EMEA/APAC Regional Real Estate Delivery Director

Role Overview

The Director, Real Estate Delivery – EMEA/APAC is accountable for the end-to-end execution of real estate transactions, projects, and portfolio initiatives across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. This role leads regional delivery teams and partners to execute DPS’s global real estate strategy while navigating regulatory diversity, market variability, labor frameworks, and geopolitical considerations. Operating as the primary regional execution leader, it translates global strategy, standards, and governance into locally compliant, business-ready delivery, ensuring speed, quality, cost discipline, and risk management across a highly complex and diverse regional portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Transaction & Portfolio Execution: Execute real estate transactions including leases, renewals, expansions, exits, consolidations and dispositions; partner with governance and strategy on business case development, approvals, and prioritization; oversee lease administration and documentation.
• Project Execution & Performance Management: Oversee project execution across the region, ensuring scope, cost, schedule, and quality; apply standardized delivery models and best practices; proactively manage delivery risks such as regulatory delays and market volatility.
• Strategic Space & Site Delivery: Deliver strategic space planning and site initiatives aligned with global workplace and design standards; support site changes, relocations, expansions and consolidations; coordinate operational readiness and handoffs.
• Compliance & Governance Adherence: Ensure all regional activities comply with global RE governance, approval thresholds and internal controls; navigate local regulatory, labor and consultation requirements; serve as escalation point for compliance and execution risk.
• Stakeholder & Supplier Management: Partner closely with global governance & strategy, property services, strategic supplier management, finance, legal, procurement, and regional business leaders; drive accountability across third‑party providers; influence senior stakeholders through clear executive communication and change leadership.

Core Capabilities

• Regional real estate delivery leadership in complex markets.
• Transaction and lease execution across multiple jurisdictions.
• Project delivery and performance management.
• Portfolio execution and site delivery.
• Regulatory and compliance navigation.
• Financial and business case discipline.
• Stakeholder and vendor management.

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in real estate delivery, transactions or project management.
• Experience leading EMEA and/or APAC regional portfolios in a global enterprise.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Strong leadership, influence and communication skills across cultures and functions.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives across diverse geographies and time zones.
• Experience in regulated industries such as medical device, pharmaceuticals or similar.
• Sound judgment and problem‑solving; ability to anticipate risks and drive pragmatic, compliant solutions.
• Strong bias toward delivery, accountability and results in complex environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent).
• Background in medical device, pharmaceutical or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with workplace strategy, site consolidation or portfolio optimisation initiatives.
• Familiarity with sustainability, energy efficiency or green building standards.
• Executive‑level presentation, negotiation, stakeholder management and change leadership capabilities.
• Certifications such as PMP, RICS or similar project/real estate credentials.
• Additional regional languages.

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