Director of Workplace Strategy

Client and Role:

The purpose of our client's team is to position our client as a leader in workplace knowledge, enhancing sales and dealer relationships, through high quality research, workplace insights and analysis, leading edge tools, training and application, to help customers align their business strategies with their workplace.

The Director, Asia Pacific leads the Workplace Strategy & Research team activities, in Asia Pacific. Manages development and improvement of consulting and research processes, as well as development of knowledge management. Leads research projects, involving development of new consulting tools and documents on workplace and business-related topics. Manages workplace consulting client projects; consults with sales leaders and Workplace Advisors (AP) to develop strategic rationale for new consulting services for development of highperforming workplaces. Participates and represents our client at key industry events/function to help position our client as a workplace knowledge leader. Drives  AP sales and market strategy to support dealers, knowledge partners, designers and consultants.

Skills:

- Bachelors degree in interior design or architecture, workplace strategy, corporate real estate, organizational behavior, environmental psychology, social science or an equivalent area of study.

- Advanced degree, i.e., Masters in Design, Business Administration, or Social Science preferred.

- 8 - 10 years experience in workplace consulting, interior design or architecture, corporate real estate, organizational design, including four years in architecture, commercial interiors, including workplace environment.

- Proven experience in managing people and processes.

- Strong relationship management skills.

- English language skills must be at a business professional level.

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills written and verbal.

- Excellent presentation and visualization skills.

- Excels at problem solving with excellent analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.

- Demonstrated track record in cross-functional collaboration.

- Ability to travel frequently, incl. overnight.

Travel Requirements:

Travelling 75% of the time internationally.