Global Workplace Strategist Senior Manager

Global Workplace Strategist Senior Manager – Towson, MD, - Onsite

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.

The Job:  

Stanley’s Global Engineering and Property Services team is currently seeking a Global Workplace Strategist Senior Manager to oversee an integrated service offering that creates memorable experiences within our offices that positively impacts how the workplace is experienced by employees and guests. Reporting into the Sr Director, Global CAPEX, this strategic leader will be responsible for not only strategic planning but also the overall employee & guest experience. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguous transformation environments and possesses world class leadership and consensus building skills amongst the technical facilities management arena.

The Global Engineering and Services organization is responsible for Real Estate, Facilities, Maintenance and Repair of Building and production equipment, Capital planning and projects as well as Energy Management for the Company. With a vision statement of ‘Transforming the companies property portfolio into a lever for growth’, the team is on a mission to be the world leader in its’ space while caring for the world with a bold ESG agenda.

• Develop processes that align the work environment and practices with organizational business goals and objectives at local, regional, and global levels.
• Real estate and workplace solutions may include development of portfolio consolidation strategies, workplace standards or programs, and project execution across the corporate portfolio.
• Real estate strategic planning support: assist transaction team in management of the real estate portfolio.
• Analyze, anticipate, plan real estate changes, and work with internal stakeholders to identify optimal recommendations/decisions.
• Report periodically with business units on portfolio performance, pipeline, transaction, and project activities, and collect insights on future activities/needs.
• Proactively review the portfolio on a regular basis and identify opportunities linked to market conditions, options, etc.
• Real estate & facilities data management support: Identify and validate existing organizational requirements and workplace needs including utilization, growth forecasting, specialized requirements, head and seat counts, and employee requirements.
• Measure and analyze workplace effectiveness through discussions, site observations, workplace surveys, space utilization and benchmarking studies.
• Identify workstyles and workplace barriers to productivity.
• Identify opportunities to reduce occupancy costs and operating costs through alternative workplace strategies and portfolio consolidation strategies.
• Change management support: Work with business leaders to develop compelling business cases for changes within the workplace.
• Develop preliminary workplace redesign concepts and program requirements based on strategic portfolio and workplace analytics.
• Provide recommendations specific to finish / product specification selection, FF&E, technologies, and other infrastructure related to workplace.
• Research industry workplace benchmark data to gauge competitiveness of Stanley Black & Decker's workplace metrics (i.e., cost, size, efficiency, productivity).
• Stay current with emerging trends and insights related to future of work, workplace strategy and design, and best practices.
• Communication and presentation support: Develop presentations and associated collateral to effectively communicate findings related to corporate workplace strategy. 
• Responsible for all aspects of space management and occupancy planning, including coordinating meetings, conducting reviews, compiling summaries and reports, tracking KPIs, creating occupancy plans, providing support to clients, and ensuring accurate database management.
• Across all integrated services, provide tactical planning, relationship management, and executing upon innovation and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Manage and maintain a repository of space-related data, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
• Responsible for the accuracy of floor plans, including functional business group assignment, general office space allocation, accurate occupancy, working space information, conference room ownership etc.
• Verify accuracy of space data by conducting monthly reviews and updates to database to reflect new details and as-built information.
• Report on key metrics with detailed reporting, including dashboards covering key metrics and detailing space utilization, forecasts, and recommendations for optimizing space allocation.
• Effectively lead and communicate at all levels within the company, working closely with team across to the company to drive success (Operations, Real Estate, Design & Construction, Facilities, EHS, Finance, Legal, etc.).
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement through total team engagement with continuous research of leading-edge technology, tool sets and project delivery methodologies.
• Assist to coordinate necessary move management services to support office space allocation and overall occupancy.
• Assist to coordinate furniture services, consisting of minor furniture reconfigurations, space changes and overall asset management.

The Person:  

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have: 

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in real estate, business, analytics, design, workplace strategy, hospitality, multi-unit retail, startups, consulting, customer service, or related experience.
• Exceptional project management skills, including the ability to organize, prioritize and control job responsibilities in order to meet deadlines in an environment with overlapping and potentially conflicting priorities.
• Familiarity with architectural drawings, furniture, fixtures and equipment, design and space planning concepts, construction costs and schedules, project management skills.
• Not required but positive consideration given to candidates with global experience.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and matrix environment.
• Foresight to anticipate issues and risks and proactively mitigate.
• Credibility and impact that drives commitment and passion.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize based on strategic goals.
• Ability to communicate effectively within and across all organizational levels.
• Exceptional prioritization, planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated Microsoft Office proficiency – specifically in Excel, Word and PowerPoint. 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Some travel required (including international).

The Details:

You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:

• Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work, where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.

What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
 

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We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are 

We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company. 

Benefits & Perks

You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You’ll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development: 
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.

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