Global Head of Workplace

The role

You will lead the global Workplace function across approximately 10 offices worldwide. You will own the real estate portfolio, the Workplace budget, and the day-to-day experience in every office.

What you will do

• Lead strategy, planning, and oversight of Scale’s global real estate portfolio across ~10 offices.
• Manage site selection, acquisition, lease negotiation, administration, renewals, and disposition of properties.
• Partner with International HR and business leaders to plan for growth and expansion.
• Own the relationship with the integrated facilities management partner and other outsourced service providers.
• Define and manage SLAs, KPIs, and regular performance reviews.
• Lead vendor sourcing, contract negotiations, and renewals.
• Own the global Workplace and Real Estate budget, including leases, facilities operations, food and beverage, and capital projects.
• Oversee food and beverage programs across all offices.
• Lead office openings, expansions, relocations, and build-outs.
• Partner with Security on workplace safety, emergency preparedness, and business continuity planning.

Required qualifications

• Proven experience leading a global, multi-site Real Estate and Workplace function.
• Deep experience managing integrated facilities management partners and outsourced service models.
• Track record of owning and managing large, multi-million-dollar operating and capital budgets.
• Experience negotiating leases and leading office openings, build-outs, and relocations, including internationally.
• Strong analytical skills and a data-driven approach to decision-making.
• Ability to think strategically and balance cost, employee experience, and business needs.
• Excellent project management skills.
• Experience building and leading strong Workplace teams made up of both FTEs and vendor partners.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly adaptable approach to a fast-paced, high-growth business environment.

Benefits

• base salary
• equity
• comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• retirement benefits
• learning and development stipend
• generous PTO
• may be eligible for a commuter stipend

Before you apply

• Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role.

About the company

Scale is an artificial intelligence startup that specializes in providing high-quality training data to fuel the development of AI models. Their mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.