VP of Workplace Strategy

Role Overview

• Serve as the firm’s Workplace Strategy subject matter expert, leading current-state assessments, organizational alignment exercises, and future-of-work visioning with corporate clients
• Analyze organizational data including headcount projections, departmental adjacencies, employee engagement surveys, hybrid work policies, and utilization metrics to determine optimal space programs and footprint requirements
• Deliver strategic recommendations on space mix (open, private, collaborative), square footage requirements, scenario planning, and ROI analysis for proposed workplace changes
• Coordinate test-fits with architectural partners and review design solutions for alignment with the client’s workplace strategy
• Advise clients on how to leverage their real estate as a competitive differentiator for talent attraction and retention
• Partner with Office Tenant Representation brokers as a front-end resource on pursuits and pitches, demonstrating the value of integrating workplace strategy with tenant advisory services
• Participate in client presentations, RFP responses, and competitive proposals—bringing deep expertise on workplace trends, benchmarking data, and competitor environments
• Build and maintain relationships with architectural firms, project management teams, and design partners to support a seamless client experience across the transaction lifecycle
• Define and evolve the firm’s workplace strategy processes, tools, deliverable templates, and value propositions
• Partner with national marketing to develop thought leadership content including white papers, industry trend analyses, and case studies
• Represent the firm at external positioning events, conferences, and industry forums
• Lead internal knowledge-sharing to educate brokers and project managers on how workplace strategy enhances the client value proposition
• Forge strong working relationships with Stream’s Construction and Project Management team to ensure continuity from strategy through implementation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required in interior design, architecture, urban planning, environmental design, or a related design discipline
• Master’s degree in architecture, design, or planning preferred
• 8+ years of professional experience in workplace strategy, workplace design, interior architecture, or a related consulting discipline
• Commercial real estate experience required—prior roles at a CRE services firm, architecture/design firm serving corporate occupiers, or in-house corporate real estate preferred
• Demonstrated ability to navigate client-facing, sales-oriented environments and present confidently to C-suite and senior leadership audiences
• Experience developing and delivering workplace assessments, space programming, change management frameworks, and strategic recommendations
• Proficiency with CAD software and ability to produce or direct space plans, test-fits, and 3-D visualization
• Familiarity with SketchUp and/or other design visualization tools
• Strong presentation development skills (PowerPoint, InDesign, or similar)
• Experience with workplace survey tools and utilization/occupancy analytics platforms

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Pharmacy benefits
• Health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401(k) plan with company matching
• PTO
• Holiday pay