Real Estate Business Partner, AWS, GREF Global Business Partnering (GBP)

Global Business Partnering Program Manager

The Global Real Estate and Facilities team provides real estate transaction expertise, business partnering, occupancy planning, capital investment management, workplace strategy, and facility operations for Amazon's corporate office portfolio globally. This role is on the Global Business Partnering team, whose overarching purpose is to create a bridge between each business unit and GREF to align real estate strategies in support of business objectives. As a Program Manager on GREF's Business Partnering team, you will serve as a business partner for the Amazon Web Services business unit, working with the org's and GREF's senior leaders. This role acts as the key liaison between these business units and GREF, focusing on three critical areas: identifying and reducing defects pertaining to AWS corporate real estate to improve scalability; developing standardized real estate and workplace mechanisms that provide data-driven insights to guide executive decision-making, leveraging performance metrics and industry trends; and elevating the influence of GREF's suite of products and programs within AWS to provide greater customer experience and efficiencies.

The optimal candidate is an experienced business partner who excels in an entrepreneurial culture, building trust quickly. They have a strong mastery of the range of challenges and scope within corporate real estate and workplace experience. They have vision, strong leadership and communication skills, and are comfortable with C-Suite executives. This person must be able to dive deep and deliver on behalf of the customer while dealing with ambiguity.

Key job responsibilities:

• Drive strategic partnerships across enterprise teams (e.g., Finance, PXT, Public Relations, Legal, Security, etc.) and align GREF, Corporate FP&A, and Public Policy teams to support executive decision-making and trade-off analysis.
• Develop and implement business planning systems, including reporting mechanisms and data analytics, to track performance metrics and meet service level agreements (SLAs).
• Lead delivery of S-team executive-level real estate presentations, recommendations, and business cases, ensuring alignment across GREF teams and stakeholders while maintaining Amazon's fiduciary responsibilities, including cost savings mandates and GREF standards/protocols.
• Establish and manage operational rhythms, including integration into business planning processes and regular business reviews (WBR/MBR/QBR).
• Provide strategic leadership to drive the successful development and implementation of real estate initiatives through industry insights, best practices, and market analysis while overseeing issue escalation processes.