Director - Head of Real Estate (f/m/d)

Your area of work:
The Head of Real Estate holds end-to-end strategic responsibility for Deutsche Börse Group’s global workplaces, encompassing more than 30 corporate locations worldwide. In this role, you will shape the Group’s real estate strategy, ensuring that our offices reflect a modern, high-performance work environment that enables productivity, collaboration, and employee wellbeing.

You will lead a global team accountable for the operational excellence, continuous improvement, and transformation of our existing locations, while driving the planning and delivery of new sites in alignment with our long-term business objectives. This includes overseeing a broad ecosystem of external partners to ensure consistent, best-in-class service quality across all regions.

A key part of the role is close collaboration with real estate teams across our subsidiaries to further advance an “under one roof” concept, creating a more integrated, workplace experience where reasonable and aligning related processes and standards across Deutsche Börse Group.

Your responsibilities:

• Provide corporate Real Estate Management expertise
• Ensure smooth operations and management for dedicated Deutsche Boerse Group premises
• Deliver construction projects of various sizes for existing and new locations worldwide
• Manage complex contract negotiations (e.g., lease contracts, and contracts with General Contractors)
• Lead a team of 30+ experienced facility management experts globally
• Enhance the Real Estate & Facility Management related Target Operating Model (TOM) in line with our ongoing “One Group” project
• Ensure compliance with all relevant internal and external rules and regulations as well as proper documentation (e.g., facility management related policies, guidelines, handbooks and procedures) for all assigned premises
• Secure budget adherence in line with defined targets
• Manage the relationship with our Physical Security, Corporate IT and Business Continuity Management teams
• Steer external service providers supporting building operations (such as technical maintenance, cleaning, in-house services, and catering)

Your profile:

• University degree in Economics, Engineering or related field
• At least 7 years of experience leading mid to large international teams
• Minimum 5-10 years in senior facility management roles with focus on corporate real estate topics and building operations
• Proven track record in project management as well as delivery experience with budget responsibility
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex topics clearly and concisely; used to communicate to C-Level Management
• Proven business partnership with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• High drive and flexibility, including on‑site presence and travel as needed
• Fluent in German and English (written and spoken); French language skills are an advantage

Why Deutsche Börse Group?

We are committed to providing a work environment where everyone feels welcome and can reach their full potential. Our standards go far beyond simply matching candidates with the right position.

Mobility

We enable you to move freely with our job tickets, job (e-)bikes and free parking opportunities.

Work environment

Collaboration, communication, or deep focus – in our modern office buildings you will find the perfect work environment. Free drinks and food and meal allowances included.

Health and wellbeing

We care for your health and wellbeing and besides various health promotion measures we offer you a group accident insurance and additional insurance offers at discounted rates.

Financial stability

We provide financial stability by offering attractive salaries, company pension schemes, participation in our Group Share Plan, as well as bonuses, subsidies and discounts.

Hybrid work

Collaborate and exchange on-site or work remotely several days a week in line with business needs and local regulations. Our hybrid working model combines the best of both worlds.

Flexible working hours

We want your job to fit your life situation and offer flexible working time models, childcare allowance, or the possibility to study alongside your job.

Internationality

Our market infrastructures are globally connected. Working with us means collaborating with like-minded colleagues across over 60 locations from more than 100 nations.

Development

We promote individual development by offering internal development programmes, mentoring, further education and training budgets.