Lead Facilities Administrator

Overview

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Program/Project Lead to join our team in Bangalore. In this role, you will be a key member of the Global Facilities team, partnering with facilities, security, HR, IT, finance to deliver programs and initiatives that enhance workplace experience, support growth, and drive operational excellence across Rambus locations.

 This role is responsible for Program Leadership: Drive end-to-end execution of multiple global facilities programs, including workplace initiatives, office fit-outs and renovations, sustainability programs, and operational excellence programs.  The candidate will be reporting to the Director Facilities and this is a full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Program Leadership: Drive end-to-end execution of multiple global facilities programs, including workplace initiatives, office fit-outs and renovations, sustainability programs, and operational excellence programs.
• Strategic Planning: Partner with Facilities, Real Estate, Finance, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to define program objectives, success metrics, budgets, and execution roadmaps.
• Portfolio Management: Manage a portfolio of global facilities projects across office operations, workplace experience, capital improvements, maintenance programs, and space planning.
• Governance & Reporting: Establish program governance frameworks, track KPIs, budgets, timelines, risks, and provide reporting and project updates.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Coordinate cross-functional collaboration among Facilities, Security, IT, HR, Finance, Legal, Procurement, landlords and external service providers.
• Risk & Compliance Management: Identify operational and project risks, develop mitigation plans, and ensure compliance with company policies, lease obligations, health & safety requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Change Management: Support workplace changes, employee transitions, office relocations, hybrid workplace initiatives, and business continuity planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 6–8 years of experience in facilities program management, workplace operations or project management.
• Proven experience managing multiple facilities projects and programs across global locations.
• Strong understanding of office operations, workplace services, vendor management, and capital project execution.
• Experience managing project budgets, schedules, procurement activities, and stakeholder communications.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as MS Project, Smartsheet or similar platforms.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred

• Experience supporting global facilities
• Knowledge of workplace design, occupancy planning, hybrid work strategies, and employee experience programs.
• Familiarity with ESG, sustainability, energy management, and Zero Waste initiatives.
• Understanding of facilities compliance frameworks, business continuity, and risk management practices.
• PMP, Facility Management Professional (FMP, SFM), or similar certification preferred.
• Experience working with cross-functional global teams and managing projects across multiple regions.
• Knowledge of ISO standards such as ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001 is a plus.

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.

Rambus offers a competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus, equity and employee benefits.

Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check out rambus.com/careers/.