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The organization is evolving. While no final decisions have been taken, Nokia is planning to divest the PB ECE unit towards 1H 2027 and this role is planned to be moving to Aurelius as part of a stand-alone business. Nokia to sell Enterprise Campus Edge business to AURELIUS\nThe role leads and coordinates requirements for office, lab, storage, demo-centre and other operational premises across multiple countries, translating business, headcount and operational needs into fit-for-purpose, cost-effective and operationally efficient solutions. This includes coordinating site selection, lease planning and negotiations, approvals, possible transitions from existing Nokia arrangements and implementation with business stakeholders, Legal, Finance, landlords, brokers and external service providers.\nThe position currently benefits from Nokia’s standard employment terms and benefits. Subject to completion of the contemplated transaction and the role’s transfer to the acquiring company, it is expected that broadly comparable employment terms and benefits will be maintained post-closing.\nPlan and coordinate ECE’s real-estate and workplace requirements across its portfolio of countries and locations.\nEstablish the office, lab, storage, demo-centre and other premises required for ECE to operate as a stand-alone company following its planned separation from Nokia.\nTranslate business, headcount, technical and operational requirements into country- and location-specific premises plans.\nAssess existing Nokia occupancy arrangements and coordinate their transfer, replacement, continuation or exit, as applicable.\nLead or coordinate site identification, evaluation and selection together with relevant business stakeholders and external advisers.\nPlan and manage co-working, serviced office and flexible desk solutions across locations, including provider selection, commercial arrangements and ongoing workplace requirements.\nPlan and coordinate lease negotiations, renewals, amendments, exits and other real-estate transactions, working with Legal, Finance, Procurement and appropriate country stakeholders.\nDevelop real-estate business cases, budgets, schedules and approval materials and ensure that required decisions are obtained.\nPlan and manage the logistics of lab relocations together with the IT carve out team, including the transfer of lab equipment and other assets between locations, coordinating internal stakeholders, specialist logistics providers and site readiness to ensure an orderly transition and minimise disruption to operations.\nCoordinate office and lab space planning, fit-outs, relocations, expansions, reductions and other workplace changes.\nManage interfaces with landlords, brokers, facility-management providers, architects, contractors and other real-estate suppliers.\nCoordinate country-specific requirements relating to premises, leases, security, health and safety, sustainability and operational readiness.\nMonitor occupancy, space utilisation, lease commitments, costs, timelines and other relevant portfolio metrics and identify optimisation opportunities.\nManage real-estate and workplace projects, dependencies and risks to support business continuity during ECE’s planned transition to stand-alone operations.\nAct as an interface between ECE and Nokia real-estate organisations during the planned separation and transition period.\nEstablish appropriate real-estate and workplace governance, processes, documentation and supplier interfaces for the new company.\n A successful candidate would demonstrate experience in managing complex real-estate and workplace requirements across multiple locations or countries, including lease negotiations, external providers, budgets and implementation of new or changed premises arrangements.\nExperience\nSolid professional experience in corporate real estate, workplace management, facilities management or a closely related field, preferably in an international/multi-country environment.\nDemonstrated experience in lease negotiations and real-estate transactions, including working with landlords, brokers, legal advisers and other external partners.\nExperience translating business, headcount, technical and operational requirements into office, laboratory, storage or other specialised premises solutions.\nExperience managing real-estate/workplace projects, including budgets, schedules, approvals, fit-outs, relocations and site transitions.\nExperience working across multiple countries and coordinating local requirements with global or regional business needs.\nExperience in a business separation, carve-out, integration, new-company set-up or other major transformation would be a strong advantage.\nSkills and competencies\nStrong knowledge of commercial leasing and corporate real-estate principles, with the ability to understand commercial, 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