Nokia

United States and 1 more (Hybrid)

The team you'll be part of

The Network Infrastructure (NI) global Real Estate (RE) Organization. A small skilled and experienced team inside the NI COO organization that manages the global NI Real Estate Portfolio and Strategy, and partners with the Business Divisions and their local teams to deliver results and the best possible real estate experience. The global team is tasked with driving NI global footprint strategy, real estate cost efficiency, office optimization and New Way of Working implementation. The job requires daily cooperation with BG stakeholders in the BL’s, Business stakeholders, local teams as well as key engagements with the other BG’s real estate organizations. The successful applicant is a leader with deep financial knowledge coupled with operational expertise in Real Estate. Working closely with other senior and market Real Estate stakeholders, finance teams and third-party suppliers this role will have a combination of financial and operational focus. Financially, this manager will support the market forecasts and manages within given budgets through detailed reporting and analysis and evaluates business cases to ensure the financial assumptions are accurate and achievable. While operationally, develops the appropriate processes to ensure that the real estate market performance is optimized.

Responsibilities

• Interprets critical internal or external business issues and develops innovative solutions that help to sustain competitive advantage.
• Defines processes and standards.
• Uses knowledge on how the job contributes to the corporate goals as well as knowledge of industry and competitive landscape to increase own effectiveness.
• Influences strategic decisions within professional area that affect the performance of the subfunction.
• Independently develops concepts to set the professional direction of the own organizational unit.
• Acts as a senior subject-matter expert, typically at a global or regional level, in many organizational units the most senior internal expert who serves as best practice / quality resource and is an acknowledged authority both within and outside the own organizational unit.
• Often leads functional teams and handles day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work.

In the Real Estate Bus Ops team within Network Infrastructure, you will:

Reporting to the Head of NI Real Estate, the successful applicant is a leader with deep financial knowledge coupled with operational expertise in Real Estate. Working closely with other senior and market Real Estate stakeholders, finance teams, other BG Real Estate teams and third-party suppliers this role will have a combination of financial and operational focus. Financially, this manager will support the market forecasts and manages within given budgets through detailed reporting and analysis and evaluates business cases to ensure the financial assumptions are accurate and achievable. While operationally, develops the appropriate processes to ensure that the real estate market performance is optimized.

• Provide Data Management co-ordination, support NI Real Estate Market(s), as well as Portfolio and Transaction team, with special report requests and analysis
• Data Management: establish systems and processes to collect, organize, and analyze real estate data.
• Create, monitor and track PO’s, goods received and accruals to ensure timely receipt and payment
• Assist area managers with periodic reporting of LE and actuals to ensure financial goals are reached, facilitate FM Budget control and reconciliation
• Support Nokia level savings reporting and RE One Tracker Reporting, drive and identify additional opportunities
• Support the review of REBCs prior to submission, track and drive market strategic action points
• Other activities and reports as required by various market structures Leads the RE saving and growth executions monitoring and reporting programs in the Tracker tool, support the market head with monthly market review and LT updates.
• Leads / supports the discussions, analysis of market portfolio and transformation to agreed KPI’s and benchmarks.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the performance of real estate operations. Monitor and analyze performance data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and opportunities for growth
• Support and manage market action tracker tool.
• Demonstrates leadership and people management skills offering mentoring, guidance and direction.
• Support that the global Network Infrastructure strategy is translated into market/region objectives and implementation plans
• Support the tracking of market Real Estate budgets; support accurate planning of costs
• Responsible for NI Real Estate related regional data, including accuracy and reporting of same
• Provide regional performance information, reports, and analysis to NI Real Estate Leadership Team and Nokia business leaders in market, contributing to global executive reviews
• Support the team to carry out projects for site consolidation, refurbishment, sum optimization, functional changes, renewal and investment, and infrastructure maintenance by giving practical advice as well as ensure alignment and consistency
• Ensure compliance to local laws and adherence to global standards

REQUIRED SKILLS

As an ideal candidate, you have:

• Possesses both a strategic and execution mindset, critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Result driven individual with experience in managing complexity across a diverse set of environments.
• Strong ability to communicate across multiple levels within the organization, including the executive level
• Demonstrated leadership and people management skills, offering mentoring, guidance, and direction
• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Results driven individual with experience managing complexity across a diverse set of environments
• Continuously meets strict deadlines and produces high quality deliverables.
• Business acumen of corporate real estate, correlation across RE, security, and IT functions, experience in collaborating with 3rd party providers.
• Strong ability to communicate across multiple levels within the Real Estate organization.
• Ability to communicate ideas effectively through negotiations and presentation skills.
• Highly proficient in SAP, Plannon, Microsoft Office 365, PowerPoint, Excel, Power BI and other relevant technologies
• University degree in Finance or Business Administration. An MBA degree would be desirable.
• Minimum of 10 years managerial work experience, in Real Estate is advantageous with last 5 years in the related field

What you will learn and contribute to:

• Support site transformations for NI units in alignment with RE:
• Development of RE strategy with different stakeholders
• Support Site and project office transformation projects
• Develop and support change initiatives for site and lab optimization
• Drive transparent and fair RE costs
• Monitor Opex and Capex in line with Annual Plan targets
• Define NI Real Estate MoO and decision processes

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

• Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
• Health and dental benefits
• Short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Tuition Assistance Plan
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

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Job Info

• Job Category Corporate Services
• Posting Date 04/17/2024, 12:12 PM
• Locations 3201 Olympus Boulevard, Dallas, Texas, 75019, US (Hybrid)
• Apply Before 07/17/2024, 12:12 PM
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree
• Job Schedule Full time
• Role Type People Manager
• US/Canada Salary Range $126,365 - $234,679 per annum * Plus, potential incentive/variable compensation for eligible roles.
• Disclaimer Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.
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