Director, Workplace Experience - Americas

Job Summary:

We are looking for a Corporate Real Estate Professional to join the Americas Real Estate Leadership team as Director, Workplace Experience -Americas. In this role you will ensure that workplace operations of Ericsson premises meet end user needs as defined by Group, Hub and Region Leadership. You will be the Ericsson Workplace Design (EWD) champion working with local and regional stakeholders to align local REFM activities with regional and country strategies/operations/businesses

This position leads the application of innovative solutions at Ericsson by designing, developing and securing deployment of strategies, policies, processes and tools in the Real Estate area of workplace experience. Global & region negotiations with external stakeholders as required (ex. Landlords, FM providers, builders, technical consultants etc). Ensures consistency and globalization, manages global suppliers and provides expert advice in own area (Premises, Design, Building Projects, FM, Workspace Management).

You will align the regional or local strategies/operation/business and REFM activities within:

• Real Estate/Portfolio
• Workplace Design
• Construction projects
• Facilities Management Services

• Energy/Environment

   

  Responsibilities & Tasks:

  In workplace expertise we have five different areas of expertise: Premises, Facility Management, Design/Architecture, Building Projects, Workspace Management. These are the group experts and shall:

• Develop expertise area strategy & design
• Drive implementation of Workplace processes
• Being Group Expertise in concerned subject matters (RE, FM, M&E, Construction, WP design, branding, ergonomics, environment, risk management, change management etc)
• Ensure efficiency in expertise area
• Manage and support global or large regional projects in subject matter area

Position Qualifications:

Core Competences

• Change & Improvement Management Skills
• Consultative Skills
• Customer Relationship Handling Skill
• Fundamental Leadership Competence
• Negotiation and Argumentation Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Workplace innovation
• Program Management Skills
• Project Management Skills

Key Qualifications

• Education: (Minimum BA in Real Estate or related field, MCR or SCLR designation a plus) 
• Min years of experience (7 years of Real Estate leadership) 
• Domain experience: Workplace and Facilities Management
• Change & Improvement Management Skills
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Financial Analysis Skills
• Negotiation & Argumentation Skills

• Project Management Skills

   

   

  Why is Ericsson a great place to work?

  Ericsson is the driving force behind the Networked Society where every person and every industry is empowered to reach their full potential. Mobility, broadband and the cloud are transforming the world, enabling industries and society to provide better services, capture new opportunities, improve businesses, increase efficiency, and create new user experiences.

  Our services, software and infrastructure support every major telecom operator in the world. The transformation that this brings allows people, business and society to fulfill their potential and create a more sustainable future.

  With some 115,000 employees and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and services leadership. We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. 40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over Ericsson networks. And our SEK 100 billion investment in research and development over the last three years ensure that our solutions – and our customers – are at the forefront of innovation.

  At Ericsson, we give our employees the freedom to think big. Your ideas and innovations can turn into achievements that impact society and change the world. Are you ready to be a change-maker? Learn what makes YOU + Ericsson a powerful combination. Join us today.

  Founded in 1876, Ericsson has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden. Net sales in 2014 were SEK 228.0 billion (USD 33.1 billion). Ericsson is listed on NASDAQ OMX stock exchange in Stockholm and the NASDAQ in New York.