Director, Global Space & Occupancy Planning

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the global Space and Occupancy Planning function across client’s portfolio, driving alignment between workplace strategy, business growth objectives, and real estate investments.
• Develop short- and long-range occupancy strategies that optimize portfolio utilization, capacity planning, and space allocation.
• Advise client leadership on workplace trends, hybrid work strategies, portfolio efficiencies, and future-state workplace planning.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to executive stakeholders by translating business objectives into actionable occupancy and workplace solutions.
• Create portfolio-level recommendations that improve utilization, reduce costs, mitigate risks, and enhance workforce experience.

Occupancy Planning & Analytics

• Establish and maintain global occupancy planning standards, methodologies, and governance processes.
• Lead demand forecasting, capacity modeling, scenario planning, and workforce growth analyses to support strategic decision-making.
• Direct comprehensive utilization studies and occupancy assessments to identify opportunities for optimization and operational efficiencies.
• Leverage portfolio data and workplace analytics to provide executive-level insights and recommendations.
• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of occupancy, allocation, and utilization reporting across the portfolio.

Workplace Strategy & Transformation

• Partner with client leadership to develop workplace strategies that align with evolving workforce expectations and business priorities.
• Support portfolio transformation initiatives including consolidations, expansions, relocations, redesigns, and return-to-office strategies.
• Drive planning approaches that support flexibility, collaboration, employee engagement, and business continuity.
• Evaluate workplace effectiveness through utilization metrics, occupancy insights, and employee experience data.

Client Relationship & Executive Engagement

• Build trusted advisor relationships with senior client stakeholders across Real Estate, Facilities, HR, Technology, and Business Operations.
• Lead executive business reviews and strategic planning discussions with client leadership.
• Present complex occupancy data, portfolio scenarios, and workplace recommendations to executive audiences.
• Influence decision-making through clear storytelling, strategic recommendations, and data-driven insights.

Operational Excellence & Governance

• Establish global best practices, standards, playbooks, procedures, and service delivery frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with account, client, and corporate governance requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, quality, consistency, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align planning activities with project delivery, facilities operations, and portfolio strategy.

Team Leadership

• Lead, develop, and mentor a global team of space planners, occupancy planners, move managers, and workplace strategy professionals.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and customer service excellence.
• Develop workforce planning strategies to ensure appropriate staffing levels and capability development.
• Establish performance objectives, succession plans, and professional development opportunities for team members.

Financial & Business Management

• Support strategic portfolio planning through financial analysis, occupancy cost benchmarking, and scenario modeling.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, forecasts, resource plans, and staffing models.
• Identify opportunities to improve space efficiency and real estate value across the portfolio.
• Partner with Finance and Real Estate leadership on business cases supporting workplace and portfolio investments.