Director – Workplace Operations

Summary

Are you a visionary leader with a passion for creating exceptional workplace experiences that empower teams to excel? Do you possess a proven track record of managing real estate portfolios across the APAC region, driving operational excellence, and implementing innovative workplace strategies? If you're an experienced Real Estate and Workplace Professional with an entrepreneurial spirit, ready to make a significant impact and lead the evolution of our APAC workplaces, then this opportunity is for you. Join us and play a key role in shaping the future of our operations.

This role is ideal for someone accustomed to working within a global technology company, collaborating with global team members, and skilled in developing and sustaining stakeholder relationships. A business-focused mindset is essential.

Job Description

This role is ideal for someone accustomed to working within a global technology company, collaborating with global team members, and skilled in developing and sustaining stakeholder relationships. A business-focused mindset is essential.

What You'll Do:

• Real Estate Portfolio Management: Oversee and strategize the APAC real estate portfolio, ensuring space and resources are optimized to meet our evolving needs.

• Workplace Services: Lead the charge in delivering top-notch workplace services, maintaining high standards of safety, health, and environmental practices, and managing budgets effectively.

• Stakeholder Relationships: Build and nurture strong relationships with internal stakeholders and partners, acting as the go-to person for all workplace-related matters in the APAC region.

• Sustainability Programs: Champion sustainability initiatives and programs, reducing our environmental impact and fostering a culture of environmental responsibility.

• Leadership and Coordination: Provide strong leadership, coordination, and guidance across all APAC sites, fostering a culture of excellence within the workplace operations team.

• Strategic Alignment: Ensure regional operations align with global strategies while addressing APAC-specific needs, collaborating with global workplace leaders on key projects.

• Growth and Expansion: Spearhead the scaling of real estate, facilities, and workplace services to support rapid growth, especially in booming locations like Bengaluru.

• Operational Efficiency: Optimize workplace services and sustainable practices to enhance operational efficiency and support business productivity and employee satisfaction across APAC.

• Security and Safety: Collaborate closely with Security and Safety teams to ensure that all APAC locations adhere to safety and security protocols and comply with regulations.

• Vendor and Budget Management: Manage vendor relationships and budget allocations for workplace operations, ensuring cost-effective solutions and high service standards.

What you Bring:

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in workplace or real estate, with at least 5 years spent in a leadership position.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required (Business Administration, Real Estate, Facilities Management). Master's degree preferred.

• Proven ability to manage a diverse real estate portfolio within a global company.

• Deep understanding of sustainability principles, and a track record of implementing successful sustainability initiatives.

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, and an ability to cultivate relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data to inform decisions.

• The ability to effectively manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Willingness to travel frequently within the APAC region, with occasional travel to global locations.

About Guidewire

Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire.

As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation.

For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.

Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position.