Director Corporate Real Estate Program Management Jobs

If you're passionate about being part of a dynamic organization that enables a Fortune 100 company with nearly $70 billion in annual sales to drive innovation and adopt new technologies that deliver business results, then Nationwide's Technology team could be the place for you! At Nationwide, "on your side" goes beyond just words. Our customers are at the center of everything we do and we're looking for associates who are passionate about delivering extraordinary care.

This role is accountable for a complex and geographically diverse portfolio, requiring a balance of long-term strategic transformation and day-to-day operational performance.

Key transformation priorities include:

• Defining and leading the enterprise-aligned real estate strategy and driving the formal governance, decision rights, and execution to deliver business outcomes.

• Directing capital investment discipline through stage-gate governance, business-case rigor, and transparent prioritization frameworks.

• Fostering a proactive customer engagement model through portfolio reviews, strategic planning discussions, and early identification of business needs.

• Delivering safe, resilient, and efficient building operations through data-driven asset lifecycle management, risk-informed investment decisions, and operational excellence

• Modernizing CRE capabilities through an integrated technology roadmap, data governance, automation, smart-building solutions, and actionable executive and operational KPIs.

• Driving process standardization, continuous improvement, and organizational change to enhance service delivery, operational efficiency, and portfolio performance.

Ideal candidates will be able to balance long-term transformation with the demands of a complex real estate portfolio, influencing senior stakeholders, fostering cross-functional partnerships, and leveraging data to inform strategic decisions.
This role is based in Columbus, Ohio, with an expectation of being in the office most days. This is primarily an in-office role, with hybrid flexibility available when business needs and role responsibilities allow. Relocation assistance is available for this position.

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Job Description Summary

If you're energized by shaping where and how an enterprise works-and by creating spaces and experiences that help people do their best-then Nationwide is the place for you. Nationwide's industry-leading workforce embraces a collaborative culture to deliver outstanding solutions and results.
As the Vice President, Corporate Real Estate (CRE), you'll set and execute the enterprise strategy for a safe, sustainable, and inspiring work environment that fuels innovation, collaboration, and growth. You'll lead workplace design, project and facilities management, real estate and capital planning, and energy and environmental programs across our multi-state portfolio-bringing together the physical workplace with smart-building technology, data, and AI to deliver a seamless, cost-effective, and future-ready experience for associates and visitors alike.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Sets and delivers the enterprise Corporate Real Estate strategy from vision through execution, ensuring it aligns with and accelerates Nationwide's strategic business direction in close partnership with senior leaders and business operations.

• Builds value-added partnerships with internal customers, delivering real estate and facilities services that advance corporate objectives, unlock efficiencies, and elevate the associate experience.

• Owns ongoing management of Nationwide's business footprint and portfolio-including project planning and evaluation, budgeting and cost estimation, scope development and delivery, tenant improvement programs, and infrastructure projects-along with maintenance and operations, design and construction, space allocation and management, capital improvement, and property-related administrative services, so the portfolio runs in a safe, healthy, secure, sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective way.

• Champions the "workplace of the future," integrating the physical environment with digital-workplace and smart-building technologies-IoT sensors, connected collaboration and meeting spaces, and AI-enabled building systems-to create flexible, hybrid-ready environments that maximize productivity on-site and virtually, in partnership with HR and Technology.

• Drives a data-driven approach to real estate decisions, establishing metrics, analytics, and dashboards for space utilization, occupancy, cost, and experience to inform portfolio strategy, remove friction, and drive continuous improvement.

• Leads enterprise sustainability programs-energy and environmental management, decarbonization, and healthy-building standards-embedding sustainability into every aspect of Nationwide's corporate real estate portfolio.

• Applies automation to facilities and workplace operations to streamline workflows, improve service quality, and reduce operating cost.

• Ensures compliance with building codes and environmental, health, and safety standards, and applies industry best practices to protect and support the associate and visitor experience.

• Manages strategic relationships with key vendors, contractors, tenants, and third-party landlords, ensuring alignment, optimal value, and reliable service delivery.

• Continuously scans emerging technologies, trends, and workplace models-championing pilots and new approaches that keep Nationwide at the forefront of the evolving workplace.

• Guides and advises Nationwide OCEO on related administrative, project management, and facilities/property management initiatives, and manages internal communications to align senior leadership expectations and elevate service quality.

• Leads and develops a high-performing team of real estate professionals and supporting contractors, including performance management, salary planning, skill development, hiring, and corrective actions.

May performs other responsibilities as assigned.

Reporting Relationships: Reports to SVP, Corporate Technology & Workplace Solutions. Leads a team of CRE leaders and indirectly leads a team of CRE professionals.

Typical Skills and Experiences:

Education: Undergraduate studies in Business, Engineering, Facilities Management, Architecture, or a related discipline. MBA preferred.

Experience: Typically 10 or more years of relevant corporate real estate experience, including experience with large, complex organizations and their practices, processes, and procedures. Five or more years of leadership experience preferred.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Demonstrated ability to set and drive strategy and vision for the corporate workplace, balancing associate wellbeing, productivity, and cost. Proven delivery of complex Tier 1 and infrastructure projects. Working knowledge of property acquisition, leasing, and disposition. Fluency with workplace and building technologies-smart-building systems, space and occupancy analytics, and AI-enabled tools-and the ability to translate data into decisions. Strong financial acumen, including cost/benefit evaluation and business-case development. Excellent people-leadership skills with openness to feedback and new ideas. Strong diplomatic, interpersonal, and consultative skills, with the ability to understand, synthesize, and define business needs. Comfort with complexity, ambiguity, competing priorities, and tight deadlines. High personal integrity and the willingness to advocate for what is right. Ability to lead change management that improves the effectiveness and adoption of real estate and facilities initiatives, and to challenge the status quo to simplify processes and deliver results.

Other criteria, including leadership skills, competencies and experiences may take precedence.

Staffing exceptions to the above must be approved by the OCEO leader and CHRO.

Values: Regularly and consistently demonstrates the Nationwide Values.

Job Conditions:

Overtime Eligibility: Exempt (Not eligible)

Working Conditions: Hybrid to normal office environment. Occasional travel, non-standard or extended work may be required.

ADA: The above statements cover what are generally believed to be principal and essential functions of this job. Specific circumstances may allow or require some people assigned to the job to perform a somewhat different combination of duties.

Benefits

We have an array of benefits to fit your needs, including: medical/dental/vision, life insurance, short and long term disability coverage,paid time off with newly hired associates receiving a minimum of 18 days paid time off each full calendar year pro-rated quarterly based on hire date, nine paid holidays, 8 hours of Lifetime paid time off, 8 hours of Unity Day paid time off, 401(k) with company match, company-paid pension plan, business casual attire, and more. To learn more about the benefits we offer, click here.

Nationwide is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone feels challenged, appreciated, respected and engaged. Nationwide prohibits discrimination and harassment and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic (or classification) protected by applicable law.

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Nationwide pays on a geographic-specific salary structure and placement within the actual starting salary range for this position will be determined by a number of factors including the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; the scope, complexity and location of the role as well as the cost of labor in the market; and other conditions of employment. If a Sales job, Sales Incentives, based on performance goals are possible in addition to this range. Note on Compensation for Part-Time Roles: Please be aware that the salary ranges listed below reflect full-time compensation. Actual compensation may be prorated based on the number of hours worked relative to a full-time schedule.The national salary range for VP, Corporate Real Estate - 112756 : $200,000.00-$400,000.00The expected starting salary range for VP, Corporate Real Estate - 112756 : $200,000.00-$400,000.00