Head of Real Estate

ElevenLabs

. Own ElevenLabs' worldwide real estate strategy and transactions .

Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United Kingdom, United StatesLeadWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive corporate real estate expertise, including strategy development, lease negotiation, and premium build-out execution across international markets. Proficient in real estate finance and managing complex transactions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

End-To-End Corporate Real Estate ExperienceLease NegotiationPremium Build-Out DeliveryReal Estate Finance FluencyBroker And Landlord Process Management

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Hard Skills

Corporate Real Estate StrategySite SelectionLease AccountingSpace PlanningFlex Space AgreementsSublease NegotiationExpansion And Contraction ManagementBudget ManagementTenant-Rep Advisor ManagementCompetitive Broker Processes

Soft Skills

Decision-Making Under PressureClear CommunicationCollaboration With Executives

Industry Keywords

Real Estate Portfolio ManagementWorkplace OperationsInternational PortfolioFlex SpaceCoworking AgreementsMarket StandardsCorporate DevelopmentTax And Legal ConsiderationsSurplus Space MonetizationHeadcount Forecasting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own ElevenLabs' worldwide real estate strategy and transactions
Set the medium-term plan for each hub and execute the deals that deliver it
Establish standards for markets where employees are located, including when to use flex space, leases or neither
Lead expansion, restructuring and sublease work for the London and New York hubs
Shape the company's real estate portfolio as business needs change
Report to the CFO as part of the Finance leadership team
Partner with Workplace Operations, Tax, Corporate Development and founders
Make major real estate decisions jointly with the CFO
Lead premium build-outs and express the company's brand through workplace spaces
Run broker and landlord processes and manage tenant-rep advisors

Requirements

What you’ll need

End-to-end corporate real estate experience across a multi-city, international portfolio, including strategy, site selection, lease negotiation, build-out and exit
Experience covering both deals-side and workplace-side corporate real estate
Personally led lease negotiations on both sides of the Atlantic, ideally in London and New York
Experience with expansion, contraction, termination and sublease rights
Experience exiting or monetizing surplus space through a sublease, surrender or negotiated termination
Experience building flexible footprints, including flex and coworking agreements, short leases and enterprise flex deals
Knowledge of when to involve Tax and Legal on entity questions in a new market
Experience delivering premium build-outs with a workplace team
Fluency in real estate finance, including budgets, cost per seat, lease accounting and space planning against changing headcount forecasts
Experience running competitive broker and landlord processes and managing tenant-rep advisors
Ability to make clear recommendations to founders and executives, maintain a position under pressure and change it when evidence changes
Regular travel across hubs and markets where teams work

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary professional development stipend
Annual discretionary stipend for social travel to meet colleagues
Annual company offsite
Monthly co-working stipend for employees not near a main hub
Premium hub spaces in London, New York, San Francisco and Warsaw
Flexible, remote-first work environment
Opportunity to work with a global team
Growth opportunities beyond immediate role and responsibilities