Job Description

Connecting clients to markets – and talent to opportunity

With 4,300 employees and over 400,000 retail and institutional clients from more than 80 offices spread across five continents, we’re a Fortune-100, Nasdaq-listed provider, connecting clients to the global markets – focusing on innovation, human connection, and providing world-class products and services to all types of investors.

At StoneX, we offer you the opportunity to be part of an institutional-grade financial services network that connects companies, organizations, and investors to the global markets ecosystem. As a team member, you'll benefit from our unique blend of digital platforms, comprehensive clearing and execution services, personalized high-touch support, and deep industry expertise. Elevate your career with us and make a significant impact in the world of global finance.

Corporate: Engage in a deep variety of business-critical activities that keep our company running efficiently. From strategic marketing and financial management to human resources and operational oversight, you’ll have the opportunity to optimize processes and implement game-changing policies.

The Senior Real Estate Manager plays a critical role in guiding global real estate activities to align with business objectives. The role manages all aspects of a significant portion of the global portfolio, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), expansion, fit-outs, refurbishments, restructuring, entity incorporation, lease negotiations and execution, ensuring legal compliance, and efficient renewals and exits. We anticipate this individual will be organized, ready to lead, and enjoys being in the details with the team.

Responsibilities

Real Estate

Leases

• Proactively participating in managing a large portion of the portfolio, valued at $82m annually across 116 global premises, with a focus on UK and EMEA locations.
• Own UK and EMEA rollouts, act as an SME and on demand resource for other Asia and South American rollouts
• Responsible for securing new premises: negotiating leases with landlords, agents, and legal counsel through execution
• Negotiating commercial terms on behalf of the business
• Maintaining and tracking leases, ensuring tenant obligations are met
• Liaising with stakeholders throughout the transaction lifecycle
• Identifying alignment opportunities and implementing global office standards
• Coordinating legal correspondence for lease events and alterations
• Managing relationships with external advisors, including tender processes and broker contracts
• Coordinating dilapidations, contractor requirements, and landlord negotiations at exit
• Identify when external counterparts are required to augment internal skillsets around facilities management and builds.
• Performing financial analysis and ensuring service provider deliverables
• Ensuring legal team engagement and final lease documentation
• Providing financial analysis for accounting on lease abstracts
• Ensuring finance understands lease structures (rent-free periods, abatements, contributions, expenses) for accurate accounting
• Monitoring and reporting global headcount, utilisation, and growth monthly
• Reviewing and approving rental invoices
• Leading annual global portfolio budget forecasting with stakeholders

Fit-out / Build-out Project Management:

• Delivering all new premises ($8–10 multi-million fit-outs annually)
• Driving tender processes for contractors and architects
• Owning projects end-to-end: design, scope, budget, delivery, moves, and decommissioning

Build contractor management:

• Ensuring scope accuracy and competitive BOQs
• Ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery and issue resolution
• Overseeing design consistency with global standards
• Approving all change requests across build, design, and IT

Project management oversight:

Managing external and internal (IT/EPMO) project managers

Driving adherence to timelines and programme delivery

Acting as subject matter expert across all project workstreams (Network, Telecoms, AV, Desktop, Architecture, Facilities)

Steering IT priorities and approving design or budget changes

Ensuring all business units deliver their scope and resolving/escalating issues

Ensuring effective move management (layouts, seating, furniture transitions)

Liaising with marketing to update office address information

Collaborating with accounting to ensure accurate financial treatment of leases and projects

Keeping stakeholders informed on progress, risks, costs, and timelines