Lead, Real Estate & Workplace Intelligence

What to Expect

We are seeking an experienced Lead for Real Estate & Workplace Intelligence to drive data-informed decision-making across our real estate portfolio and workplace strategy. This role will own the development and application of advanced analytics—including economic analysis, opportunity cost modeling, benchmarking, and spatial intelligence derived from sensors, badging systems, and network data—to optimize space utilization, reduce costs, and enhance the employee experience. The ideal candidate brings at least 10 years of progressive experience in real estate analytics, workplace strategy, or related fields, including hands-on experience with real estate development (Industrial preferred; commercial also acceptable), and will serve as a strategic partner to senior leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Lead economic analysis for real estate decisions—total cost of occupancy, ROI, scenario planning, and opportunity cost—across lease, acquisition, disposition, development, and workplace redesign
• Build and maintain benchmarking frameworks that compare internal cost, utilization, density, and workplace effectiveness against industry peers
• Design and operationalize spatial intelligence by integrating occupancy sensors, badging, network/Wi-Fi analytics, and other workplace telemetry
• Translate complex data into clear, actionable recommendations for portfolio optimization, space planning, hybrid work, development, and capital allocation
• Partner with Real Estate, Facilities, IT, HR, and Finance on data quality, system integration, and analytics aligned to business priorities
• Build predictive models and dashboards that forecast demand, flag underutilized assets, and quantify financial and experiential impact of workplace and development changes
• Establish governance, standards, and best practices for workplace intelligence data, privacy, and reporting; present executive-ready findings to senior leadership while staying current on workplace analytics, smart buildings, and real estate development

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years of progressive experience in real estate analytics, workplace strategy, corporate real estate, facilities intelligence, or a closely related field
• Experience with real estate development (industrial preferred; commercial acceptable), ideally in large-scale corporate or global environments
• Expertise in economic and financial analysis of real estate portfolios, including opportunity cost modeling, total cost of occupancy, and investment decision support
• Hands-on experience building spatial intelligence solutions with occupancy sensors, badging data, network analytics, and related workplace telemetry
• Strong track record developing benchmarking programs and turning data into strategic recommendations that deliver measurable cost savings or utilization gains
• Proven ability to work with large, complex datasets and partner effectively with IT, data engineering, and business stakeholders
• Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Finance, Economics, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field required, or the equivalent in experience; familiarity with workplace platforms, IoT sensors, visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI), and workplace data privacy/security/compliance preferred