EMAP Workplace Operations Manager

Reporting to the Group Head of Real Estate & Workplace, You will lead workplace operations across EMAP, delivering safe, compliant and cost-effective workplaces while improving the employee experience. You will lead Regional Workplace Operations Managers and translate global strategy into regional delivery, with accountability for services, suppliers, budgets, risk and business continuity.

What you'll do

• Lead regional strategy and develop managers. Adapt global standards to local requirements, set performance goals, strengthen governance, coach managers and plan succession.
• Improve workplace services and employee experience. Lead facilities operations, resolve critical incidents and use data, benchmarking and automation to improve delivery.
• Strengthen supplier performance and value. Manage suppliers from selection to offboarding. Partner with Procurement to improve contracts, resolve issues and maintain quality.
• Control budgets and deliver savings. Lead forecasting, accruals and reporting. Enforce purchasing and financial controls, address budget variances and reduce costs without compromising services.
• Lead safety, compliance and business continuity. Manage security, audits, inspections and risks. Create emergency preparedness, corrective actions and improvements following incidents.
• Deliver workplace programmes across the region. Partner with business leaders and across departments. Represent Workplace Operations and report performance, finances and risks to the Workplace Operations Lead.

What you'll bring

• Regional leadership. You have led workplace or facilities operations across sites and countries, aligning global standards with local business and regulatory requirements.
• People development. You set measurable goals, coach managers, address performance gaps and develop future leaders. You hold teams accountable for results and ethical conduct.
• Commercial management. You manage suppliers, contracts and budgets, enforce financial controls and deliver savings without compromising service quality or employee experience.
• Risk and continuity. You manage compliance and health and safety risks, resolve critical incidents and lead emergency preparedness and business continuity.
• Improvement and AI learning. You use data and technology to improve services, strengthen governance and deliver regional change. You will use approved AI tools.
• Collaboration and communication. You present clear recommendations, gain senior leaders' support across departments and countries to deliver workplace improvements.

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Benefits and Perks:

• On-site work arrangement: You will work on-site at our office on all scheduled working days to lead workplace operations and support employees. Please contact our recruitment team to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may need during recruitment or at work.
• Paid leave: Annual leave and family care leave options to support your personal and family needs.
• Health and wellbeing: Medical and hospitalisation coverage for you and eligible dependants.
• Flexible benefits: Access to ExperianCares benefits to support your wellbeing.
• Career development: Opportunities to build your skills and work with colleagues across global teams.

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