Workplace Strategy Managing Director
NEWMARK

JOB DESCRIPTION

WORKPLACE STRATEGY - MANAGING DIRECTOR

At Newmark, enhancing the human experience is a linchpin of optimizing financial and operational performance for our client's businesses and institutions. Understanding the where, how, why, and how long of their talent strategies is the function of our Global Workplace platform. Acknowledged across the industry we are living in a digital world with increasing transparency and the growing influence of newer generations in the workforce, employees expect a productive, engaging, enjoyable work experience. Our Global Workplace Strategy and Human Experience platform supports that type of capability and inhabits the intersection of multiple value-added channels offered by Newmark: Strategic Advisory, Occupier Services and Brokerage.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Job Duties:

• Develop client relationships to earn status as a trusted advisor
• Seeks out innovation and best practice across Newmark's Human Experience platform (Employee, Contractor, Vendor, Customer, Patient, Constituent, Guest, etc.) - brings new ideas and thinking to client work and also to internal processes and operations.
• Build relationships with our colleagues across channels and geographies to advance client interests and practice area objectives
• Advise market leaders on workplace strategy trends.
• Maintains and grows current client relationships
• Proactively seek out new opportunities and prospects, identifies new business opportunities, and support broker business development
• Writes workplace and change management proposals, with clear narrative, strong description of services and associated modelling of fees.
• Lead and perform engagements: Human Experience Objectives, Cultural / Identity Studies, Life/Work Blend Analysis, Design Guidelines, Digital & data-driven Workplace Standards, Workplace Visualization, Building Scenarios, Departmental Alignment, Owner's Representation for Design/Build, Market Intelligence / Research, Utilization Studies, Highest/Best Use, Supply/Demand Analysis, Occupancy Modeling / Scenarios, Change Management Plans
• Support and collaborate with global account and enterprise teams for national and global workplace analytics and strategy client requirements.
• Monitor regional project budgets, personal / team utilization, profitability targets as well as oversee billing and fee management
• Regularly participates in industry activities by way of speaking, presenting and/or writing to enhance the workplace platform's thought leadership
• Promote the workplace platform via social media, and regular blog posts on Newmark Perspectives
• Promotes and supports DEIB.
• Adhere to all set company and client policies and procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS

Skills, Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree - preferably in Architecture, Design, Social Science or Workplace Strategy
• Minimum 5 years related experience
• Knowledge and extensive work experience in the field of workplace strategy
• A history of exploring broad, undefined problem areas
• Ability to think strategically, implement change, enforce policy and resolve conflict.
• Strong client relationship and account management experience
• Proven ability to masterfully present, effectively sell and negotiate the services of Newmark
• Visibility in the field, including industry memberships, publications, and conference speaking experience
• Understanding and knowledge of any necessary regulations, in which work is being performed, to ensure compliance
• May perform other duties as assigned

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