Real Estate Manager, Fleet

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Job description

We're Cruise, a self-driving service designed for the cities we love.

We're building the world's most advanced, self-driving vehicles to safely connect people to the places, things, and experiences they care about. We believe self-driving vehicles will help save lives, reshape cities, give back time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for many.

Cruisers have the opportunity to grow and develop while learning from leaders at the forefront of their fields. With a culture of internal mobility, there's an opportunity to thrive in a variety of disciplines. This is a place for dreamers and doers to succeed.

If you are looking to play a part in making a positive impact in the world by advancing the revolutionary work of self-driving cars, join us.

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Real Estate Manager to join our Corporate Real Estate and Workplace (CREW) team and help us build the future of our autonomous vehicle fleet.

In this position, you will collaborate with our Commercial Operations and Construction teams to help lift operations off the ground in new markets - strategizing and negotiating leases for the successful roll-out of our fleet.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

* Deliver a complete solution, from ideation to implementation, for real estate related to fleet and vehicle service operations.
* Liaise with Cruise's internal Commercial Operations team to translate complex business requirements into real estate solutions.
* Work with local brokerage firms and partners to conduct market research, local jurisdiction due diligence and site selection in multiple cities simultaneously.
* Negotiate leases from beginning to end including strategy development, financial analysis, business term negotiation and legal documentation.
* Serve as a member of the real estate team in streamlining processes and ensuring facilities become operational within deadlines.
* Develop and manage critical lease dates and benchmarks including lease expirations, options and rental statistics.
* Ensure leases are recorded internally for on-time and accurate rent payment.
* Prepare and present transaction summaries to the Senior Leadership Team regarding progress, financial implications and site readiness.
* Coordinate with the Construction and Facilities teams to ensure seamless hand-offs from acquisition through operation of sites.

You should apply for this role if you have the following qualifications:

* 5+ years experience of increasing responsibility in industrial or fleet real estate and a valid real estate license.
* Robust knowledge of industrial asset types including land, warehouse, manufacturing and parking garages.
* Results-driven with excellent project management
* Strong analytical skills with ability to provide clear recommendations and solutions
* A combination of expertise and creativity to address complex issues in a new industry.
* Ability to negotiate and creatively problem solve for mutually successful outcomes with business leaders.
* Excellent written and verbal skills and experience creating business cases for funding approvals.
* Experience in a variety of delivery methods (i.e. build to suits, TIs)
* Must be able to communicate concepts, procedures, and systems needed clearly to all levels of the organization.
* Ability to be agile, flexible, and adaptable to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and matrixed team environment.
* Bachelor's degree or higher education in a real-estate focused discipline or equivalent years of experience.
* Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.

Why Cruise?

* Our benefits are here to support the whole you:
* Competitive salary and benefits
* 401(k) Cruise matching program
* Medical / dental / vision, AD+D and Life
* One Medical membership
* Flexible vacation and company paid holidays
* Healthy meals and snacks provided for non-remote employees
* Paid parental leave
* Fertility Benefits
* Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, subsidized by Cruise
* Flexible Spending Account
* Monthly wellness stipend
* Pre-tax Commuter Benefit Plan for non-remote employees

* We're Integrated
* Through our partnerships with General Motors and Honda, we are the only self-driving company with fully integrated manufacturing at scale.

* We're Funded
* GM, Honda, Microsoft, SoftBank, & T. Rowe Price, have invested billions in Cruise. Their backing for our technology demonstrates their confidence in our progress, team, and vision and makes us one of the leading autonomous vehicle organizations in the industry. Our deep resources greatly accelerate our operating speed.

* We're Independent
* We have our own governance, board of directors, equity, and investors. Our independence allows us to not just work on the edge of technology, but also define it.

* We're Vested
* You won't just own your work here, you'll have the potential to own equity in Cruise, too. We are competing in a market that is projected to grow exponentially, which gives our company valuation room to grow.

Cruise LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do the best work of their lives.

We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities. Cruise will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable laws.

Cruise is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process please let our recruiting team know or email .

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. To help us track the effectiveness and inclusivity of our recruiting efforts, please consider answering the following demographic questions. Answering these questions is entirely voluntary. Your answers to these questions will not be shared with the hiring decision makers and will not impact the hiring decision in any way. Instead, Cruise will use this information not only to comply with any government reporting obligations but also to track our progress toward meeting our diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging objectives.

Vaccine Mandate.

At Cruise, we're tasked with leading in the communities we serve - and doing our part to help keep our communities and our teams safe. Our #StaySafe culture transcends and informs all we do, and because of this, as of October 31, 2021 Cruise will be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all US-based Cruisers who need or want to access any of our US Cruise facilities and engage in any business travel - including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event.

If you are unable to get a vaccine due to a medical condition, disability, or a strongly-held religious belief, Cruise will consider requests for an accommodation.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Cruise does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Cruise does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.