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Nnenna AzubikeNA

Nnenna Azubike

Facilities Management &Corporate RealEstate Expert

€950/day
Munich, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Nnenna

Interim & Freelance Senior Facilities, Corporate Real Estate & Critical Infrastructure Manager | 18+ years across EMEA, APAC & the Americas
I help organisations stabilise, optimise, and professionalise their corporate real estate and facilities operations, whether you need interim leadership cover, portfolio strategy support, a turnaround of underperforming FM contracts, or hands-on setup of maintenance and compliance frameworks.

Available for interim facilities management, supplier audits, PM programme reviews, or ISO 41001/55001 readiness assessments.

What I deliver:
  • Corporate real estate portfolio management, end-to-end lifecycle incl. site selection, financial modelling, lease renewals & negotiations, exits, and consolidation strategies aligned to business growth
  • Interim FM leadership for multi-site portfolios (currently managing estates across 15+ countries, incl. US, DE, UK, JP)
  • Workplace & fit-out project delivery, coordinated projects in Tokyo, Paris, Haifa, Kraków; office moves and workplace transitions
  • Data centre & mission-critical operations, MEP, BMS, UPS, HVAC, 24/7 uptime (EMAAR data centre Dubai, Siemens mini-DC Qatar, zero unplanned downtime record)
  • Supplier & contract governance, RFPs, SLA/KPI frameworks, renegotiations (typically 12–20% cost savings)
  • CAPEX/OPEX budget ownership up to $20M
  • Preventive maintenance programme design (SFG20, RCM) and CAFM/CMMS implementation (Archibus, Maximo, YARDI, Jira)
  • HSE & ISO compliance, 9001, 14001, 41001, 50001, 55000; LEED O+M Gold experience
  • Occupational Health & Safety Management including set up of Management Systems.
  • Site mobilisation, commissioning, handover & operational readiness

Certified: CFM (IFMA), IWFM Certified FM, CIAM (ISO 55001), MBA (Frankfurt School), MSc Facilities Management. IOSH Managing Safely certification ongoing.
Based in Munich, willing to relocate and available on-site across Germany/EMEA or remote.
English fluent, German in active development.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • German

    Basic

Can work on-site
Munich (up to 50km)

Experience

  • North America) Novocure
    Senior Manager Global Facilities & Real Estate Portfolio (EMEA |
    April 2023 - Today (3 years and 3 months)
    Munich, Germany
    • • Manage the full Corporate Real Estate (CRE) lifecycle across a multi-regional international portfolio, encompassing site selection, financial modelling, lease negotiations, renewals, exits, and footprint optimisation across complex regulatory environments in EMEA, APAC, and North America.
    • • Plan and track a global CAPEX and OPEX portfolio of approximately $20M, delivering lifecycle investment governance, forecasting accuracy, and portfolio financial performance, while coordinating capital programme inputs across workplace projects in Tokyo, Paris, Kraków, Baar, Munich, Ottawa, and Portsmouth.
    • • Provide subject matter expertise in Integrated FM supplier selection, contract management, and KPI/SLA performance monitoring using Jira IWMS, strengthening governance of the global FM supply chain and driving continuous improvement in Hard and Soft FM service delivery.
    • • Introduced global CRE governance frameworks, portfolio intelligence reporting, and financial forecasting tools that improved budget efficiency by 20%, increasing transparency and capital planning accuracy across the international estate.
    Corporate Real Estate Project Management Atlassian JIRA artificial intelligence Corporate strategy
  • Facilities Management & Maintenance Company (FMM)
    Maintenance Manager / Deputy Contract Manager
    December 2018 - July 2021 (2 years and 7 months)
    Qatar
    • • Led the full transition of Hard FM and Integrated FM operations for the National Museum of Qatar from construction completion to operational readiness, directing phased handover, commissioning, snag list closure, integrated systems testing, O&M training, and Defects Liability Period (DLP) governance for one of the region's most complex cultural infrastructure assets.
    • • Established a risk-based Preventive Maintenance regime aligned with OEM standards, SFG20, and statutory requirements, implementing Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) to protect mission-critical MEP systems and maintain stable environments for sensitive museum collections, with full asset lifecycle tracking managed within Archibus CMMS.
    • • Led a facilities organisation of 80 staff including 6 direct reports, owned multi-million-euro CAPEX and OPEX budgets, directed procurement strategy and vendor governance, and delivered compliance with ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, 41001, and 55000 frameworks, while supporting LEED O+M readiness for a LEED Platinum certified asset.
    • • Reduced O&M costs by 15% through vendor consolidation and maintenance strategy optimisation, and established a comprehensive asset management framework integrating BIM with Archibus CMMS to enable asset verification, lifecycle planning, condition monitoring, and capital investment forecasting.
    Facilities Management Vendor Management Asset Management Corporate Real Estate CMMS
  • Multiplex (Formerly Brookfield Multiplex)
    Facilities Manager
    November 2015 - December 2018 (3 years and 1 month)
    Qatar
    • • Led delivery of 24/7 Integrated Facilities Management services (Hard and Soft FM) across a high-profile multi-tenant commercial asset serving Fortune 500 tenants and over 10,000 monthly visitors, directing multidisciplinary FM teams and specialist contractors across technical services, concierge, security, and housekeeping while maintaining embassy-level service standards.
    • • Managed mission-critical MEP, BMS, fire and life safety, and security systems, achieving zero unplanned downtime and full regulatory compliance, while establishing structured preventive and predictive maintenance programmes aligned with SFG20 and governing asset inventory and lifecycle tracking within CMMS/IWMS.
    • • Owned CAPEX and OPEX planning, procurement strategy, and long-term vendor contract governance, improving cost efficiency by 15% through SLA/KPI performance frameworks and contract optimisation, and contributed to ISO 9001, 14001, 50001, 41001, and 55000 certification compliance.
    CMMS Asset Management Facilities Management Maintenance Management Transition Management

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Education

  • MBA
    MBA
  • MSc
    Heriot-Watt University
    MSc

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