Real Estate Director Job Description:

With over 1100 employees strong across 15 states and 35 clinics, we are on a mission to provide compassionate and high-quality care to our pediatric patients. serving thousands of families with a deep commitment to excellence, inclusion, and community. Our growth is intentional—we build thoughtfully, staff strategically, and invest in the people and places that make our care exceptional.

 We are seeking a motivated and strategic Real Estate Director to support the ongoing expansion of our clinic footprint across the country. Reporting to the Head of Growth, this role is instrumental in identifying, evaluating, and helping execute new clinic locations, with a focus on high-impact markets and operational efficiency. This person will play a critical role in site selection, lease negotiation, and real estate project management—ensuring each new location aligns with our standards and supports our continued growth. This is a hybrid role with 50% travel required.

A day in the life:

• Support national real estate growth strategy by leading and managing the lease transaction process for new clinics.
• Oversee data management and market analysis to identify, track, and prioritize clinic opportunities.
• Coordinate with internal teams (Legal, Design, Construction, Clinical Ops) to guide real estate projects from site selection through to clinic opening.
• Lead with lease negotiations and other real estate contracts in coordination with senior leadership.
• Maintain key timelines and ensure all internal and external communications are aligned for successful project execution.
• Monitor and support the real estate needs of our existing portfolio, including lease renewals, expansions, and market adjustments.
• Analyze performance data of current and new clinics to optimize site selection and deal terms.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and value creation across the real estate lifecycle.
• Other tasks as assigned. 

What you’ll bring:

• 3–5+ years of experience in real estate transaction management, site selection, or related fields
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and comfortable with real estate data tools
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and timelines independently
• Experience working cross-functionally with legal, design, and operations teams
• Comfortable with 50% travel across multiple states

  Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

What you will love most about Golden Steps ABA:

• Unmatched Culture- Through our quarterly team outings, summer events and holiday celebrations, we are intentional about creating connection.        
• Diversity & Inclusion- We believe that a team made up of unique individual perspectives is key to creating a collaborative environment of shared ideas.
• Growth & Advancement- Our commitment to a hire-to-retire culture means that we provide our employees with unmatched opportunities for career advancement and professional development.
• Commitment to Continuing Education- We offer all employees tuition scholarship discounts at our partner universities to work towards their individual career goals.
• Employee-Centric Organization- Our team members are at the heart of everything we do and every decision we make. We believe that a happy and engaged team provides premium therapy to our kiddos.
• Our Added Perks-We offer competitive PTO, Paid sick leave, health/dental/vision benefits, AND 401K with match.

Golden Steps ABA provides equal employment opportunity to all persons without regard to race, color, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, national origin, ethnicity, military/veteran status, or disability which can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship, or any other classification protected by law. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruitment, hiring, compensation, training, promotions, terminations, layoffs, transfers and leaves of absence.