Director, Global Real Estate

ABOUT ADVANCED ENERGY

Advanced Energy is a global leader in precision power conversion, measurement, and control solutions for mission-critical applications. The company enables customer innovation across semiconductor, industrial, medical, and data center markets through highly engineered products, a global manufacturing footprint, and a strong commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director, Global Real Estate is a global leader responsible for the full end‑to‑end real estate lifecycle across a worldwide portfolio. The role centralizes accountability for real estate strategy, transactions, design governance, and capital project delivery — owning the process and outcomes from initial business need through delivery of fully operational facilities. Based in Singapore with a global mandate, the role partners closely with business leadership and enabling functions to ensure real estate decisions directly support long‑term operational strategy, scalability, and risk management.

Essential Responsibilities

• Enterprise Real Estate Strategy & Requirements
  • Translate business plans and growth forecasts into clear global space requirements
  Establish standardized requirements, approval gates, and alignment processes prior to execution
• Site Selection & Transaction Governance
  • Lead global site selection and feasibility assessments
  • Oversee all leasing, acquisition, disposition, and renewal activity
  Govern broker strategy and transaction quality worldwide
• Design Governance & Technical Standards
  • Own global design standards and space programming for office, manufacturing, and lab environments
  • Ensure designs meet critical electrical, mechanical, and compliance requirements
  Govern performance of architects, engineers, and design consultants
• Capital Project Planning & Delivery
  • Own global real estate capital project planning and execution
  • Provide oversight of construction, budgets, schedules, and change control
  Govern performance of 3rd party construction managers and consultants
• Facilities Handoff & Operational Readiness
  • Define commissioning, documentation, and readiness standards
  • Ensure facilities are stable, compliant, and operationally ready before transition
  Maintain accountability through post-handoff stabilization
• Portfolio Management & Data Ownership
  • Maintain accurate global real estate data and performance metrics
  • Oversee lease administration and ensure data is accurate for timely execution
  Own a rolling 6–18 month global real estate roadmap for executive visibility
• Global Team Leadership
  • Build, lead, and scale a globally distributed real estate organization
  • Establish operating rhythm, accountability, and talent development to support growth and an outstanding work environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Works in a standard office environment and uses office equipment (telephone, PC, copier, fax machine, etc.).

Travel required approximately 20% of time both domestic and international. Regular travel to different sites in the regional and globally as needed, including construction environments

SKILLS

• SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:
  • Deep knowledge of real estate regulations and project management
  • Ability to influence across global organizations and collaborate in an international matrix environment
  • Strong communication and presentation skills
  • Analytical mindset with focus on performance metrics

EXPERIENCE

• 10-15+ years of experience in global real estate from multinational organizations with at least 5 years in leadership roles
• Experience in industrial, electronics, or semiconductor sectors preferred

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in applicable field required, real estate or facilities specialization preferred