Our client is an integrated family office serving the investments, activities, and foundations of one of the former executives to Silicon Valley’s leading tech companies, and is currently seeking to hire a Senior Legal Director, Real Estate. The entities associated with our client employ over 800 individuals worldwide, ranging from foundation staff, program managers, investment professionals, finance and accounting staff, property managers, pilots, sailors, scientists, and a diverse range of other individuals. The family office is the corporate manager and provider of centralized shared services for these entities and employees. This role will operate out of our client’s Los Angeles or Bay Area offices.
The Senior Legal Director, Real Estate will serve as the lead legal advisor across a diverse portfolio of real estate assets and transactions—including investment, commercial, and residential deals. They will provide effective and strategic legal counsel on legal matters across tax, transactions, finance, litigation, labor and employment, and environmental, partnering with teams and other experts across the organization, as applicable. The Senior Director will oversee the day-to-day legal needs of the organization’s real estate operations, including acquisitions, dispositions, financing, construction, joint ventures, leasing, property management, maintenance, and capital improvements, with the goal of developing a deep, nuanced understanding of the portfolio to ensure the organization’s interests are effectively safeguarded and optimized over time.
The Senior Director will manage the real estate legal team, and will work collaboratively with the real estate business team, finance team, tax team, corporate ops team, and other stakeholders across the organization. They will navigate complex legal and tax planning rules governing investment properties and provide pragmatic, actionable and business-oriented legal advice. In addition, they will collaborate with colleagues and manage external legal and third-party relationships to devise creative solutions to help deliver business results.
The current targeted base salary for this position ranges from $350K - $450K, plus a potential bonus. Actual compensation is determined based on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, years of directly relevant experience, and geographic location.
Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this search. Candidates applying directly to our client will be redirected to Solutus for consideration.
Ref. #910-SLS