Director of Real Estate Strategy & Facilities

Director of Real Estate Strategy & Facilities

The Director of Real Estate Strategy & Facilities is an accomplished, results-driven executive responsible for shaping and executing Seacoast’s real estate and facilities strategy. The role combines strategic leadership with disciplined operational execution to ensure the Bank’s physical footprint supports business objectives, workforce strategy, regulatory requirements, and long-term scalability.

The Director oversees the Bank’s planning, governance, and delivery of real estate initiatives including branch expansions and consolidations, acquisitions, real estate development and renovation initiatives, space planning, facilities optimization and other related projects. With a focus on supporting the Bank’s growth and evolving operating model, the role partners closely with executive leadership across the Bank to drive disciplined, enterprise-aligned outcomes. The Director leads a multidisciplinary team of approximately 20 professionals across the Facilities and General Services team, and is accountable for creating structure, clarity, and ensuring performance across the function.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Leads the development and execution of Seacoast’s real estate strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, operational needs, and long-term growth plans.
• Provides strategic oversight and direction for real estate transactions and negotiations, including leases, renewals, acquisitions, and dispositions, working in close partnership with internal and external subject-matter experts.
• Evaluates and recommends real estate opportunities that optimize space utilization, support workforce and business needs, in alignment with the Bank’s evolving operating model.
• Oversees due diligence, financial analysis, and risk assessment for all real estate transactions and projects, ensuring informed, well-governed decision making.
• Defines, refines and monitors performance metrics and KPIs to assess portfolio effectiveness, space utilization, capital deployment, and alignment with workforce and business strategy.
• Builds and manages effective relationships with landlords, brokers, legal counsel, and other external partners to proactively support successful implementation of real estate strategies.

• Oversees facilities operations across all bank locations, ensuring environments are safe, efficient, compliant, and supportive of business and workforce needs.
• Provides leadership and clear direction to the Facilities and General Services team, establishing priorities, expectations, and accountability across day-to-day operations.
• Develops and implements policies, procedures, and governance standards for property operations, maintenance, and compliance.
• Partners with internal stakeholders to manage facilities related expenditures, capital planning, budgets, and vendor contracts.
• Drives accountability through operational metrics and performance reporting across facilities operations.
• Oversees construction and facilities projects to achieve on-time and on-budget outcomes while balancing operational and business needs.
• Evaluates and implements improvements to facilities and property management processes, including opportunities to streamline workflows, improve transparency, and selectively deploys tools or technology to support operational maturity and efficiency.

• Partners with business line leaders and executive leadership to understand operational priorities and translates them into effective, enterprise-aligned real estate solutions.
• Serves as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, balancing business growth objectives with institutional standards, capacity constraints, and long-term scalability.
• Facilitates clear, disciplined communication and decision-making across functions to support strategic initiatives and optimize outcomes.
• Navigates complex organizational dynamics with professionalism and sound judgment, influencing outcomes across differing perspectives while maintaining alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Proactively engages with stakeholders to identity and…