Head of Smart Building Standards & Innovation

JR United Kingdom; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a strategic leader to drive smart building standards and innovation initiatives. This role combines technology research with product strategy, allowing you to influence global building technology standards. You will analyze emerging trends, collaborate with engineering teams, and prototype new ideas that enhance tenant experience and asset performance. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and inclusion while making significant impacts in the real estate industry. If you're passionate about technology and want to shape the future of smart buildings, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Expertise in building technologies and cybersecurity for buildings.
• Experience in cross-functional teams and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of smart building standards and innovation initiatives.
• Identify and analyze emerging technologies in real estate.

Skills

Building/Operator technologies

Internet installation

Mobile phone performance

Cybersecurity

Smart Building Data Management

Network infrastructure setup

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Background in real estate or PropTech

Tools

Airtable

Python

MySQL

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08.05.2025

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22.06.2025

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About WiredScore

WiredScore is a VC-backed, PropTech company on a mission to make the world’s buildings smarter and better connected. The company assesses and improves digital connectivity and smart technology within offices and homes around the world.

Founded in 2013, WiredScore is backed by renowned investors like Beringea, Fifth Wall and Bessemer Venture Partners. Today, WiredScore has offices in NYC, London, Paris, Berlin, Toronto and Singapore, with 1,000 clients (including 8 of the 10 largest landlords in the world), and works with over 3,700 buildings.

Building on their growth across North America and Europe, WiredScore launched in Singapore in March 2022 as part of its global expansion plan. It has since expanded its APAC footprint with its launch in Hong Kong and Thailand. The business has gathered strong momentum in the APAC region across their four APAC markets (Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand); having worked with ~50 landlords to certify >150 buildings and 68m+ square feet. Clients include Hines, Swire Properties, Brookfield, Blackstone, Keppel REIT, Frasers, Lendlease, Charter Hall, and GPT Group.

Wiredscore owns and operates two products; the WiredScore certification program, the first and only rating system for mobile and internet connectivity in buildings which helps landlords assess, improve, benchmark and promote their buildings and SmartScore, the smart building certification which helps landlords understand, improve and communicate the user functionality and technological foundations of their buildings.

About the role

Position type: Full-Time

Location: London - 3 days in the office

Department: Research & Development

WiredScore is looking for a strategic and technically minded leader to head the development of our smart building standards and innovation initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to influence the global standard for building technology while also developing new tools and features that directly impact the real estate industry.

This role blends technology research, product strategy, and industry engagement. You’ll lead the evolution of our certification frameworks and tools, ensuring they remain at the cutting edge of what's possible in the built environment.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identify and analyze emerging technologies and trends in real estate, telecommunications, and building operations.
• Use qualitative and quantitative research to evolve WiredScore’s certification standards and scoring frameworks.
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to evaluate and design new features.
• Lead feasibility assessments using data from certifications and client feedback.
• Prototype and pilot new ideas that align with our value pillars: tenant experience, asset performance, and investor confidence.

Be a Technical Thought Leader

• Represent WiredScore’s viewpoint on key tech developments in the built environment.
• Speak at industry events and support client conversations with technical authority.
• Stay ahead of smart building advancements and inform strategic decisions across the company.

Optimize and Iterate

• Work across the full product lifecycle — from research and concept to development and post-launch iteration.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams simultaneously.

What You Bring

Technical Knowledge

• You have expertise in several of the following areas, and familiarity with the rest:
• Building/Operator technologies (e.g., Access control, BMS, Lighting, CCTV)
• Internet installation over fibre, fixed wireless, satellite, etc.
• Understanding and improving mobile phone performance within buildings
• Cybersecurity for building technology
• Smart Building Data Management
• Building network infrastructure setup, resilience, and integration
• Able to navigate complex stakeholder environments and clearly present ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working in cross-functional or matrix teams.

Industry Context

• Background in real estate, PropTech, smart buildings, or certification frameworks is preferred.
• Understanding of the needs and motivations of asset owners, developers, and occupiers.

Tools & Tech

• Comfortable with no-code tools (Airtable is a plus)

Beneficial to have

• Familiarity with Python, MySQL, or similar scripting/data tools

Diversity & Inclusion

WiredScore celebrates and supports diversity for the benefit of our employees, our business, and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a workplace which thrives on the diversity and inclusion of everyone in the team.

We are eager to hear from a diverse range of candidates. If this opportunity is interesting as a permanent role with a degree of flexibility please discuss this with us.

Disabilities are not a barrier to employment at WiredScore.