Global Head of Real Estate and Workplace

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in California, +2 more states.

📋 Description

• Convert executive vision into formalized site programs and prioritized requirements documentation

• Anticipate occupancy needs and plan space capacity, timing, and location by utilizing utilization data

• Identify sites, conduct property tours, suggest locations, and negotiate or renew commercial leases

• Evaluate alternatives for leases, licenses, coworking, and short-term venues

• Oversee international site selection, leasing processes, local counsel, brokers, and considerations related to codes, accessibility, entity, tax, and employment

• Collaborate with the Accounting team on lease classification and ASC 842 treatment

• Manage relationships with landlords and brokers, oversee real estate documentation, and track key dates

• Supervise office buildouts from initial design intent through permitting, construction, and move-in

• Coordinate with architects, general contractors, designers, and trades to ensure alignment with scope, budget, and schedule

• Create and implement assembly and event spaces equipped with proper egress, rigging, AV, streaming, acoustics, power, network, and food-service capabilities

• Handle daily office operations, including supplies, maintenance, security, access, signage, and overall office experience

• Develop staffing models, operating standards, playbooks, space management protocols, access control measures, and visitor management systems

• Manage workplace and real estate budgets, capital projects, operating expenses, vendor sourcing, contracts, and performance metrics

• Build and lead a small workplace team

• Within the first year, consolidate ongoing projects, establish facility standards and staffing, create a consistent opening playbook, and recruit initial team members

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in workplace, real estate, facilities, or capital projects

• Comprehensive ownership of at least one office buildout project

• Willingness and ability to travel frequently to various offices and locations

• Direct experience in negotiating or managing commercial leases

• Background in working with brokers, landlords, and legal teams

• Strong skills in construction and vendor project management

• Capability to manage architects, construction managers, and general contractors with respect to scope, budget, and schedule

• Knowledge of permitting processes, building codes, accessibility standards, and workplace safety regulations

• Experience in delivering or managing public event, customer-facing, or brand spaces

• Management of capital and operating budgets with strong commercial acumen

• Comfort in navigating ambiguity within a fast-paced, scaling organization

• Experience working across multiple cities or within a distributed, remote-first environment

• Expertise in leasing or building in international markets, especially in EMEA or APAC regions

• Familiarity with lease administration, space management, or IWMS platforms

• Background in hiring and managing a small operations or facilities team

• Expected familiarity with AI utilization, experimentation, and integration into daily tasks

🏝️ Benefits

• Equity

• Bonus

• Flexible, AI-driven work environment

• Opportunity to establish and lead a workplace team

• Exposure to global and international work environments