Assoc Dir-Workplace Strategy and Design

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What you’ll be doing...

We are seeking an experienced Workplace Strategy and Design Associate Director to join the Global Real Estate team. This role is instrumental in shaping and executing workplace, design, and experience strategies across our diverse portfolio, which includes both administrative and mixed-use infrastructure spaces. In addition to driving workplace strategy, this role will lead a team focused on sustainability and energy infrastructure project implementation, ensuring our workplaces align with our corporate sustainability goals. The ideal candidate will excel in strategic and creative thinking, have a strong ability to engage cross-functional stakeholders, and bring leadership acumen, with potential for future team management responsibilities.

• Developing and executing workplace strategies to enhance employee experience and operational efficiency across our administrative and infrastructure assets.

• Conducting workplace research and analysis, focusing on emerging trends, user needs, and workplace innovations.

• Building and implementing KPIs and metrics to assess and improve workplace performance, aligning with business objectives.

• Collaborating closely with other global real estate teams, project teams, and strategic partners, ensuring the successful integration of workplace strategies in design and delivery.

• Leading the formulation of experience and design strategies, focusing on functionality, brand alignment, and user-centered design.

• Driving alignment with internal and external stakeholders, including consultants, design firms, and cross-functional partners.

• Acting as a strategic advisor on trends in workplace and experience design, bringing innovative and business-critical insights to the table.

• Leading and overseeing a team focused on sustainability and energy infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with corporate sustainability initiatives.

• Partnering with internal sustainability teams and external consultants to develop and implement energy efficiency, carbon reduction, and green building strategies across the workplace portfolio.

• Driving the integration of renewable energy solutions, smart building technologies, and sustainable workplace practices into real estate projects.

• Establishing and tracking sustainability performance metrics, ensuring data-driven decision-making for workplace and energy initiatives.

• Presenting sustainability and workplace strategy initiatives to senior leadership, making data-backed recommendations for long-term impact.

• Presenting strategy and vision to senior leadership, utilizing strong storytelling and presentation skills.

This position can be located at any Verizon hub.

What we’re looking for...

You’ll need to have:

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.

• Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.

• Experience managing or supporting projects within global real estate portfolios.

• Experience in workplace strategy, design, or sustainability-focused project implementation, with a solid track record of executing strategies within complex organizations.

• Expertise in strategic thinking, storytelling, and creative problem-solving.

• Demonstrated experience in leadership or people management, with an interest in growing into a direct managerial role.

• Background in sustainability, energy infrastructure, or environmental impact initiatives within the workplace or real estate sector.

• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams, with potential for future direct reports.

• Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time.

Even better if you have one or more of the following:

• Familiarity with design thinking principles and experience collaborating with design and architecture partners.

• Ability to work effectively as an individual contributor and as part of a collaborative, cross-functional team.

• Excellent communication and business critical thinking skills, with a focus on strategic presentation for senior stakeholders.

• Ability to anticipate future workplace needs and design solutions that align with broader organizational goals.

• Skilled in articulating complex strategies in a clear, compelling way for executive presentations.

• Understanding of modern design principles, user-centered design, and functional space planning.

• Knowledge of sustainable building practices, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction strategies.

• Strong ability to work with data and qualitative insights, conduct research, and apply analytical thinking to workplace strategy.

• Highly proficient in crafting tailored presentations for diverse audiences, from leadership to operational teams.

If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.

Where you’ll be working

In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes work from home and a minimum eight assigned office days per month that will be set by your manager.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Equal Employment Opportunity

Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.

Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefits, short term incentives, 401(k) Savings Plan, stock incentive programs, paid time off, parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.

If you are hired into a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, Washington or Washington, D.C. work location, the compensation range for this position is between $97,000.00 and $198,000.00 annually based on a full-time schedule. The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours.