Vice President, Real Estate & Workplace Services

Job description

When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive. Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: Award-winning culture Inclusion and diversity as a priority Performance Based Incentive Plans Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution Mental health support Career advancement opportunities Student loan repayment options Tuition reimbursement Flexible work environments *All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans . And that’s just the beginning… With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! General Summary: Unum is a leading international provider of workplace benefits and services, helping workers and their families thrive for more than 175 years. With more than 10,000 employees across the U.S. and abroad, we are driven by innovation, integrity, customer focus, and a commitment to creating a workplace where people can grow, contribute, and do meaningful work. We are seeking a strategic, enterprise-minded Vice President of Real Estate & Workplace Services to lead the evolution of Unum’s physical workplace, real estate portfolio, facilities operations, workplace services, corporate security, environmental health and safety, hospitality, and related workplace technology platforms. This is a highly visible leadership role for a modern real estate and workplace executive who can connect business strategy, employee experience, operational resiliency, financial performance, and long-term portfolio value. This leader will shape how Unum’s workplaces enable business performance, collaboration, productivity, safety, and belonging. The role oversees a diverse portfolio that includes offices, campuses, data centers, leased spaces, tenant-occupied spaces, and specialized environments, with primary focus on the U.S. portfolio and selected support for the global portfolio. The VP will partner closely with senior leaders across People, Finance, Legal, Technology, Operations, Risk, Sustainability, and business leadership to build workplace and real estate solutions that are practical, data-informed, financially disciplined, and future-ready. What You’ll Lead A multi-year real estate and workplace services strategy aligned to enterprise priorities, talent needs, employee experience, and financial objectives. Portfolio strategy and optimization across owned, leased, tenant-occupied, and specialized environments, including site strategy, leasing, acquisitions, dispositions, consolidations, and capital investments. Facilities and workplace operations that deliver safe, reliable, compliant, efficient, and employee-centered environments. Workplace planning, design, construction, renovation, relocation, and capital project delivery grounded in business requirements and user experience. Corporate security, emergency preparedness, critical event monitoring, incident response, access control, and duty of care programs. Environmental health and safety programs, regulatory compliance, sustainability initiatives, energy and utilities management, and building performance reporting. Hospitality and workplace experience services that support productivity, connection, wellbeing, and service excellence. Technology, data, analytics, and reporting capabilities that improve occupancy insights, asset management, service delivery, cost transparency, resiliency, and continuous improvement. What Success Looks Like A forward-looking workplace and real estate strategy that supports business priorities and enhances the employee experience. Clear governance, service standards, metrics, and reporting across the portfolio. Improved portfolio utilization, cost discipline, operational reliability, and capital planning. Strong vendor partnerships and service delivery models that are scalable, accountable, and cost-effective. A high-performing, customer-centric team known for collaboration, operational excellence, and trusted partnership with senior leaders. The Ideal Candidate The successful candidate will be a seasoned real estate and workplace services executive with the judgment, influence, and operating discipline to lead at enterprise scale. They will bring strong business and financial acumen, a customer-focused mindset, and experience translating complex operational, financial, risk, and workplace matters into clear recommendations for senior leaders. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, real estate, facilities management, business, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certification preferred. 12+ years of progressive leadership experience across corporate real estate, facilities, workplace services, construction, portfolio management, security, or related operational functions. Experience leading complex teams and partner ecosystems, including service providers, brokers, landlords, contractors, consultants, security partners, and regulatory stakeholders. Demonstrated financial leadership, including capital and operating budgets, business cases, P&L accountability, vendor economics, and portfolio cost optimization. Strong executive presence, communication, influence, and change leadership skills. Comfort using data, analytics, workplace technology, occupancy insights, and service metrics to drive better decisions and measurable outcomes. Why Join Unum At Unum, you’ll join a collaborative and inclusive workplace with a strong sense of purpose: helping the working world thrive. We invest in our people through development opportunities, competitive rewards, wellbeing programs, flexible benefits, paid time away, volunteer opportunities, and a culture that values innovation, accountability, integrity, and care for one another. This is an opportunity to lead a function that directly shapes how employees experience work every day—and to build workplaces that are safe, resilient, efficient, welcoming, and ready for the future. #LI-KS1 ~IN1 Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide. Unum is an equal opportunity employer, considering all qualified applicants and employees for hiring, placement, and advancement, without regard to a person's race, color, religion, national origin, age, genetic information, military status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or protected veteran status. The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience. $184,100.00-$348,000.00 Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not. All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans. Company: Unum