Workplace Planning Lead

About the role

As the Workplace Planning Lead, you will ensure our physical footprint advances in lockstep with our company growth, creating environments that empower our teams to deliver more, faster. You will guide the evolution of our global office footprint, addressing space needs and translating business growth into effective workplace planning and execution. This position represents the first global planning layer within the Workplace team and will help shape how our workplace function scales in the coming years.

What you'll do

• Guide space transitions at pace across existing office locations and develop seat and capacity planning models aligned with headcount growth
• Forecast workplace demand across locations, defining workplace standards and seating strategies
• Apply LLMs and AI-enabled workflows within a corporate real estate and operational context
• Coordinate real estate planning choices, such as lease renewals, expansions, or consolidations, and partner with Real Estate teams to evaluate footprint changes and location strategy
• Provide workplace data and capacity insights to inform lease negotiations
• Plan workplace requirements for new offices, relocations, and office closures, alongside workplace design and layout planning
• Develop occupancy metrics and dashboards to track workplace capacity across offices and identify opportunities to optimise workspace utilisation

What you'll need

• Proven track record in workplace planning, workplace strategy, corporate real estate, or facilities planning
• Successfully overseen office expansions, relocations, or workplace transformations
• Excellent systematic and planning skills, with the ability to translate business growth into workplace needs
• Collaborated across multiple office locations or global organisations
• Excellent stakeholder collaboration and communication skills

Nice to have

• Background in interior architecture or experience with space planning tools such as AutoCAD
• Background scaling operations in high-growth or technology companies
• Fluent German language communication skills

What they offer

• Competitive salary and stock options (ESOP)
• Relocation support: up to €2,500 and 4 weeks temporary accommodation
• Learning allowance: €500 yearly
• Health and wellness: gym membership and mental health support
• Enhanced parental leave: 22 weeks fully paid for primary caregivers, 6 weeks for secondary
• 5 days paid family emergency leave and 100% remote work option during pregnancy