Director, Real Estate - Global Transaction Services & Corporate Portfolio Management (REMOTE)

Date Posted:

2026-09-14



Country:

United States of America



Location:

US-CT-REMOTE



Position Role Type:

Remote



U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.



Security Clearance Type:

None/Not Required



Security Clearance Status:

Not Required

At RTX, the world's largest aerospace and defense company, 185,000 great minds are united by purpose and inspired to make a difference solving the world’s most complex problems. With our three market leading businesses, world-class operations and investments in research and development, we offer capabilities and opportunity no one else can. Together, we push the boundaries of known science and find new ways to connect and protect our world. Join us and help shape the future of aerospace and defense.

The following position is to join our RTX Enterprise Services Team:

RTX has an opening for a Director, Real Estate - Global Transaction Services & Corporate Portfolio Management (Director, Real Estate) position.

The Director, Real Estate - Global Transaction Services & Corporate Portfolio Management serves as the enterprise owner of both real estate transaction delivery and corporate portfolio outcomes. As Global Transaction Services lead, this individual governs the company’s worldwide real estate transaction management capability across office, industrial, R&D, and specialized assets. This role owns the transaction services platform including process, standards, performance, and third-party delivery. Ensuring transactions are executed consistently, efficiently, and in alignment with enterprise strategy. The role balances strategic oversight, operational rigor, and continuous improvement to deliver speed, cost efficiency, and risk control at scale.

In addition, as the Corporate Portfolio Manager, this role is accountable for the end-to-end (E2E) execution of the Corporate Portfolio. This leader functions as the Portfolio SME, governing global project execution with support across all Real Estate Centers of Excellence’s (COE) while maintaining direct accountability for portfolio performance, critical dates, and decision quality.

This is not a coordination role. It is an ownership role.

What You Will Do

• Transaction Services Ownership:
  • Own the global transaction services platform, including operating model, governance, and delivery standards.
  • Establish and maintain standardized transaction processes, playbooks, templates, and controls across all regions.
  • Ensure consistent execution of transactions from demand intake through close and handoff to lease administration.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to functional partners including; finance, legal, risk, and EH&S.
  • Accountable owner for transaction outcomes, not just activity.

• Service Line Reporting & Performance Management:
• Own transaction services reporting, including:
• KPIs and metrics
• Control Tower support
• Cycle time, savings, and risk indicators
• Provide regular, executive-level reporting to leadership and business stakeholders.
• Ensure data integrity and alignment across functions and systems.

Third-Party Partner Oversight:

• Provide overall governance and performance management of the global transaction management partner.
• Serve as the managing partner to defined SLAs, KPIs, and contractual commitments.
• Lead regular performance reviews, issue resolution, and resource planning discussions.
• Ensure the partner deploys the right talent, experience, and capacity to meet enterprise needs.

Commission Governance & Financial Oversight:

• Provide commission guidance on transactions as required, serving as the first level of escalation.
• Oversee commission structures to ensure alignment with policy, value creation, and market standards.
• Track commissions for accuracy, transparency, and compliance.
• Partner with finance and legal to resolve commission disputes or variances.

Issue Escalation & Resource Management:

• Actively identify performance gaps, delivery risks, and resource misalignment within the transaction delivery model.
• Escalate issues as needed to ensure the right resources are assigned to the portfolio.
• Work directly with the third-party partner to address concerns related to individual transaction managers or brokers whose performance does not meet expectations.
• Protect the enterprise by intervening early when execution quality, responsiveness, or judgment is at risk.
  

Continuous Improvement & Transformation:

• Identify, prioritize, and lead continuous improvement initiatives across transaction services.
• Drive improvements in:
• Speed to execution
• Cost efficiency and value realization
• Risk mitigation and flexibility
• Data quality and handoffs
• Standardize best practices globally while allowing for market-appropriate flexibility.
• Leverage technology, analytics, and automation to modernize transaction delivery.

Corporate Portfolio Manager:

• Serve as Corporate Portfolio Manager, maintaining an active, forward-looking pulse on the Corporate real estate portfolio.
• Monitor portfolio health including:
• Capacity and utilization pressures
• Lease expirations and option events
• Business risk, cost exposure, and flexibility
• What’s working well and where intervention is required
• Translate business needs into executable projects.
• Absorb complexity on behalf of internal customers, enabling faster and better decision-making.
• Ensure transactions align with portfolio strategy, workforce plans, and capital objectives.
• Proactively surface issues, opportunities, and tradeoffs to leadership before they become urgent.
• Be accountable for the development, quality, and approval of real estate business cases.
• Drive outcomes
• Travel: up to 20-30%

Qualification You Must Have

• Minimum of 14+ years of experience in corporate real estate transactions, portfolio management, or enterprise real estate leadership and a bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of related work experience and schooling in lieu of degree.
• 10+ years’ experience operating at global scale within a large, matrixed organization.
• 8+ years' experience governing third-party service providers and holding them accountable to performance standards.
• Experience with. financial, commercial, and risk acumen with deep understanding of lease structures and transaction economics.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Experience building or transforming transaction management platforms
• Data-driven, process-focused, and continuously improvement-oriented.
• Experience with balancing speed, rigor, and stakeholder expectations.

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!​

Role Type: Remote

• This is a Remote role.

Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role:

Remote: Employees who are working in Remote roles will work primarily offsite (from home). If you live within a reasonable commute of an RTX site with other colleagues you interact with, your manager will discuss whether there is a degree of onsite presence associated with this role.

As part of our commitment to maintaining a secure hiring process, candidates may be asked to attend select steps of the interview process in-person at one of our office locations, regardless of whether the role is designated as on-site, hybrid or remote.

The salary range for this role is 186,200 USD - 353,800 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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