VP – Program Manager - Corporate Real Estate Services

Company: 1011 United Overseas Bank Ltd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in ASEAN with a global network in Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. Operating through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, we have a global network of about 430 branches and offices in 19 markets. At the heart of UOB is our culture, shaped by the UOB Way and anchored on our four values – Honourable, Enterprising, United and Committed. For more than 90 years, these values have guided how we do right by our customers, collaborate with one another and create long-term value for the communities we operate in. As One Bank, we are committed to helping our colleagues build sustainable careers grounded in purpose, supported by strong values, and enriched with meaningful opportunities to grow.

Job Description

Job responsibilities  

Workplace Strategy & Data-Driven Design

• Develop and implement workplace strategies across corporate offices and retail branches, using workplace analytics, utilization data, employee insights, and business requirements to inform design decisions.
• Translate strategic objectives into workplace design solutions that improve productivity, collaboration, employee experience, and real estate performance.

Workplace Design Development & Governance

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the High-Performance Workplace (HPW) design standards, guidelines, and playbook.
• Establish robust design governance, approval, and deviation management processes to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across all workplace projects.
• Regularly review and update design standards to reflect changing business needs, workplace trends, and operational requirements.

Human-Centric & Experience-Led Design

• Apply human-centered design principles to create workplace environments that support diverse workstyles, employee wellbeing, inclusivity, accessibility, and engagement.
• Utilize workplace personas, user journeys, and employee feedback to shape workplace experiences and design outcomes.

Activity-Based & Hybrid Workplace Planning

• Design and implement activity-based workplace solutions that support focused work, collaboration, learning, social interaction, and innovation.
• Ensure workplace environments support hybrid working models, Flexible Work Arrangements (FWA), employee wellness initiatives, and future workforce needs.

Change Management & Workplace Adoption

• Partner with the OSS team and key stakeholders to drive workplace transformation and change management initiatives.
• Develop communication strategies, engagement plans, and adoption programs that increase awareness, understanding, and successful transition to new workplace concepts and ways of working.
• Produce high-quality communication materials, workplace guides, and user toolkits to support workplace transformation initiatives.

Stakeholder Management & Business Partnership

• Engage, influence, and advise business leaders, project teams, and workplace users on workplace strategy, design principles, and HPW requirements.
• Facilitate alignment between business objectives, operational requirements, employee experience, and design outcomes.

Workplace Technology & AI Integration

• Integrate workplace technologies into design development, including smart workplace solutions, workplace booking systems, occupancy monitoring, collaboration technologies, and digital workplace platforms.
• Leverage AI-enabled tools and platforms for workplace analytics, design visualization, scenario planning, concept generation, stakeholder engagement, and design decision-making.

Sustainability, Wellness & ESG Design

• Incorporate sustainability, ESG, wellness, and biophilic design principles into workplace planning and design development.
• Promote energy efficiency, healthy workplace environments, ergonomic solutions, natural light, indoor environmental quality, and resource optimization.

Workplace Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct industry benchmarking and monitor emerging workplace, design, technology, and people trends.
• Identify opportunities to enhance workplace effectiveness, employee experience, and operational efficiency through innovative workplace solutions.
• Pilot and evaluate new workplace concepts, technologies, and design approaches before wider implementation.

Leadership, Quality & Delivery Excellence

• Independently manage workplace strategy and design-related issues, risks, and crisis situations while maintaining appropriate governance and leadership alignment.
• Ensure the quality, consistency, accuracy, and professionalism of all workplace strategy, design, communication, and project deliverables.
• Demonstrate agility, accountability, and a growth mindset in driving workplace transformation initiatives.

Job requirements 

• Good understanding of our real estate business, its potential impact and communicating and fleshing out ideas to create awareness 
• Good presentation skills to interpret business information and data leveraged on PowerPoint, Excel, Words and Power-BI 
• A thinker and doer with strong problems solving skills and interpersonal skills 
• Soft skills – A-people person who can effectively engage in both formal and an informal setting 
• Excellent English writing skill with the ability to bring about ideas to life in a concise and engaging manner 
• A good 8 to 15 years of relevant experience  
• Have good AI related platforms and use these AI platforms to execute design related tasks

Additional Requirements

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate's age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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