyst, asset manager, or acquisitions associate and filter to Florida. Focusing on firms with established H-1B filing histories in cities like Miami and Orlando improves your chances significantly.
Are there any Florida-specific considerations for real estate visa sponsorship?
Florida's real estate market has a high proportion of international transactions, which creates genuine demand for professionals with cross-border expertise, language skills, and familiarity with foreign capital structures. However, many real estate roles in Florida are brokerage or commission-based positions, which generally do not qualify for H-1B sponsorship. Target corporate, institutional, or analytical roles within large firms rather than traditional brokerage positions.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored real estate jobs in Florida?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.