Global Workplace Experience Lead

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with matching company

Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision

Paid parental leave

Paid Time Off

Daily Pay early access

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated in New York seeks a Global Workplace Experience Lead to shape the vision, standards, and programming strategy for the client’s workplace experience across global sites. You will drive quality and continuous improvement of the employee experience and lead regional managers.

You will partner with Real Estate and Experience teams to align programs with business priorities, manage budgets, and deliver measurable outcomes while maintaining high service standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in workplace experience, hospitality, employee engagement, facilities, or related workplace services, with at least 5 years in a global or multi-region leadership role.
• Proven ability to lead distributed, multi-function teams across geographies and build consistent operating standards.
• Strong background in experience design, programming, hospitality, culture activation, and employee engagement.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the global workplace experience strategy, aligned to Client’s culture, values, business priorities, and real estate footprint.
• Establish and maintain a global operating model for Workplace Experience across regions with governance, roles, and service standards.
• Lead regional Workplace Experience Managers, providing direction, coaching, and performance development.

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Advanced degree or hospitality/workplace certification

Job description

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you’ve got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you’re looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. JLL Experience Services team members are "experts who create value through lasting partnerships." At JLL, it is our goal to provide workplace experiences that will be long remembered by our clients. We set the standard for superior experiences for our clients and our teams.

Job Summary

The Global Workplace Experience Lead sets the vision, standards, operating model, and programming strategy for our Client’s workplace experience across all global sites. This role is accountable for the quality, consistency, and continuous improvement of the employee experience, leading regional Workplace Experience Managers and ensuring the JLL Experience team delivers on our Clinet’s culture, brand, business priorities, and evolving real estate footprint.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and champion the global workplace experience strategy, aligned to Client’s culture, values, business priorities, and real estate footprint.
• Establish and maintain a global operating model for Workplace Experience, including governance, roles and responsibilities, escalation pathways, service standards, playbooks, training, and performance expectations across regions.
• Lead and develop regional Workplace Experience Managers, providing strategic direction, coaching, performance management, and leadership development.
• Partner with Client’s Real Estate and Experience teams to align workplace programming and service delivery with business priorities and workforce needs.
• Establish global standards for community management, event programming, hospitality, employee-facing communications, and other workplace experience services, while allowing for appropriate regional and local adaptation.
• Own experience-related KPIs and client reporting; establish success criteria and value measurements for workplace programs and present performance data, trends, risks, and program updates to Client and JLL leadership.
• Drive continuous improvement through employee feedback, CSAT and engagement data, program participation, utilization trends, market benchmarking, root-cause analysis, and corrective action planning.
• Develop and manage workplace experience budgets, forecasts, and program spend in partnership with Finance and account leadership; identify opportunities for cost optimization while maintaining service quality.
• Partner with Facilities, Events, AV/IT, Security, Food & Beverage, Sourcing, Finance, Real Estate, and other workplace partners to ensure seamless and integrated service delivery.
• Partner with Facilities, Events, Sourcing, and regional teams to establish clear performance expectations for vendors and service partners supporting workplace experience programs.
• Oversee onboarding of new sites into the Experience model, including staffing, training, operating standards, and programming activation.
• Lead the workplace experience component of portfolio changes, office openings and closures, relocations, service-model changes, and new program launches, ensuring effective change management and employee communications.
• Establish scalable training, onboarding, and development standards for Workplace Experience teams globally.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for workplace experience concerns and lead cross-functional resolution of service gaps and recurring issues.
• Ensure employee-facing programs and services have appropriate contingency and coverage plans during staffing gaps, operational disruptions, and major workplace changes.
• Identify, evaluate, and pilot new workplace programs, technologies, hospitality concepts, and service improvements based on employee needs, utilization trends, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in workplace experience, hospitality, employee engagement, facilities, or related workplace services, with at least 5 years in a global or multi-region leadership role.
• Proven ability to lead distributed, multi-function teams across geographies and build consistent operating standards across diverse markets.
• Strong background in experience design, programming, hospitality, culture activation, and employee engagement.
• Demonstrated experience with budget ownership, forecasting, vendor management, and service performance management.
• Experience leading organizational change, portfolio transitions, service-model changes, or major workplace program launches.
• Strong executive presence and ability to represent JLL at the client leadership level, influence stakeholders, and communicate clearly across functions and levels.
• Data-driven; experience using employee feedback, engagement metrics, operational KPIs, and program data to drive decisions and continuous improvement.
• Strong change management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficient in Google and Microsoft Suite.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience; advanced degree or hospitality/workplace certification a plus.

Location: New York. Estimated compensation for this position: 170,000.00 – 200,000.00 USD per year. This range is an estimate and actual compensation may differ. Final compensation packages are determined by various considerations including but not limited to candidate qualifications, location, market conditions, and internal considerations.

Location: On-site – New York, NY

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with matching company contributions
• Comprehensive Medical, Dental & Vision Care
• Paid parental leave at 100% of salary
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Early access to earned wages through Daily Pay

At JLL, we harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently accelerate meaningful connections between candidates and opportunities. Using AI capabilities, we analyze your application for relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications to generate valuable insights about how your unique profile aligns with the specific requirements of the role you're pursuing.

For over 200 years, JLL (NYSE: JLL), a leading global commercial real estate and investment management company, has helped clients buy, build, occupy, manage and invest in a variety of commercial, industrial, hotel, residential and retail properties. A Fortune 500® company with operations in over 80 countries around the world, our employees bring the power of a global platform combined with local expertise. Driven by our purpose to shape the future of real estate for a better world, we help our clients, people and communities SEE A BRIGHTER WAYSM. JLL is the brand name, and a registered trademark, of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated.

At JLL, we give you the opportunity, knowledge and tools to own your success, because we value what makes each of us unique. We help our people thrive, grow meaningful careers and find a place where they belong. Together, we strive to be exceptional and shape a better world.

Jones Lang LaSalle (“JLL”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process – including the online application and/or overall selection process – you may email us at [e-mail]. This email is only to request an accommodation. Please direct any other general recruiting inquiries to our Contact Us page > I want to work for JLL.

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