Senior Manager, Workplace Planning and Optimization

We are seeking a highly strategic and collaborative leader to join our team as the Senior Manager of Workplace Planning and Optimization. This role will lead a team responsible for aligning our global portfolio’s supply with the demands of our business, provide critical real estate data analysis that supports our company’s objectives, and work with our businesses to achieve effective workplace occupancy plans. In our fast-growing and dynamic environment, we seek a highly motivated professional to play a key role within the RESS (Real Estate and Site Services) global team. An important part of this role is to establish and maintain effective relationships with our businesses, engage with other RESS teams and work closely with the Finance, IT, and HR departments.

The Senior Manager will report to the Senior Director of Global Real Estate Planning and Workplace Design and oversee the following teams: Occupancy Planning, Space Management and Data Analytics. You will lead a team of professionals to support the creation of various scenarios at headquarters and globally that positively impact NVIDIA’s workplace and workforce.

What you will be doing:

Strategic and Occupancy Planning Leadership

• Define and implement a comprehensive global work location strategy that aligns with NVIDIA’s overall business objectives and addresses current and future workplace needs

• Own supply / demand modeling for our global portfolio and ensure demand requirements are consistent, comprehensive and meet the strategic needs of the company

• Drive the optimization of workspace arrangements and neighborhoods to enable employees perform their best work, providing dedicated desks or FlexDesks based on utilization

• Work with the Santa Clara Project Management function and the Lab Strategy team to resolve space-related challenges

• Engage and communicate with NVIDIAs leadership to provide occupancy scenarios and drive both short-term and long-term space solutions

• Continuous improvement by keeping updated on industry trends, and emerging workplace strategies and provide playbooks, training and roadmaps to the extended real estate teams

Space Management (CAFM)

• Oversee the global Space Management system to guarantee that data, processes, and audits produce accurate supply data for developing real estate strategies and workspace planning recommendations

• Manage the relationship with the CAFM provider and engage in the RFP process when systems go through contract changes

• Ensure the 50+ users of the CAFM program have ongoing training and support

Data Analysis and Reporting

• Manage the creation of ad hoc reports, Tableau dashboards, and dynamic supply / demand data points to support the RESS Global portfolio

• Direct the implementation of real-time, repeatable reporting mechanisms to promote effective data management

• Regularly assess current tools to ensure the use of best-in-class technology for data tracking and evaluate new solutions for future implementation.

What we need to see:

• 12+ overall years of significant experience in real estate, planning and/or finance

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience, MBA preferred

• 2+ years of executive leadership presence required

• Effective team management, mentorship and development experience

• Ability to seamlessly work with executives, colleagues, partners and service providers to achieve significant objectives and solutions

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize data into actionable strategies

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with experience engaging partners at all levels of the organization

• Effective negotiation and customer relationship management skills

• Experienced Excel skills; Advanced PowerPoint skills; CAFM and Tableau skills preferred

Ways to Stand out from the crowd:

• Knowledge of workforce planning and financial analysis is advantageous

• Consistent record of accomplishment of establishing relationships with cross-functional business partners

• Experience collaborating across a large organization to influence and inspire change

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