Director, Corporate Real Estate & Facilities

Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA

OUR MISSION

True Anomaly builds innovative technology at the intersection of spacecraft, software, and AI to enhance the capabilities of the U.S., its allies, and commercial partners. We safeguard global security by ensuring space access and sustainability for all.

OUR VALUES

• Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.
• What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.
• It’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

YOUR MISSION

We're hiring a Director of Corporate Real Estate & Facilities — our first dedicated leader for the physical footprint of the company. This is a strategic, execution-oriented position responsible for planning, acquiring, building, and operating every site True Anomaly will need over the next several years, beyond maintenance.

True Anomaly is entering a period of significant footprint expansion in 2026 and beyond — selecting and building out sites spanning offices, at-scale manufacturing, lab space, and field test sites. This role exists to lead that expansion with rigor and urgency.

You will own the full lifecycle: portfolio strategy, site selection, lease and purchase negotiations, construction and buildout, and day-to-day facilities management across all locations. You will report directly to the COO and serve as the single accountable owner for footprint strategy and operating discipline as we scale.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain a 3-year footprint roadmap tied directly to business growth, headcount, manufacturing capacity, and mission requirements.
• Own the portfolio strategy across all current and future sites, balancing lease, ownership, and capital deployment decisions.
• Lead site selection for new facilities—manufacturing, integration, test, and office—including market analysis, feasibility assessments, and stakeholder alignment.
• Drive negotiation of leases, purchases, and development agreements with landlords, developers, and municipalities.
• Manage due diligence, entitlements, and all transactional real estate activity in partnership with legal and finance.
• Drive planning, design, permitting, and construction for new sites and major renovations.
• Own project budgets, schedules, and contractor relationships from concept through occupancy.
• Lead move management and site activation across all locations.
• Oversee safe, secure, compliant, and well-maintained operations across the existing portfolio.
• Build and manage the vendor stack: janitorial, maintenance, security, utilities, and life-safety systems.
• Establish operating standards and SLAs across sites, with a bias toward uptime and zero-defect environments.
• Partner with HR, operations, and business leaders on space planning and workforce planning.
• Track and optimize space utilization; recommend consolidations, expansions, or reconfigurations as the business evolves.
• Ensure all facilities meet federal, state, and local regulatory requirements, including those specific to defense and classified environments.
• Own business continuity planning for facilities and partner with IT and security on physical security posture.
• Own the EHS function and drive health, safety, and environmental compliance across the portfolio.
• Own the facilities capex and opex budgets; report clearly to finance on spend, forecast, and ROI.
• Serve as the primary interface to legal, IT, and finance regarding contracts, infrastructure, and capital planning.
• Partner with the government affairs team to engage local, state, and federal stakeholders on site selection, permitting, incentives, and community relations.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of progressive experience in corporate real estate, facilities, or a combined function with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated track record leading multi-site industrial, manufacturing, or mission-critical facility expansion—not just office or workplace.
• Deep experience in site selection, landlord and developer negotiation, and construction management.
• Comfort operating in environments where security, compliance, and uptime are non-negotiable—defense, aerospace, or highly regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Ability to build a strategic 3-year footprint plan and execute against it with urgency.
• Experience managing significant capex budgets and holding contractors and vendors accountable to scope, schedule, and cost.
• Experience in clean room or heavy manufacturing environments.
• Player‑coach orientation—you can write the strategy deck and also show up on‑site when it matters.
• U.S. citizen eligible for a DoD Secret clearance.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Active DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance.
• Prior experience in a federal contracting environment or full ITAR compliance.

COMPENSATION

• Equity plus benefits: Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401(k), parental leave.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Work location is fully on-site at our Long Beach facility.
• Work environment: standard office, desk or production factory.
• Physical demands may include frequent standing, sitting, walking, bending, and lifting or carrying items up to 20 lbs.
• Ability to maintain or obtain a U.S. security clearance.

True Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

This position will be open until it is successfully filled.

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