BrightDrop - Real Estate & Workplace Services Manager

Job Description

At BrightDrop, we are reshaping e-commerce by developing smarter, greener, and more efficient ways to deliver goods and services to your door, while delivering a brighter future for the cities where we live. We are building an ecosystem of all-electric, zero-emissions delivery solutions - from electric vehicles, toePalletsandsoftware that leverages real-time data todrive intelligent optimizationsfor e-commerce. To deliver on our mission we are growing fast and building a team, based inPalo Alto,with offices in Atlanta and Detroit,that is customer-focused, agile and passionate about innovating for a more sustainable future.

From engineering to product managementandoperations,BrightDropis looking for people who can combine a passion for technology and sustainability with high doses of curiosity and rigorous thinking to deliver a better future.

Backed by General Motors,BrightDropis striving to improve the communities where we live and deliver a better future for generations to come. We hope you'll join us.

The Role:

As the Real Estate and Workplace Services (REWS) manager role you will help create inspiring spaces and innovative services that bring the BrightDrop culture and values to life. You will help build and maintain all aspects of what keeps our workspaces operating seamlessly across multiple cities and regions to ensure that our global offices are safe, comfortable environments that reflect our values and enhance productivity.

As the REWS Manager you will be responsible for leading facilities, services and operations for the global BrightDrop portfolio. You will collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (HR/People Operations, Finance, and Executive leadership) to design and manage services that help make BrightDrop a great place to work - from how we design safe and collaborative workspaces for hardware and software development, create energizing on-site experiences, to delivering inclusive environments where BrightDrop employees can thrive.

Your management abilities, strategic thinking, and partnership skills allow you to ensure service delivery across functions, departments, and businesses. You must be comfortable working in a matrix organization, building trust in difficult situations, getting buy-in and consensus from leaders with diverse opinions, driving decision making where trade-offs are required, and keeping information circulating to support the employee as BrightDrop expands. Your relationship skills will allow you to provide great support and partnership to solve complex workspace challenges and create amazing environments and experiences for all BrightDrop team members.

Responsibilities:

• Lead BrightDrop's global real estate strategy and project management, overseeing transactions, budgets, site selection, and design-construction project management.
  
• Own both strategic planning and the global operating budget for Workplace end-to-end, working closely with Finance and BrightDrop leadership to drive consensus towards a unified strategy for all BrightDrop facilities and workspaces.
  
• Cultivate partnerships across the company to ensure delivery of office space and services, with teams including Finance, Legal, IT, Country Leads, HR/People Operations.
  
• Be responsible for delivering multiple projects - of varying sizes and scopes - concurrently. From small refreshes to coordinating with a landlord on a new build, you will have full responsibility for ensuring that each project is scoped appropriately, is staffed with the right team, and is delivered on time and within budget.
  
• Scope and define a project's problem statement, establish actionable metrics, and develop data-based solutions that guide users on how to assess business tradeoffs and outcomes
  
• Engage and actively manage external vendors to ensure that work of the highest quality is being delivered: architects, brokers, project managers, general contractors.
  
• Collaborate extensively with internal teams to ensure that the right people are in the room for each project: IT/AV, Security, Branding/Graphics, Workplace Services etc.
  
• Structure and perform analyses independently, and conduct research to uncover the insights that will lead to business recommendations

Additional Job Description

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8 years of experience leading strategy and project management for real estate and workplace design in a fast-growing company.
  
• Experience overseeing and governing facilities budgets with financial and contract management skills.

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  Very strong vendor management experience
  
• Facilities management experience
  
• Ability to work comfortably and effectively with senior leaders and/or officers as well as with administrative staff.
  
• A positive attitude, integrity and confidentiality
  
• Strong management skills and a reputation for being a team player.
  
• Strong communications skills, both written and oral, and strong attention to detail
  
• Ability to work proactively in an action-oriented and decision-making environment with limited direction and general autonomy
  
• Proven to be a self-starter and results-oriented

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 years experience in construction, facilities management, or hospitality industry preferably across global markets
  
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

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  Commercial kitchen programming, design and construction experience

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day - individually and collectively - to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Benefits Overview

The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:

• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.

Diversity Information

General Motors is committed to being a workplace that is not only free of discrimination, but one that genuinely fosters inclusion and belonging. We strongly believe that workforce diversity creates an environment in which our employees can thrive and develop better products for our customers. We understand and embrace the variety through which people gain experiences whether through professional, personal, educational, or volunteer opportunities.GM is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We encourage interested candidates to review the key responsibilities and qualifications and apply for any positions that match your skills and capabilities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statements

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