Grammarly team members in this role will collaborate in person 4 weeks per quarter, traveling if necessary to different hubs. They are required to live within a commutable distance of their home hub of San Francisco. Grammarly may provide relocation assistance.

The opportunity

Grammarly is the world’s leading AI writing assistance company trusted by over 30 million people and 70,000 professional teams every day. From instantly creating a first draft to perfecting every message, Grammarly’s product offerings help people at 96% of the Fortune 500 get their point across—and get results. Grammarly has been profitable for over a decade because we’ve stayed true to our values and built an enterprise-grade product that’s secure, reliable, and helps people do their best work—without selling their data. We’re proud to be one of Inc.’s best workplaces, a Glassdoor Best Place to Work, one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies, and one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in AI.

To achieve our ambitious goals, we’re looking for a Director of Workplace Experience and Connection to join our People team. This role will oversee Grammarly's office hubs and workplace environment. This role involves strategic planning, management, and operational oversight of all real estate activities, including site selection, acquisition, lease management, disposition of properties, and workplace design and strategy. The goal is to support the organization's business objectives by optimizing real estate portfolio performance, enhancing workplace environments, and ensuring efficient use of space. In addition, this role is responsible for ensuring that our spaces foster effective in-person time collaboration and events (both internal and external) and support our Remote First Hybrid model.

This role requires a strategic thinker with excellent negotiation, project management, and decision-making skills. The Director of Workplace plays a crucial role in supporting the organization's growth and operational efficiency through effective real estate and workplace management.

Your impact

In this role, you will:

• Develop and execute strategic plans for managing the company's real estate portfolio in alignment with business objectives.
• Ensure real estate transactions comply with regulations and company objectives, including negotiations, acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, and renewals in partnership with our corporate broker.
• Maximize the value and performance of the real estate portfolio by analyzing the portfolio, managing costs, assessing risks, and implementing best real estate management practices.
• Enhance employee productivity and satisfaction by designing flexible, sustainable, and collaborative workspaces utilizing technology.
• Manage facilities teams, vendors, and service providers to maintain safe, secure, and efficient work environments for corporate properties.
• Develop and manage budgets for corporate real estate, including capital expenditures, operating expenses, and lease administration. Monitor financial performance and adjust budgets as necessary.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and build relationships with external partners to support real estate and workplace needs.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and environmental requirements related to corporate real estate. Implement risk management strategies to protect the company's real estate assets.
• Collaborate with the People Leads team to establish new working standards that take advantage of technology, asynchronous practices, and consistent decision-making methods.

We’re looking for someone who

• Embodies our EAGER values—is ethical, adaptable, gritty, empathetic, and remarkable.
• Is inspired by our MOVE principles, which are the blueprint for how things get done at Grammarly: move fast and learn faster, obsess about creating customer value, value impact over activity, and embrace healthy disagreement rooted in trust.
• Is able to collaborate in person in San Francisco and potentially other hubs 4 weeks per quarter.
• Holds a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Real Estate, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Has 5-7 years of experience in project management.
• Is a global manager with 10 years of experience.
• Has strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to manage cross-functional teams and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

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