OpenAI
Senior Manager, Occupancy Planning & Workplace Strategy
San Francisco · Senior · Contract
Sponsorship not specified$10k-$20kDetected 9 days ago
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About the role
- In this role, you'll translate evolving business needs into actionable occupancy strategies, capacity scenarios, and workplace recommendations.
- This role requires a combination of strategic thinking, hands-on technical expertise, and strong cross-functional partnership to turn planning recommendations into operational outcomes.
- We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week, with approximately 10-20% travel.
Responsibilities
- Own strategic occupancy planning for GTM and G&A organizations, translating headcount forecasts, business priorities, and workplace needs into actionable space plans.
- Develop and evaluate capacity scenarios, neighborhood strategies, team adjacencies, seating models, and space allocation recommendations to support organizational growth.
- Collaborate with Finance, People, Analytics, Design & Construction, and Workplace Operations to reconcile forecasts, assess capacity constraints, and guide planning decisions through implementation.
- Leverage CAFM/IWMS platforms and analytical tools to maintain accurate space inventories, floor plans, seating allocations, and utilization data.
- Identify and resolve space data discrepancies, establish quality controls, and partner with internal system owners and external vendors to improve data reliability.
- Develop dashboards, planning workflows, and reporting tools that improve visibility into occupancy trends, capacity risks, and portfolio performance.
- Drive continuous improvement in occupancy planning processes, including opportunities for automation, system enhancements, and scalable planning practices.
- Support workplace change initiatives by partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure clear communication, coordinated execution, and successful transitions.
- Are highly analytical and comfortable developing scenarios, evaluating trade-offs, and translating complex data into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Excel at building trusted relationships with business leaders and cross-functional partners, influencing decisions without direct authority.
Requirements
- Bring 5-8+ years of experience in occupancy planning, workplace strategy, space management, or a related field, with experience independently managing complex, multi-team or multi-site portfolios.
- Possess hands-on experience with CAFM/IWMS platforms, including space inventory management, floor plans, seating allocations, data reconciliation, and reporting.
Compensation
- $10k-$20k
Benefits
- Have experience supporting workplace transitions, flexible seating strategies, organizational growth, or large-scale space planning initiatives.
Company info
- OpenAI's Real Estate & Workplace (REW) team creates and operates the spaces that support our people and our mission.
- Within REW, the Strategic Occupancy Planning team connects business needs, workplace strategy, and space data to help shape where and how our teams work.
- We partner closely with business leaders, Finance, People, Workplace Operations, and Design & Construction to anticipate growth, optimize space utilization, and deliver a thoughtful, scalable workplace experience.
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