Global Head of Workplace & Office Experience

Verda; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash and equity compensation

Local benefits

Global team exposure

Job summary

Verda is seeking a Lead, full-time Facilities & Real Estate professional to own the end-to-end employee experience of Verda's physical spaces as we expand internationally. You will build global standards, manage Local Office Managers, and ensure welcoming, well-run offices across sites in Helsinki and London.

The role requires leadership, strong vendor management, and a passion for hospitality-focused office design. Hybrid work arrangement with focus on scalable operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in workplace, facilities, or real estate operations, including scaling offices across multiple countries.
• People management experience, ideally leading a distributed team.
• Eye for hospitality and space design, not just pure operations.
• Track record managing office build-outs, relocations, or lease negotiations.
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Hire, manage, and develop Local Office Managers across all sites, setting clear expectations and KPIs.
• Build playbooks and SOPs so managers operate consistently while adapting to local context.
• Run regular syncs to surface issues, share best practices, and align priorities.
• Lead office design, space planning, and fit-outs for new and existing sites.
• Manage landlord, contractor, and facilities vendor relationships across jurisdictions.
• Partner with People, IT, and Finance on office openings, relocations, and closures.

Skills

People management

Facilities & Real Estate

Office design

Vendor management

Budgeting

Contract negotiation

Hospitality

Ambiguity tolerance

Fluent English

Job description

Verda is seeking a Lead, full-time Facilities & Real Estate professional to own the end-to-end employee experience of Verda's physical spaces as we expand internationally. You will build global standards, manage Local Office Managers, and ensure welcoming, well-run offices across sites in Helsinki and London.

The role requires leadership, strong vendor management, and a passion for hospitality-focused office design. Hybrid work arrangement with focus on scalable operations.