Sr Facilities Manager

Cadence Design Systems; India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems in India invites a Senior Manager – Real Estate & Facilities to lead workplace operations across India, including Noida HQ and multi-site sites. The role focuses on safe, productive employee experience with high uptime, overseeing facilities, engineering, F&B, events, travel, vendor management, budgets, compliance, and workplace strategy while building a high-performing team.

The position partners with HR, IT, Security, Finance, Legal, and senior leadership to align

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Facilities Management, Hospitality, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 18 years experience leading Real Estate & Facilities operations across multiple locations.
• Strong expertise in team leadership, workplace operations, F&B, hospitality, events, travel, vendor management, and financial governance.
• Proven ability to manage large teams, complex stakeholder environments, contracts, budgets, and service delivery organizations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and people-development skills.

Responsibilities

• Build, lead, mentor, and develop high-performing multi-disciplinary teams.
• Drive training, succession planning, cross-skilling, and talent development.
• Establish performance goals, coaching programs, and recognition mechanisms.
• Foster a customer-centric, safety-first, and continuous improvement culture.
• Lead workplace and real estate strategy, occupancy planning, and portfolio optimization.
• Support lease negotiations, site acquisitions, fit-outs, expansions, relocations, and consolidations.
• Own AOP, CAPEX/OPEX planning, budgeting, and financial governance.
• Drive ESG, sustainability, compliance, business continuity, and automation initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Team Leadership

Workplace Operations

F&B

Hospitality

Events

Travel

Vendor Management

Financial Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

MBA preferred

Job description

Senior Manager – Real Estate & Facilities (India) Role Summary

Senior Manager, Real Estate & Facilities is responsible for leading workplace operations across India, ensuring a safe, productive, and world-class employee experience with 99.9% operational uptime. The role oversees facilities, engineering, food & beverage, events, travel, vendor management, budgets, compliance, and workplace strategy while building and developing a high-performing team.

Reporting Structure

Senior Manager, Real Estate & Facilities (P7) Function Global Real Estate & Facilities Reports To Director, India Real Estate & Facilities

Location India (Noida HQ + multi-site responsibility)

Team IFM, E&M, F&B, Events, Travel, Vendor Teams

Key Partners Business Admins, HR, IT, Security, Finance, Legal

Key Performance Indicators

• Employee & customer experience 99.9% facilities and service uptime
• Budget adherence and cost optimization
• Team engagement, retention, and capability development
• Food & Beverage quality and satisfaction
• Vendor performance and SLA compliance
• Safety, EHS, and statutory compliance
• Leadership & Team Development

Leadership & Team Development

Build, lead, mentor, and develop high-performing multi-disciplinary teams. Drive training, succession planning, cross-skilling, and talent development. Establish performance goals, coaching programs, and recognition mechanisms. Foster a customer-centric, safety-first, and continuous improvement culture.

Facilities Operations Lead

Day-to-day facilities operations, workplace services, housekeeping, pantry, transport, visitor management, wellness, and employee experience programs. Drive ESG initiatives, emergency preparedness, and operational readiness across sites. Support workplace transitions, office expansions, and new site mobilization.

Food & Beverage Programs

Own cafeteria, pantry, beverage, and hospitality programs. Drive food quality, menu innovation, hygiene, food safety, and employee satisfaction. Manage catering partners, contracts, subsidies, budgets, and service standards. Support executive dining, client hospitality, and event catering.

Events, Hospitality & Travel Lead

Lead onsite and offsite events, leadership meetings, conferences, celebrations, and employee engagement programs. Deliver premium workplace hospitality, VIP management, reception, and client experiences. Manage corporate travel, visas, relocations, travel partners, compliance, and cost optimization. Govern events and travel vendors through defined SLAs and performance reviews.

Vendor Management & SLA Governance

Manage strategic vendor relationships across facilities, transport, F&B, travel, events, and technical services. Develop scorecards, KPIs, SLAs, review forums, escalation processes, and contingency plans. Drive service excellence, compliance, risk mitigation, and cost efficiencies.

Engineering & Maintenance

Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all building systems and critical infrastructure. Oversee MEP, HVAC, power systems, UPS, DG sets, BMS, and datacenter support. Ensure asset reliability, statutory compliance, operational uptime, and CAPEX planning. Manage maintenance budgets, audits, inspections, and asset lifecycle programs.

Real Estate & Strategic Leadership

Lead workplace and real estate strategy, occupancy planning, and portfolio optimization. Support lease negotiations, site acquisitions, fit-outs, expansions, relocations, and consolidations. Own AOP, CAPEX/OPEX planning, budgeting, and financial governance. Drive ESG, sustainability, compliance, business continuity, and automation initiatives. Partner with senior leadership to align workplace strategy with business growth.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Facilities Management, Hospitality, Business, or related field; MBA preferred.
• Minimum 18 years experience leading Real Estate & Facilities operations across multiple locations.
• Strong expertise in team leadership, workplace operations, F&B, hospitality, events, travel, vendor management, and financial governance.
• Proven ability to manage large teams, complex stakeholder environments, contracts, budgets, and service delivery organizations.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and people-development skills.

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