Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Otis Elevator Co. is a global elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company. The Global Real Estate Operations Analyst supports lease administration, financial analysis, transaction analysis, systems optimization, governance, and compliance across the company’s global real estate portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Support global lease administration processes and help maintain data quality, reporting, and compliance standards
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of lease data, critical dates, financial obligations, and compliance requirements
- Support the implementation of consistent lease administration practices and documentation standards across regions, driving consistency and best practices
- Partner with legal, finance, and regional teams to manage lease obligations, renewals, and risk mitigation
- Coordinate with third-party service providers and internal stakeholders to support lease administration activities
- Conduct financial analysis and support underwriting activities for real estate transactions, including leases, renewals, and dispositions
- Own and manage standardized financial models to evaluate site selection, lease vs. buy decisions, and portfolio optimization strategies
- Analyze cost structures, market data, and financial risks associated with real estate transactions and business cases
- Support executive-level reporting and business case development for large transactions
- Act as a key support role to Regional Portfolio Management teams across Americas, EMEA, and APAC
- Align global standards with regional execution needs
- Collaborate with Project Management and Portfolio Planning & Analytics teams to integrate financial and operational insights
- Enhance and maintain real estate systems (e.g., lease management platforms, financial modeling tools)
- Identify opportunities to improve data integrity, automation, and reporting capabilities
- Identify process improvement opportunities and support implementation of efficiency initiatives
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency and scalability
- Ensure compliance with accounting standards (e.g., lease accounting such as ASC 842 / IFRS 16)
- Maintain audit-ready processes and documentation for lease and transaction activities
- Assist in maintaining controls and documentation that support compliance and risk management requirements
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Finance, Business, or related field
- 5+ years of experience in operations, business, corporate real estate, or other business support functions
- Experience supporting financial analysis, lease administration, business operations, or process improvement initiatives
- Advanced financial analysis and modeling skills
- Working knowledge of real estate transactions, lease structures, and portfolio management concepts
- Ability to manage outsourced third-party services providers and drive accountability to service levels and key performance indicators
- Strong knowledge of lease administration systems and processes
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Ability to operate in a highly matrixed, global organization
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external service providers
- High attention to detail and analytical rigor
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
- Experience managing global projects preferred
Benefits
- Remote work arrangement
- Opportunities, training, and resources that build leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering and Major Projects
- Employee Scholar Program through which Otis sponsors colleagues to pursue degrees or certification programs
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