Director, Real Estate and ESG

Hire Right is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in‑house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. PBSA accredited and based in Nashville, TN, we offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

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The Director, Real Estate & ESG owns strategy, execution and governance for Hire Right’s global real estate portfolio and company‑wide environmental, social and governance (ESG) program. This leader is responsible for optimizing occupancy cost and workplace experience, delivering facilities operations excellence, negotiating and managing lease and property transactions, and developing measurable ESG goals and reporting. The role partners closely with Finance, Legal, HR, IT, Procurement and Business Unit leaders and will lead a small global real‑estate & facilities team plus external vendor partners.

This is a hybrid position (3 days onsite required) in our Nashville, TN office.

• Portfolio Strategy & Governance
  • Develop and execute a global real‑estate strategy that supports business growth, cost optimization and flexible workplace models.
  • Maintain and update a multi‑year real‑estate roadmap (leasing, renewals, consolidations, acquisitions, dispositions).
  • Establish governance, policy and approval frameworks for real‑estate decisions and capital projects.
• Facilities Operations & Workplace Experience
  • Oversee facilities management (onsite teams and outsourced vendors) to ensure safe, efficient, and employee‑friendly workplaces across all locations.
  • Define and monitor SLAs for maintenance, security, workplace services, office moves and vendor performance.
  • Lead workplace experience initiatives (space planning, occupancy management, desk hoteling, meeting spaces, and employee health & safety programs).
• Real Estate Transactions & Lease Administration
  • Lead site selection, lease negotiation, renewals, expansions and terminations, manage broker relationships and RFPs for MSPs and major vendors.
  • Maintain lease administration processes, ensure accurate accounting/timing for lease obligations (ASC 842 / IFRS 16 coordination with Finance).
  • Drive cost‑effective negotiation of landlord concessions, tenant improvements and operating expense reconciliation.
• ESG Strategy, Reporting & Compliance
  • Develop and implement the company’s ESG strategy with measurable targets across energy, emissions, waste, supplier sustainability, and workplace wellbeing.
  • Build reporting processes to support ESG disclosure (internal dashboards and external reporting frameworks).
  • Collaborate with Procurement and Legal to incorporate sustainability criteria into vendor selection and contracts.
• Financial Management & Risk
  • Own budgeting, forecasting and financial performance for real‑estate, facilities and ESG programs, identify and realize cost savings.
  • Work with Treasury and Tax to assess financial impact of leases, tax implications and insurance.
  • Ensure compliance with local regulatory requirements, workplace safety standards and insurance requirements.
• People Leadership & Vendor Management
  • Lead and develop the internal real‑estate & facilities team, recruit, mentor and set performance objectives.
  • Manage strategic vendor partnerships and run vendor performance/SLAs.
  • Foster strong cross‑functional relationships with HR, IT, Security, Procurement and Business Unit leaders to align workplace and real‑estate initiatives with talent and operational needs.
• Systems, Data & Reporting
  • Implement and maintain real‑estate and facilities systems (lease administration, JLL, workplace analytics) to enable data‑driven decisions.
  • Deliver regular executive reporting for occupancy, cost per employee, utilization, ESG metrics, and project status to Finance and ELT.

• Bachelor’s…