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Jones Lang LaSalle

Advises on and manages commercial real estate

Workplace Experience Manager

Facilities ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time$85k - $105k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • At least 5 years of experience in workplace experience, facilities management, or hospitality, including at least 2 years leading a team or site.
  • Demonstrated profit-and-loss or budget ownership with delegated spend authority.
  • Experience managing subcontractors, including sourcing, scorecarding, and corrective action.
  • Experience in 24/7 or multi-shift operations.
  • Working knowledge of lease structures and landlord obligations.
  • Ability to independently interpret operational data, progressing from dashboards to root cause analysis and recommendations.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, computerized maintenance management systems, and space management platforms.
  • Ability to maintain composure under pressure and take incident command with incomplete information.
  • Strong organizational skills, independent judgment, and a professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

  • Hold single-point accountability for 24/7 service delivery across all shifts, including subcontracted and landlord services.
  • Own the site operating plan, service standards, and escalation matrix, and update the playbook as operations evolve.
  • Lead JLL and subcontracted teams by managing rosters, coverage, performance, and development.
  • Design the 24/7 coverage model and close gaps before they affect service.
  • Set and audit shift-handover standards to ensure continuity.
  • Resolve operational bottlenecks and workplace conflicts with minimal guidance from upper management.
  • Ensure facilities operations meet local, state, national, and client-specific requirements; maintain compliance documentation and proactively address regulatory gaps.
  • Serve as the initial point of contact for client employee inquiries, issues, troubleshooting, and service feedback, with the goal of supporting employee and guest care and comfort.
  • Own the client site leadership relationship and chair weekly, monthly, and quarterly performance reviews.
  • Represent JLL in performance discussions and own responses to dissatisfaction.
  • Anticipate leadership needs, host executive visits, and interface with executive assistants.
  • Author workplace communications and ensure timely delivery to all shifts.
  • Build the annual budget, own the monthly forecast, and write variance narratives.
  • Use delegated spend authority to approve invoices and emergency spending.
  • Source, negotiate, and award subcontracted services within delegated authority.
  • Ensure vendor contracts, statements of work, invoicing, and key performance indicators align with client requirements.
  • Run vendor scorecards and quarterly reviews; partner with JLL Sourcing to issue corrective action or replace underperforming vendors.
  • Identify and validate savings and cost avoidance.
  • At leased sites, interpret the lease, enforce landlord obligations, chair quarterly reviews, and escalate as needed.
  • At leased sites, administer after-hours costs and review annual expense reconciliations.
  • At owned sites, lead asset assessments, capital plans, and lifecycle recommendations.
  • Own the compliance register and escalate unresolved risks.
  • Own shift seat strategy, sharing ratios, and conflict resolution.
  • Manage a shift-balanced engagement calendar that provides equitable service across shifts.
  • Diagnose workplace experience issues using data, design interventions, and measure results.
  • Manage conference room setup, audiovisual support, catering, supplies, and cleanup.
  • Inventory and stock kitchen and office supplies, and manage vendor relationships.
  • Establish and curate wellness programs, such as pop-up clinics and wellness room utilization.
  • Improve office community standards by designing programs and fostering collaboration across multiple business units.
  • Remain available 24/7/365 to support business operations; lead incident response, conduct root cause analysis, implement corrective actions to prevent service lapses, and provide timely updates to account leadership and key stakeholders.
  • Recommend shelter-in-place, evacuation, or closure actions and coordinate with the client and landlord.
  • Interpret data, perform root cause analysis, and connect facility performance to call-handling impact.
  • Present actionable insights and recommendations to leadership.
  • Own the continuous improvement pipeline and track results.
  • Represent JLL in audits and own corrective action plans.
  • Submit and track work orders and coordinate preventive maintenance.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Experience with work order systems, vendor coordination, and facility operations.
  • Knowledge of invoice processing and accounts payable.
  • Experience with onboarding processes or emergency preparedness and incident command.
  • Background in hospitality or workplace services in corporate or mission-critical environments.

About the Company

Jones Lang LaSalle

Advises on and manages commercial real estate

Jones Lang LaSalle, known as JLL, advises property owners, occupiers and investors on commercial real estate worldwide. Its teams broker leases and property sales, arrange financing, value assets, manage buildings and workplaces, and oversee construction projects for businesses, institutions and governments. LaSalle Investment Management invests client capital in private property and real estate securities, while JLL Technologies develops workplace software and data tools. The company earns commissions, service fees, investment management fees and software revenue, with some client operating costs reimbursed through contracts. JLL took its current form through a 1999 merger and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1999

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