Senior Lead, Real Estate Project Management

SharkNinja is seeking an Outrageously Extraordinary Owner's Real Estate and Facilities Project Manager to lead complex real estate, construction, workplace, and facilities initiatives, primarily across our domestic locations, with some international projects. 

Reporting to the Vice President of Corporate Services, this role serves as the owner's representative, managing projects from initial planning and design through construction, occupancy, and final closeout. The Corporate Services team enables SharkNinja's business by delivering safe, innovative, functional, and high-performing work environments that support our associates, engineering, product development, and global operations. 

The ideal candidate is an experienced, hands-on project leader who can manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously, navigate changing priorities, and deliver exceptional results while maintaining rigorous oversight of budgets, schedules, quality, and stakeholder expectations. 

Success requires SharkNinja's Outrageously Extraordinary mindset—a Relentless Drive for Edge, Insatiable Impatience for Action, and a commitment to being Rarely Satisfied. We value individuals who challenge conventional thinking, act decisively, and continuously seek better ways to deliver results. 

Equally important is the ability to embrace AI and emerging technologies as practical business tools to improve productivity, streamline project management, enhance reporting, and support faster, data-driven decisions. The expectation is effective AI adoption, not specialized AI development expertise. 

Working Arrangement: This position is based onsite at SharkNinja's Needham, Massachusetts headquarters. In-office presence is required for collaboration and site projects, with some schedule flexibility. This is not a remote or hybrid position. Domestic and occasional international travel is required based on project needs. 

Responsibilities 

Project Leadership and Execution 

• Lead multiple complex, concurrent real estate, construction, renovation, laboratory, and facilities projects, primarily across SharkNinja's domestic locations, with some international projects. 

• Own the complete project lifecycle, including feasibility, scope development, design, budgeting, procurement, construction, commissioning, occupancy, and closeout. 

• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans, schedules, budgets, milestones, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies. 

• Manage competing priorities across projects at different stages of development, adapting quickly to changing business needs without compromising quality, safety, cost, or schedule. 

• Collaborate with SharkNinja leadership, end users, architects, engineers, contractors, furniture suppliers, consultants, and other project partners to establish requirements and executable plans. 

• Anticipate challenges, identify risks, resolve obstacles, and make timely, informed decisions to maintain project momentum. 

• Ensure projects meet applicable building codes, safety requirements, regulatory obligations, and SharkNinja quality standards. 

Financial Management, Procurement and Vendor Accountability 

• Develop and manage project budgets, cost estimates, financial forecasts, and capital expenditure plans. 

• Participate in annual capital planning and provide recommendations to support investment decisions. 

• Lead competitive bidding, vendor evaluations, contract negotiations, and procurement activities. 

• Monitor project expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, and implement proactive cost controls to deliver projects within approved budgets. 

• Maintain accurate financial documentation, validate invoices, coordinate payment approvals, and provide timely financial reporting to Finance and leadership. 

• Hold contractors, consultants, and suppliers accountable for project deliverables, quality, safety, schedules, budgets, and contractual commitments. 

Stakeholder Management and Communication 

• Serve as the primary owner's representative and point of accountability for assigned projects. 

• Build strong relationships with internal business partners, Corporate Services, Engineering, Product Development, IT, Finance, People & Culture, and external project stakeholders. 

• Coordinate project activities across multiple locations and time zones, including international teams and partners when required. 

• Lead project meetings, design reviews, construction updates, and executive presentations, ensuring alignment on priorities, decisions, and deliverables. 

• Provide clear, timely reporting on project progress, budgets, schedules, risks, and required decisions. 

• Demonstrate Communicating for Impact and Winning Is a Team Sport by promoting transparency, collaboration, accountability, and shared ownership of results. 

Outrageously Extraordinary Execution, AI and Continuous Improvement 

• Demonstrate a Rarely Satisfied mindset by challenging conventional approaches and continuously improving project execution, efficiency, quality, and cost effectiveness. 

• Embrace Progress Over Perfection and Insatiable Impatience for Action, making sound decisions, adapting quickly, and maintaining momentum in a fast-paced environment. 

• Apply Relentless Drive for Edge and Details Make the Difference by identifying innovative solutions while maintaining strong oversight of critical project requirements. 

• Actively leverage approved AI tools, automation, and data analytics to improve project planning, scheduling, cost analysis, forecasting, risk identification, documentation, and executive reporting. 

• Identify opportunities to automate routine activities, streamline workflows, improve vendor performance, and implement scalable project management practices. 

• Explore emerging technologies that improve space planning, construction management, facilities operations, and overall productivity. 

• Apply appropriate judgment and verification when using AI-generated information, maintaining accuracy, confidentiality, and compliance with company policies. 

Skills Required 

Professional Experience and Project Management Expertise 

• 12–15 years of relevant experience in corporate real estate, facilities planning, construction management, capital projects, or owner's representative project management. 

• Proven ability to independently lead multiple complex construction and facilities projects simultaneously, managing competing priorities, demanding schedules, and geographically dispersed stakeholders. 

• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, architectural and engineering drawings, specifications, building systems, construction cost drivers, and facilities operations. 

• Demonstrated experience managing the full project lifecycle, including planning, budgeting, procurement, construction, project controls, risk management, and closeout. 

• Proven financial management capabilities, including capital budgeting, forecasting, competitive bidding, contract negotiation, cost controls, and vendor accountability. 

• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. 

• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and effectively communicate with executive leadership. 

• Experience supporting corporate offices, engineering facilities, research laboratories, or technically complex work environments is highly desirable. 

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Project Management, Engineering, Architecture, Interior Design, Business, or a related discipline is desirable but not mandatory. Equivalent relevant professional experience will be considered. 

AI, Technology and Digital Fluency 

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to actively use AI-powered tools and emerging technologies to improve productivity, streamline workflows, enhance project planning, and support data-driven decision-making. 

• Curious, adaptable, and proactive in identifying practical applications of AI that deliver measurable business value. 

• Ability to use approved generative AI tools responsibly for research, analysis, documentation, reporting, and workflow optimization, with appropriate verification and oversight. 

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and collaborative workplace technologies. 

• Experience with Microsoft Project or comparable project scheduling software preferred. 

• Familiarity with construction and project management platforms such as Procore, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Smartsheet, or similar tools is desirable. 

• Advanced AI programming, machine learning, or development expertise is not required. The expectation is practical AI fluency and a commitment to continuous learning and adoption. 

Leadership and Outrageously Extraordinary Behaviors 

• Demonstrates SharkNinja's Outrageously Extraordinary mindset, including Relentless Drive for Edge, Insatiable Impatience for Action, Deep-Seated Confidence, and Genuine Belief in the Journey. 

• Embodies SharkNinja's Success Drivers: Rarely Satisfied, Progress Over Perfection, Details Make the Difference, Winning Is a Team Sport, and Communicating for Impact. 

• Exceptional ability to multitask, prioritize, and deliver results across multiple high-impact projects in a fast-paced, evolving environment. 

• Highly accountable, resilient, resourceful, and solution-oriented, with the confidence to make decisions and navigate ambiguity. 

• Strong commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration, innovation, and delivering exceptional business results.