Real Estate Manager - EMEA

Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.

We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!

Job Description

You will support the EMEA real estate portfolio through a combination of analytical insight, lease execution, and foundational real estate knowledge.

If you are an organized professional, you bring strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage lease and portfolio activities. You also coordinate with the global real estate team. If this sounds like you, the role is for you.

You will represent our interests in real estate matters including leasing and subleasing. You will demonstrate the ability to translate our requirements into data-driven recommendations.

You will report directly to Global Real Estate Leader and work in hybrid model of work with office in Katowice or Warsaw.

Your Responsibilities

• Track and manage lease extensions, renewals, termination options, and basic contractual obligations to support decision-making at lease 9 to 12 months in advance.
• Communicate promptly with internal customers regarding upcoming lease actions and required business inputs.
• Gather customer requirements on location, size, layout, and space functionality and translate these into clear inputs for lease requirements.
• Develop comparative analyses for lease options, including rental costs, operating expenses, and expected changes over the lease term.
• Use internal data and market information to assess occupancy trends, cost drivers, and use metrics.
• Prepare capital, one-time expense budgets for leasing activities.
• In coordination with regional and/or global real estate leadership, prepare business case summaries highlighting both financial and non-financial considerations, in partnership with Finance to align on budgets
• Support data accuracy by ensuring the real estate management system reflects current lease abstracts, financial analyses, and updates.
• Partner with third-party real estate agencies to identify suitable sites based on customer requirements and company parameters.
• Coordinate customer site visits and gather feedback to support selection decisions.
• Responsible for the preparation and routing of business case approval documents, including financial summaries and supporting analysis.
• Coordinate third parties performing fit outs or modifications associated with new or renewed leases, coordinating with local vendors, your team, IT, and Security for cost and scope inputs.
• Manage timelines to ensure projects are completed according to expectations.
• Support the budgeting process by provide capital expense and lease rate estimates.

The Essentials - You Will Have

• Degree in real estate, business management, business, analytics, or a related discipline.

The Preferred - You Might Also Have

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in real estate, lease transactions or related fields in at least two European markets in the EMEA Region. Lease transactions meaning, identify location, size the need, negotiate lease and provide analysis.
• Experience analyzing real estate lease data and preparing clear recommendations, with oversight and support from the Global Real Estate leader where required
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with AutoCAD or real estate databases is useful.
• Willingness to travel occasionally (10–15%).
• Proficiency in English plus at least one additional language
• A financial background

What We Offer

Our benefits package includes …

• Volunteer Paid Time off available after 6 months of employment for eligible employees
• Company volunteer and donation matching program – Your volunteer hours or personal cash donations to an eligible charity can be matched with a charitable donation.
• On-demand digital course library for professional development
• Comprehensive mindfulness programs with a premium membership to Calm
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personalized wellbeing programs through our OnTrack program
• and other local benefits!

At Rockwell Automation we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.

Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.