Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. JLL is a leading global provider of real estate and investment management services. They are seeking a Senior Program Manager to lead complex, multi-workstream programs across their real estate portfolio, ensuring successful delivery and governance while managing cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end programs delivery across multiple interdependent workstreams — from scoping and planning through to completion and benefits realization
- Maintain program governance: risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and reporting to senior stakeholders and executive sponsors
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional teams including asset management, transactions, development, finance, and legal
- Define programme structure, milestones, and success metrics; hold teams accountable to them
- Manage relationships with external partners — developers, contractors, agents, and advisors — ensuring delivery against agreed outcomes
- Identify and resolve blockers early; escalate with a recommendation, not just a problem
- Produce clear, decision-ready program updates for leadership — not status reports for the sake of them
- Drive continuous improvement in how program are structured and run
Skills
- 8+ years in program or project management, with a significant portion in real estate, property, or built environment
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, multi-site or multi-workstream programs ($13M+ or equivalent in scope)
- Experience working across the full asset lifecycle — development, acquisition, asset management, or disposal
- Background managing external stakeholders and senior internal executives simultaneously
- Strong command of program governance frameworks (MSP, PMI, or equivalent in practice)
- Commercially literate — able to read a business case, challenge assumptions, and understand value drivers
- Clear communicator who can translate complex program status into decisions, not updates
- Confident running Steering Committees and presenting to C-suite or Board level
- Comfortable with ambiguity — able to build structure where it doesn't exist
- Holds ground on timelines and scope without damaging relationships
- Treats risk management as a discipline, not a tick-box exercise
- Degree in Real Estate, Property, Business, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- PMP, Prince2 Practitioner, or MSP certification preferred
Benefits
- 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
- Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
- Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
- Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay
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