Deputy General Counsel, Building Operations & Experience
About The Role:
As the Deputy General Counsel supporting CBRE’s Building Operations & Experience ("BOE") business segment, you will provide comprehensive legal support to CBRE's enterprise facilities management and local facilities management business lines across the globe. As a strategic thought partner to the BOE business, you will play a key role in advancing important business initiatives while managing and advising senior leadership on legal risk across a wide variety of complex transactions.
As a senior leader in the legal department, your responsibilities will also include risk management, compliance with applicable laws and regulations and staying abreast of market best practices. You will anticipate and address legal issues, review and negotiate contracts, supervise and empower a global team of in-house lawyers, and develop efficient processes. Additionally, you will take ownership over the development and execution of department and team transformations, strategies and initiatives, while effectively communicating with, collaborating with, and influencing stakeholders across the organization. This role requires a strong ability to navigate complex challenges, make strategic decisions and influence behavior.
What You'll Do:
- Provide a broad range of legal support for CBRE’s global BOE business lines, including enterprise and local facilities management.
- Serve as a strategic and trusted partner to the BOE business, including providing legal support and advice to senior leadership to help advance key business initiatives.
- Lead and manage a large and diverse team of employees and managers at all levels across the globe to drive and achieve business objectives.
- Directly advise on significant master service agreements, SOWs, local country agreements, and other complex transaction matters. Analyze complex contractual risks and counsel business teams on operational and legal issues associated with client contracts.
- Identify and mitigate legal and commercial risks while providing advice and guidance on compliance with those laws and regulations applicable to CBRE’s BOE business.
- Champion legal technology and data transformation, driving adoption of modern tools, analytics, and scalable processes to elevate legal service delivery and decision-making.
- Stay updated on the latest market best practices and standards in the commercial real estate industry, ensuring knowledge is consistently applied to drive business objectives.
- Anticipate and identify legal issues of concern to senior leadership and develop strategies and solutions.
- Develop processes and procedures to effectively provide legal advice and services to internal business stakeholders, including novel operating models.
- Operate as a collaborative leader within the legal and compliance leadership team and across the organization, proactively engaging stakeholders to surface issues early and advance shared objectives.
- Oversee and manage budgets, including resource allocation, outside spend, and operational efficiency for the BOE legal team.
- Effectively lead cross-functional activities with multiple internal and external stakeholders with a broad span of control and influence.
