Principal, Real Estate and Projects

Location: Chicago, Illinois; hybrid work environment with up to 2 days per week of remote work

Salary: $158,800–$219,200 annually; eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award with an 18%–25% target range.

Company

The Options Clearing Corporation is a systemically important financial market utility providing equity derivatives clearing and settlement services for options, futures, and securities lending transactions.

What you will do

• Develop and execute long-range real estate strategy for corporate offices and data centers in Chicago, Dallas, and Washington, D.C.
• Manage portfolio planning, hirify.globalupancy analysis, lease expirations, costs, business cases, and executive reporting.
• Lead site selection and the full lease lifecycle, including renewals, renegotiations, terminations, and new leases.
• Deliver office build-outs, renovations, relocations, and capital improvements from business case through design, construction, and handoff.
• Manage architects, contractors, engineers, furniture vendors, permitting, inspections, budgets, schedules, risks, and project close-out.
• Coordinate workplace changes with Facilities, technology, Finance, Accounting, Legal, Human Resources, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in real estate, Business Administration, Finance, Architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of progressive corporate real estate experience covering portfolio strategy, lease transactions, and capital project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of commercial lease structures, negotiation, and real estate financial analysis.
• Experience managing capital projects or construction from planning through delivery.
• Excellent executive presentation skills and the ability to communicate long-range real estate strategy.
• Experience partnering cross-functionally with facilities, technology, Human Resources, Finance, and Legal teams.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Visual Lease, VTS, CoStar, Tango, or Yardi.
• Background in workplace strategy or hirify.globalupancy planning.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with up to 2 remote days per week.
• Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment assistance.
• Technology stipend for remote work.
• Generous PTO, parental leave, and employee wellness support.
• 401(k) employer match and medical, dental, and vision benefits.

Hiring process

• Apply through the hirify.global careers site and attach a resume.
• Receive email confirmation of the application.
• If selected for an interview, coordinate the date, time, and location with an hirify.global representative.