Strategic Initiatives Lead – Real Estate & Workplace

Salesforce, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a REWS Strategic Initiatives Manager to drive end-to-end real estate initiatives across the lifecycle. The role requires coordinating with Real Estate & Workplace Services and other functions to deliver comprehensive solutions and optimize processes globally.

You will lead initiatives at the intersection of AI, innovation, and workplace strategy, translating business needs into actionable plans while managing budgets and stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience within the end to end Real estate life cycle, Corporate Real Estate, or Real Estate consulting experience.
• Experience leading internal approval processes and managing approval timelines.
• Identify and implement process improvements to automate and scale real estate operations.
• Leverage data sources to develop dashboard reporting on key metrics to monitor budget and performance.

Responsibilities

• Support and drive projects that are ambiguous, ensuring attainment of strategic objectives.
• Partner with REWS and cross-functional teams for approvals and decision-making at all levels.
• Utilize project management tools to plan, track, and report progress; manage budgets.

Skills

Real estate lifecycle

Project management

Process improvements

Data dashboards

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

AI / innovation awareness

Tools

Smartsheets

Asana

AirTable

Slack

Linear

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a REWS Strategic Initiatives Manager to drive end-to-end real estate initiatives across the lifecycle. The role requires coordinating with Real Estate & Workplace Services and other functions to deliver comprehensive solutions and optimize processes globally.

You will lead initiatives at the intersection of AI, innovation, and workplace strategy, translating business needs into actionable plans while managing budgets and stakeholder communication.