Hiring: Director, Global Owned Real Estate Asset Management Company: Cisco Location: San Jose, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 13:13:58 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Stakeholder Management About the job Experience: •15+ years of experience in real estate development and disposition, portfolio strategy, land use, entitlements, acquisitions, asset strategy, corporate real estate, or related owner-side real estate leadership. •40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint. Required Skills: •Lead the owned and large campus-portfolio optimization and global real estate asset management function across Cisco’s global real estate portfolio. •Lead and develop a small team focused on portfolio strategy, asset optimization, development and disposition planning, due diligence, entitlements, financial and risk analysis, and consultant coordination. •Analyze the existing owned real estate portfolio to identify highest-and-best-use opportunities, constraints, risks, and long-term strategic options. •Partner with WPR’s Global Business Partners to understand long-range business needs, growth plans, operating requirements, and location priorities. •Evaluate whether new business demand should be met through existing owned assets, leased alternatives, new real estate acquisitions, redevelopment, repositioning, or disposition, while balancing and maintaining the best asset values for Cisco. •Coordinate with Finance, Accounting and Tax to evaluate depreciation, book value, capital investment, operating cost, impairment, and financial, accounting and tax implications of hold, sell, reinvest, reposition, lease, or acquire scenarios. •Assess talent, workforce, location strategy, operational adjacency, infrastructure, market, regulatory, and business-continuity considerations. •Prepare hold / sell / reinvest / reposition / redevelop / lease / acquire recommendations for portfolio governance approval by Senior Leadership. Qualifications: •Deep experience evaluating owned real estate assets, highest and best use, development, feasibility, entitlement pathways, regulatory approvals, redevelopment potential, and disposition options. •In-depth knowledge of owned-versus-leased alternatives, capital investment tradeoffs, asset repositioning, portfolio optimization, and governance approvals. •Demonstrated capacity to prepare and defend executive-level recommendations for investment steering committees, portfolio governance bodies, and capital approval forums. •Advanced degree or professional background in real estate, urban planning, architecture, engineering, business, finance, construction, or a related field. •Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, financial, and stakeholder management skills. •Exceptional presentation and executive communication skills, with the ability to clearly convey complex ideas to senior leadership. Compensation: •$243,300 - $312,000 / year •And/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!