Senior Director, Global Design, Construction & Workplace Sustainability

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About the Team

The Global Real Estate & Workplace team creates and continuously improves Workdays productive and safe office environments while supporting our core values and distinction as a great place to work. With this critical contribution to the company in mind we partner with other Workday departments such as People & Purpose Business Technology and Finance to ensure that we are successful in delivering on this goal. We handle every aspect of workplace operations space analysis and projects building facilities and maintenance. We capture employee rapport keep track of office utilization recommend expansions and / or new locations and coordinate projects for office build-outs and control operating and capital expenses.

About the Role

As the Senior Director Global Design Construction & Workplace Sustainability you will be the visionary and operational lead for our physical footprint at Workday. You will oversee the entire lifecycle of capital projectsfrom groundbreaking innovation in global design to the rigorous management of capital budgets. Your mission is to create Enhanced Experiences for our Workmates ensuring that every square foot of our global portfolio fosters engagement inclusivity and high performance. You will lead a world-class team of project managers and designers setting the standard for how we build how we spend and how we sustain our environments.

Key Responsibilities:

Global Capital Project Leadership

• End-to-End Delivery: Direct the planning execution and closing of all global capital construction projects ensuring they are delivered on time within scope and above quality standards.

• Strategic Roadmapping: Align the real estate portfolio with long-term business goals managing global expansion and optimization efforts.

• Risk Mitigation: Identify and manage potential project risks from supply chain disruptions to local regulatory hurdles.

• Ensure that the Real Estate an Workplace activities support overall business goals while meeting the needs and objectives of local departments.

• Track upcoming needs and requirements for real estate projects globally. Develop and manage an 18 month look ahead report of anticipated projects.

• Partner directly with Real Estate Portfolio & Strategy team on site selection ensuring projects meet the need of the Enterprise Location Strategy and workforce plan.

• Direct all aspects of construction and project management across Workdays Real Estate & Workplace portfolio.

• Review staffing levels and recommend changes to appropriately support Workday needs.

• Partner with other Workday internal teams such as Safety & Security FP&A Workplace Operations and Business Technology to ensure seamless handoff of projects at completion.

• Lead a team of designers and project managers.

Financial Stewardship & Capital Budgeting

• CapEx Management: Own the global capital budget providing accurate forecasting tracking and reporting to executive leadership.

• Value Engineering: Drive cost-efficiency without compromising design integrity or the Workmate experience.

• Vendor Management: Negotiate and manage master service agreements with global architects general contractors and consultants.

• Ensure that schedules and budgets are developed and maintained for projects utilizing existing processes tools and templates. Identify efficiencies and technology enhancements in the project management space moving toward better insights for stakeholders.

• Provide project status reports on costs (comparing to budget) and timelines (comparing to plan).

• Reduce facilities unit costs while maintaining service levels by analyzing the value of the service provided renegotiating vendor contracts where appropriate and ensuring that staffing is at cost effective levels by developing metrics to understand when reductions are required.

Innovative Global Design & Experience

• Experience-Led Design: Lead a global design team to create workplace environments that act as a destination prioritizing employee engagement and holistic wellness.

• Workplace Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends (hybrid work models AI integration in smart buildings) to ensure our offices remain cutting-edge.

• Brand Consistency: Ensure a cohesive brand look and feel across disparate global regions while respecting local cultural nuances. Ensure Workdays offices are designed and built to Workdays standards.

Sustainability & Wellness Excellence

• Environmental Impact: Act as the internal champion for Workplace sustainability ensuring all new builds and major retrofits meet or exceed corporate ESG goals.

• Accreditation Leadership: Direct the strategy for achieving and maintaining LEED and WELL certifications across the global portfolio.

• Health & Humanity: Integrate biophilic design and wellness-focused infrastructure to support the physical and mental health of our Workmates.

About You

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 15 years of experience in global real estate construction management or workplace design with at least 10 years in a senior leadership capacity.

• Bachelors degree in Architecture Engineering Construction Management or a related field (Masters or MBA preferred).

• Must hold LEED AP and WELL AP credentials.

• Financial acumen with a proven track record of managing $100M global capital budgets. Financial analysis experience and familiarity with accounting and financial concepts of real estate capital projects and operations expenses.

Other Qualifications:

• A global mindset with experience navigating international construction laws labor markets and design standards.

• A proven ability to inspire cross-functional teams and influence C-suite stakeholders.

• Experience with global projects specifically in Asia Pacific Japan and EMEA.

• Administrative ability technical background and project responsibility experience.

• Possess a thorough understanding of industry standards including workplace practices corporate management office technology and environmental factors.

• Strong team leader with ability to lead internal and external team meetings.

• Strong proficiency with project management tools and technology.

• Strong internal and client relationship management and interpersonal skills.

• Excellent communication skills including strong oral presentation and written communication skills and professional presence.

Workday Pay Transparency Statement

The annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. Workday pay ranges vary based on work location. As a part of the total compensation package this role may be eligible for the Workday Bonus Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus as well as annual refresh stock grants. Recruiters can share more detail during the hiring process. Each candidates compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including but not limited to geography experience skills job duties and business need among other things. For more information regarding Workdays comprehensive benefits please click here.

Primary Location:

Primary Location Base Pay Range: $249800 USD - $374800 USD

Additional US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $211000 USD - $374800 USD

Our Approach to Flexible Work

With Flex Work were combining the best of both worlds: in-person time and remote. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work. We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half (50%) of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners (depending on role). This means youll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together. Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter.

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