WeWork
Director, Facilities Maintenance
New York, NY United States of America · Director · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$178kDetected 23 days ago
Project ManagementForecastingLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Join us as we empower tomorrow's world at work.
- About the Opportunity The Director, Facilities Management oversees all facilities initiatives, vendor performance, and operating expenses within their assigned territory.
- Candidates are expected to be on-site at buildings within their remit up to five days per week, traveling as necessary.
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Facilities Managers and Coordinators. Balance day-to-day operational demands with long-term strategic objectives, acting as a territory subject matter expert.
- Financial & Vendor Oversight: Drive financial performance by collaborating with regional Finance Leads on budget preparation, forecasting, and expense management.
- Business Continuity & Partnership: Collaborate with Member Technology and Global Security teams to develop and maintain business continuity plans, ensuring all buildings and members remain online.
- Build high-level partnerships across the region to foster best-practice sharing.
- Continuous Improvement: Audit key processes on an ongoing basis to identify and implement operational improvements that enhance service quality and consistency.
- Financial Acumen: Deep understanding of building financials with a demonstrated ability to optimize vendor and team performance.
- Strategic Leadership & Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Facilities Managers and Coordinators.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of Facilities Managers and Coordinators.
- Drive financial performance by collaborating with regional Finance Leads on budget preparation, forecasting, and expense management.
- Collaborate with Member Technology and Global Security teams to develop and maintain business continuity plans, ensuring all buildings and members remain online.
Requirements
- Proven success managing large, distributed organizations and outsourced service providers.
- Experience with new business unit launches (e.g., hotels, commercial ).
- Operational Background: Proven success managing large, distributed organizations and outsourced service providers.
Nice to have
- BA/BS in Business, Hospitality, or a related field
- 12+ years in facilities management, hospitality, retail, or related fields, with a strong focus on operations preferred.
Skills
- Leadership high degree of integrity, empathy, and self-awareness.
- Strong communication, organizational, and project management skills.
- Experience thriving in fast-paced, agile environments with a bias for action and attention to detail.
- Compensation & Benefits
Compensation
- WeWork employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan specific to their role.
- Your recruiter will detail what incentive plan is applicable to this specific role.
- WeWork incentive plans are subject to the terms of the applicable incentive compensation plan, which will be made available to you after commencing employment.
- WeWork reserves the right to amend its incentive plans, and nothing in this job requisition or any other document creates a right to a specific incentive plan payment.
- $150,000 to $178,000 annually
Benefits
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- competitive healthcare benefits
Company info
- At WeWork, we provide flexible workspace solutions to help businesses of all sizes thrive in more than 37 countries worldwide. The future of work is here, and we're not just a part of that movement-we're leading it. United by a desire to build a global community, our purpose is to give members the support to do their best work, and the space to take their ideas to new heights. Join us as we empower tomorrow's world at work.
- About the Opportunity
- The Director, Facilities Management oversees all facilities initiatives, vendor performance, and operating expenses within their assigned territory. Reporting to the General Manager, you will lead a team of Facilities Managers and Coordinators, driving operational excellence to maximize performance, value, cost efficiency, member experience, and brand standards. Candidates are expected to be on-site at buildings within their remit up to five days per week, traveling as necessary.
- At WeWork, we provide flexible workspace solutions to help businesses of all sizes thrive in more than 37 countries worldwide.
- The future of work is here, and we're not just a part of that movement-we're leading it.
- United by a desire to build a global community, our purpose is to give members the support to do their best work, and the space to take their ideas to new heights.
- The Director, Facilities Management oversees all facilities initiatives, vendor performance, and operating expenses within their assigned territory.
- Reporting to the General Manager, you will lead a team of Facilities Managers and Coordinators, driving operational excellence to maximize performance, value, cost efficiency, member experience, and brand standards.
- Whether you are part of our Employee Community Groups, or part of a global project, we ask you to bring your open-minded attitude and collaborative spirit.
- In return, you will be part of a team where your unique perspectives are celebrated.
Equal opportunity
- WeWork is also proud to be an affirmative action employer with respect to veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Visa & Work Authorization
- s), gender identity or expression, transgender status or gender reassignment, race, color, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information
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