EMEA Design Manager — Post-Occupancy & Workplace Innovation

Design Manager, EMEA Portfolio, Design, Sustainability & Engineering; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) Global Design team seeks a creative designer to lead post-occupancy tenant improvements across the EMEA portfolio, coordinating with D&C, Workplace Guidelines, Sustainability and Engineering.

This regional role manages design for mid-to-large projects, collaborates with external architects, aligns each project with Global Design concepts, and travels 20–30% while office-based five days a week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience defining program requirements and using data and metrics to determine improvements.
• Experience in project and program management.
• Experience in facilities management, or experience in construction or project management.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and effective communication abilities.
• Experience in written and oral communication, including communicating with all levels in the organization.
• Knowledge of key technology and market trends.
• Experience building processes, project management, and schedules.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the design of post-occupancy tenant improvement projects and small/medium new site projects and expansions, including leading the design based on customer needs and technical requirements; collaboration with external/vendor design team on certain projects; align design to the Corporate Workplace concept; inform Guidelines and Standards team on needed design elements.
• Identify and implement continuous design refinement using operational data, customer insights, and success metrics to drive change.
• Work cross-functionally with regional peers to ensure a consistent experience for customers, while respecting local/cultural nuance.
• Collaborate with GREF partner teams (Regional Portfolio Management, Sustainability, EHS, Travel) to elevate program deliverables and improve workspace quality focusing on resiliency, efficiency, health and safety.
• Routinely connect to external industry bodies to adopt new standards, best practices, technology and innovations into the program.

Skills

Architectural design

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Data-driven design

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Amazon's Global Real Estate and Facilities (GREF) Global Design team seeks a creative designer to lead post-occupancy tenant improvements across the EMEA portfolio, coordinating with D&C, Workplace Guidelines, Sustainability and Engineering.

This regional role manages design for mid-to-large projects, collaborates with external architects, aligns each project with Global Design concepts, and travels 20–30% while office-based five days a week.