Interim Senior Director, Strategic Real Estate Initiatives

The Company is seeking a Senior Director to advise senior leadership and manage strategic real estate initiatives across its domestic and international portfolio. The role focuses on aligning priorities across real estate, capital projects, facilities, and sustainability teams, while representing senior leadership in collaboration with administrative and academic stakeholders. Responsibilities include coordinating complex initiatives, supporting planning and decision-making, and ensuring effective collaboration across multiple teams. The Senior Director will also travel as needed to advance these initiatives. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and at least 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing real estate or development projects, strategic planning, or related work. A master’s degree in business administration, construction management, real estate, or a related field is preferred, as is substantial industry experience in real estate or construction management. Required qualifications include experience managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects, budgets, personnel costs, and project metrics. Strong communication, analytical, interpersonal, and presentation skills are essential, along with discretion, adaptability, and the ability to influence stakeholders; familiarity with higher education and real estate is preferred.