Description
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. We are seeking a senior Real Estate Portfolio Manager to join Anthropic's Workplace and Real Estate team to lead strategic planning, portfolio optimization, and a team of real estate professionals across our global footprint. This high-impact role will develop comprehensive real estate strategies, conduct rigorous market and financial analyses, and deliver executive-level recommendations to our CFO and senior leadership. The Real Estate Portfolio Manager will oversee a team including a Real Estate Program Manager and an Occupancy Planning/Lease Administration specialist, building a high-performing function that brings the strategic rigor and analytical sophistication of established corporate real estate organizations to our rapidly scaling AI company. Responsibilities: Strategy & Executive Communication - Develop comprehensive real estate strategy documents that synthesize market analysis, financial modeling, and location recommendations for CFO and executive leadership review - Lead strategic portfolio planning including scenario modeling for growth, market entry/exit decisions, and long-term footprint optimization - Create executive-level presentations and decision memos that translate complex real estate data into clear strategic recommendations - Conduct in-depth market analyses including competitive positioning, labor market dynamics, talent availability, and cost-of-occupancy comparisons across target markets - Build and maintain sophisticated financial models for real estate decisions including NPV analysis, lease vs. buy scenarios, and total cost of occupancy projections - Partner with Finance on capital planning, real estate budgeting, and investment justification for major portfolio decisions Portfolio & Program Oversight - Develop location strategy frameworks that align real estate decisions with business unit requirements, talent strategy, and corporate objectives - Oversee occupancy planning and demand forecasting efforts, translating headcount projections into actionable space requirements and timing recommendations - Direct lease administration strategy including portfolio risk assessment, lease restructuring opportunities, and critical obligation management - Establish portfolio performance metrics and reporting frameworks that provide executive visibility into real estate investments and outcomes - Partner with external advisors (brokers, consultants, legal) to execute strategic initiatives and negotiate favorable terms - Identify portfolio optimization opportunities including consolidation, expansion, or repositioning strategies that enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs Team Leadership - Manage and develop a team of two direct reports: a Real Estate Program Manager and an Occupancy Planning/Lease Administration special