Manager, Regional Workplace

Newmark; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Newmark in San Francisco is seeking a West Region Workplace Lead to develop and optimize workplace strategies across the Bay Area. This role focuses on creating innovative workplace experiences and navigating hybrid work models through strong data and design integration.

The ideal candidate will bring over 10 years of experience in workplace strategy and corporate real estate, coupled with strong client relationships and executive communication skills. The position supports a collaborative environment featuring remote work and on-site engagements.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in workplace strategy or corporate real estate.
• Strong executive communication and facilitation skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects from discovery to implementation.

Responsibilities

• Build senior client relationships to connect workplace strategy to business outcomes.
• Lead engagements in human experience objectives, utilization studies, and occupancy modeling.
• Design and facilitate workshops for clients across the Bay Area.

Skills

Workplace strategy

Client relationship management

Communication and storytelling

Analytical fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture or related field

Advanced degree

Tools

Digital collaboration tools

Visualization tools

Job description

About Newmark

Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK), together with its subsidiaries (“Newmark”), is a world leader in commercial real estate, seamlessly powering every phase of the property life cycle. Newmark’s comprehensive suite of services and products is uniquely tailored to each client, from owners to occupiers, investors to founders, and startups to blue-chip companies. Combining the platform’s global reach with market intelligence in both established and emerging property markets, Newmark provides superior service to clients across the industry spectrum. For the twelve months ended March 31, 2026, Newmark generated revenues of more than $3.4 billion. As of March 31, 2026, Newmark and its business partners together operated from over 185 offices with more than 9,600 professionals across four continents. To learn more, visit nmrk.com or follow@newmark.

Job Description

West Region Workplace Lead

San Francisco Bay Area

Role Overview

Newmark is hiring a West Region Workplace Leader to lead workplace strategy and asset optimization across the San Francisco Bay Area and broader West Coast region. This role is designed to shape next-generation workplace experiences for clients navigating hybrid work, AI adoption, and rapid business transformation. The position is best suited to a leader who is fluent in data, design, and human experience, and who can translate workplace strategy into measurable business value.

Location

San Francisco Bay Area, with time split across client sites, Newmark offices, and remote work based on client and team needs.

Travel

Regional travel within California and western US as needed for client engagements and workshops.

What You’ll Do

• Build senior client relationships and earn trusted‑advisor status by connecting workplace strategy to talent, brand, and financial outcomes.
• Lead engagements spanning human experience objectives, cultural and identity studies, life/work blend analysis, workplace standards, building scenarios, utilization studies, and occupancy modeling.
• Design and facilitate executive workshops and co‑creation sessions for clients across the Bay Area.
• Translate research, employee insights, and portfolio data into workplace strategies, design guidelines, and change roadmaps that support sustainable hybrid work models.
• Build and lead multi‑disciplinary project teams in collaboration with Strategic Advisory, Occupier Services, Brokerage, and delivery partners.
• Advise market leaders on emerging workplace trends, including AI‑enabled workplaces, utilization analytics, and evolving expectations for flexibility and employee experience.
• Identify new business opportunities and support proposal development with strong narratives, service descriptions, and fee models.
• Monitor project budgets, utilization, profitability, billing, and fee management across the region.
• Contribute to thought leadership through speaking, writing, and market‑facing content.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in both client work and internal team practice.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Social Science, Business, or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
• 10+ years of experience in workplace strategy, corporate real estate, design strategy, or related consulting.
• A track record of leading ambiguous, cross‑functional projects from discovery through implementation in fast‑paced environments.
• Strong executive communication, storytelling, and facilitation skills.
• Proven client relationship management, business development, and negotiation experience.
• Strong analytical and financial fluency, including experience with occupancy scenarios, business cases, and performance metrics.
• Familiarity with digital collaboration, visualization, and strategy tools is strongly preferred.
• Deep curiosity about the future of work, hybrid models, and the role of AI and technology in shaping workplace experience.

Working Conditions

Normal working conditions with the absence of disagreeable elements

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Newmark is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.