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Technology Lead – Corporate Real Estate & IFM Platforms
Job Description Summary
The Technology Lead – Corporate Real Estate & IFM Platforms is a senior leadership role responsible for defining, governing, and advancing the technology ecosystem that enables Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) across a large corporate real estate portfolio.
This role serves as the strategic bridge between Corporate Real Estate, Facilities, IFM service providers, IT, Security, and Business Leadership, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable operational efficiency, service excellence, and improved employee and occupant experience.
The role combines deep hands-on knowledge of IFM technology platforms—with ServiceNow Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) as a core requirement—and strong capability in change management, operating model transformation, and stakeholder leadership.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Technology Strategy & Platform Leadership
- Define and own the corporate real estate and IFM technology vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap, aligned to enterprise and workplace objectives.
- Act as the technology authority for IFM, workplace, and real estate systems, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, interoperable, and standardized.
- Lead platform rationalization, integration, and modernization across IFM, IWMS, CMMS, CAFM, analytics, and reporting tools.
- Translate business and operational requirements into technology strategies, investment cases, and execution plans.
IFM, IWMS & ServiceNow WSD Ownership
- Own the performance, configuration, governance, and continuous improvement of core IFM technology platforms, with ServiceNow Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) serving as a primary system of record.
- Lead design and optimization of ServiceNow WSD workflows, service catalogs, SLAs, request fulfillment, vendor coordination, and experience-based reporting.
- Ensure ServiceNow WSD integrates effectively with IWMS/CMMS platforms, asset systems, analytics tools, and third-party vendors.
- Partner with Corporate IT to align ServiceNow WSD usage with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards.
- Drive consistent adoption of IFM tools across regions, teams, and service providers.
Change Management & Transformation
- Lead enterprise-scale change management for corporate real estate and IFM technology initiatives.
- Redesign processes, roles, and operating models enabled by technology transformation.
- Develop and execute user enablement, training, communication, and adoption strategies for facilities teams, business stakeholders, and IFM partners.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on how technology change impacts people, service delivery, and outcomes.
Program, Financial & Performance Management
- Provide program-level leadership for all corporate real estate technology initiatives, including scope, budget, risk, and outcomes.
- Build business cases, manage capital planning, and oversee technology operating budgets.
- Establish and maintain executive-level reporting, including KPIs, SLAs, QBRs, and roadmap progress.
- Drive data-led decision making through standardized analytics, metrics, and reporting frameworks.
Vendor & IFM Partner Management
- Provide strategic oversight of technology vendors, system integrators, and IFM service providers.
- Ensure contractual compliance, performance management, and value realization across all technology partnerships.
- Act as the primary technology interface between the organization, IFM partners, and platform vendors.
Security, Compliance & Risk
- Ensure IFM and real estate systems comply with information security, data privacy, and audit requirements (e.g., SOC, SOX where applicable).
- Serve as the primary point of contact for technology audits, compliance attestations, and remediation within corporate real estate.
- Partner with IT and Security to support network, cloud, endpoint, and application security initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of technology professionals supporting corporate real estate platforms.
- Establish a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, goal setting, and performance management aligned to platform and transformation objectives.
Required Experience & Qualifications
Education & Certifications
- A bachelor's degree is preferred; an advanced degree (such as MIS, MBA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Relevant certifications preferred (ITIL, PMI, Agile, Prosci, or similar).
Professional Experience
- 10+ years of experience leading enterprise technology solutions, with significant focus on corporate real estate, facilities management, or IFM environments.
- Hands-on experience with ServiceNow Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) is a key requirement, including implementations, enhancements, or large-scale deployments.
- Proven ownership of IFM/IWMS/CMMS platforms in complex, multi-site or global portfolios.
- Demonstrated success leading technology-driven change, including process redesign and user adoption.
- Strong financial acumen, including business case development and budget ownership.
- Experience managing vendors, integrators, and outsourced service providers.
Technical & Functional Expertise
- Deep functional understanding of ServiceNow Platform, specifically Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) (workflows, service catalogs, reporting, integrations).
- Experience with real estate and facilities platforms such as FAMIS360, Corrigo, Yardi, Oracle E1, or similar systems.
- Understanding of cloud-based enterprise architectures and system integration.
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Ability to architect and govern data-driven, enterprise-grade solutions.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder influence
- Change leadership and organizational transformation
- Strategic thinking balanced with hands-on execution
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- Strong judgment and ability to challenge misaligned or low-value requests
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $110,068.20 - $129,492.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
Job Title
Technology Lead – Corporate Real Estate & IFM Platforms
Job Description Summary
The Technology Lead – Corporate Real Estate & IFM Platforms is a senior leadership role responsible for defining, governing, and advancing the technology ecosystem that enables Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) across a large corporate real estate portfolio.
This role serves as the strategic bridge between Corporate Real Estate, Facilities, IFM service providers, IT, Security, and Business Leadership, ensuring technology investments deliver measurable operational efficiency, service excellence, and improved employee and occupant experience.
The role combines deep hands-on knowledge of IFM technology platforms—with ServiceNow Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) as a core requirement—and strong capability in change management, operating model transformation, and stakeholder leadership.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
Technology Strategy & Platform Leadership
- Define and own the corporate real estate and IFM technology vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap, aligned to enterprise and workplace objectives.
- Act as the technology authority for IFM, workplace, and real estate systems, ensuring platforms are scalable, secure, interoperable, and standardized.
- Lead platform rationalization, integration, and modernization across IFM, IWMS, CMMS, CAFM, analytics, and reporting tools.
- Translate business and operational requirements into technology strategies, investment cases, and execution plans.
IFM, IWMS & ServiceNow WSD Ownership
- Own the performance, configuration, governance, and continuous improvement of core IFM technology platforms, with ServiceNow Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) serving as a primary system of record.
- Lead design and optimization of ServiceNow WSD workflows, service catalogs, SLAs, request fulfillment, vendor coordination, and experience-based reporting.
- Ensure ServiceNow WSD integrates effectively with IWMS/CMMS platforms, asset systems, analytics tools, and third-party vendors.
- Partner with Corporate IT to align ServiceNow WSD usage with enterprise architecture, security, and governance standards.
- Drive consistent adoption of IFM tools across regions, teams, and service providers.
Change Management & Transformation
- Lead enterprise-scale change management for corporate real estate and IFM technology initiatives.
- Redesign processes, roles, and operating models enabled by technology transformation.
- Develop and execute user enablement, training, communication, and adoption strategies for facilities teams, business stakeholders, and IFM partners.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on how technology change impacts people, service delivery, and outcomes.
Program, Financial & Performance Management
- Provide program-level leadership for all corporate real estate technology initiatives, including scope, budget, risk, and outcomes.
- Build business cases, manage capital planning, and oversee technology operating budgets.
- Establish and maintain executive-level reporting, including KPIs, SLAs, QBRs, and roadmap progress.
- Drive data-led decision making through standardized analytics, metrics, and reporting frameworks.
Vendor & IFM Partner Management
- Provide strategic oversight of technology vendors, system integrators, and IFM service providers.
- Ensure contractual compliance, performance management, and value realization across all technology partnerships.
- Act as the primary technology interface between the organization, IFM partners, and platform vendors.
Security, Compliance & Risk
- Ensure IFM and real estate systems comply with information security, data privacy, and audit requirements (e.g., SOC, SOX where applicable).
- Serve as the primary point of contact for technology audits, compliance attestations, and remediation within corporate real estate.
- Partner with IT and Security to support network, cloud, endpoint, and application security initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of technology professionals supporting corporate real estate platforms.
- Establish a culture of accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Oversee hiring, onboarding, goal setting, and performance management aligned to platform and transformation objectives.
Required Experience & Qualifications
Education & Certifications
- A bachelor's degree is preferred; an advanced degree (such as MIS, MBA, or equivalent) is highly desirable.
- Relevant certifications preferred (ITIL, PMI, Agile, Prosci, or similar).
Professional Experience
- 10+ years of experience leading enterprise technology solutions, with significant focus on corporate real estate, facilities management, or IFM environments.
- Hands-on experience with ServiceNow Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) is a key requirement, including implementations, enhancements, or large-scale deployments.
- Proven ownership of IFM/IWMS/CMMS platforms in complex, multi-site or global portfolios.
- Demonstrated success leading technology-driven change, including process redesign and user adoption.
- Strong financial acumen, including business case development and budget ownership.
- Experience managing vendors, integrators, and outsourced service providers.
Technical & Functional Expertise
- Deep functional understanding of ServiceNow Platform, specifically Workplace Service Delivery (WSD) (workflows, service catalogs, reporting, integrations).
- Experience with real estate and facilities platforms such as FAMIS360, Corrigo, Yardi, Oracle E1, or similar systems.
- Understanding of cloud-based enterprise architectures and system integration.
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Ability to architect and govern data-driven, enterprise-grade solutions.
Key Skills & Competencies
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder influence
- Change leadership and organizational transformation
- Strategic thinking balanced with hands-on execution
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences
- Strong judgment and ability to challenge misaligned or low-value requests
OTHER DUTIES
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.
The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.
The compensation for the position is: $110,068.20 - $129,492.00
Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email Accommodations@cushwake.com. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.
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Lead with technical depth, not just management
Sponsoring employers must justify the specialty occupation standard. Emphasize hands-on architecture, system design, or engineering decisions in your resume, not just team size or budget ownership. This makes the H-1B petition stronger.
Align your degree to the technical side of the role
A degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field directly supports your petition. If your degree is in business or management, document the engineering work extensively to offset any ambiguity USCIS may flag.
Target employers with a cap-exempt or established sponsorship history
Large tech companies, consultancies, and enterprise software firms sponsor Technology Leads regularly. Companies with prior H-1B filings on record are far more likely to have an internal process and legal counsel ready to move quickly.
Get the job description right before petition filing
USCIS scrutinizes Technology Lead roles because the title spans both technical and managerial work. The job description filed with your petition should emphasize specialized technical duties and specific degree requirements, not generic leadership responsibilities.
Understand the LCA before your offer is finalized
Your employer files a Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor before your H-1B petition. The LCA locks in your worksite location and wage level, so confirm these details with HR early to avoid complications after signing.
O-1A is a serious alternative if H-1B lottery odds concern you
Technology Leads with patents, publications, conference presentations, or documented high compensation relative to peers may qualify for an O-1A visa. It bypasses the lottery entirely and can be filed at any time of year.
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Find Technology Lead JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does a Technology Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the role is structured. A Technology Lead focused on system architecture, software engineering, or technical product decisions generally qualifies because the work directly requires a specific bachelor's degree or higher. Roles where the duties lean heavily toward people management without specialized technical work are more likely to face USCIS scrutiny or a Request for Evidence.
Which visa types do employers typically use to sponsor Technology Leads?
H-1B is the most common path. Employers with intracompany transfer candidates may use the L-1A or L-1B. Australian citizens can use the E-3, which has no lottery. Canadians and Mexicans may qualify under TN status. For candidates with exceptional records, the O-1A is a lottery-free option that fits senior technical leaders well.
What degree do I need for an employer to sponsor me as a Technology Lead?
A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, electrical engineering, or a closely related technical field is the standard requirement. Some employers accept information systems or applied mathematics degrees if your experience is clearly technical. A business or management degree alone is rarely sufficient and may complicate the specialty occupation argument unless the role is heavily engineering-focused.
How can I find Technology Lead roles where employers are open to sponsoring?
Migrate Mate filters specifically for visa-sponsoring employers, so you can browse Technology Lead openings without wading through listings that won't consider international candidates. Employers who have sponsored H-1B or E-3 visas historically are far more likely to have the internal infrastructure to move through the process efficiently.
Can I switch employers on H-1B as a Technology Lead without starting over?
Yes. H-1B portability allows you to start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, as long as your prior H-1B was approved and you've maintained valid status. You don't need to wait for the new petition to be approved before you begin, which significantly reduces the risk of employment gaps during a transition.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Technology Lead jobs?
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.
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