Adidas MANAGER WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE 

Egypt, Alexandria, Alexandria 

289783068

: Global HR

: Workplaces

Direct Reporting LineDirector, Workplace Management

Indirect/secondary reporting line: Sr. Director Workplace Experience

Number of Personnel Managed: 0

Cost Center/Budget and/or Revenue Responsibility: up to $2M USD

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization:

In this role you will drive the coordination and administration of all aspects of project and change management for workplace projects on a regional level in North America. This role includes planning, organizing, leading, controlling and evaluation of workplace projects that enhance the employee experience and create a high-performance culture in which our employees feel like they belong, can be productive, and have a strong connection to our core values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leads implementation of Global Workplace Experience & Concepts in the region (North America) through collaboration with global workplace strategists, project managers and service providers, and facilitates regional benchmarking for Global initiatives led from our Headquarters in Herzogenaurach
• Tracks industry trends and identifies opportunities for implementation in the Workplaces North America Portfolio
• Facilitates and leads Change Management conversations with Key Partners and Team Leads
• Defines and executes Change Management strategies to communicate key objectives and increase adoption and implementation of changes to workplace concepts and operations
• Provides Workplaces Project Managers and Facility Managers with tools and templates to execute Change Management across projects
• Works closely with each site’s Workplace Management lead to develop business cases, operational plans, and policies to implement new Workplace experience strategies, and presents to Workplace Management and Design & Delivery regional leadership for approval
• Provides planning assumptions for annual budget preparation and supports 5-year planning, including both global and regional Workplace Experience initiatives and concepts
• Provides internal and third-party PMs with current, updated versions of workplace conceptsand standards to ensure successful implementation of thoseconcepts and standards; to support engagement with user groups (Brand Experience, etc.) by defining requirements for workplace projects
• Facilitates and manages collection of employee feedback and user data (surveys, etc.) to support new strategy development as well as post-initiative documentation (lessons learned, key takeaways, whitepapers, etc.)
• Builds relationships and collaborates with key partners across functions and business units within adidas North America
• Supports Workplace Management and Design & Delivery regional leads in developing account relationship with key vendors (design services, furniture, etc.), as well as works closely with NTP and GBS to evaluate key regional partners
• Other duties as assigned by your manager

Key Relationships:

• Global Teams
  • Workplace Experience
• Regional Teams (North America)
  • Workplace Management
  • Workplace Administration
  • Design & Delivery
  • Portfolio Management
  • HR
  • IT/Tech
  • Brand Experience
  • Comms (Brand and Internal)
• Regional Vendors
  • Furniture Vendors
  • Design Services Vendors
  • Project Management Vendors
  • Change Management Vendors

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to develop and lead strategic initiatives, drive and document business case development, and lead program implementation
• Strong functional knowledge of space programming, workplace strategy development, and real estate change management
• Substantial experience with creative design, branding, communications, customer service, and/or social media highly desirable
• Excellent communication skills including impactful presentation skills, powerful narrative abilities, nuance in style and approach to connect with a diverse set of user groups and project leads
• Highly collaborative with deep capacity to build strong individual and team relationships across the region with a variety of work groups and functions
• Pro-active (engaging & impact-oriented) mindset, ability to think critically end-to-end and continually adjust in a dynamic business environment
• Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required by your manager

Requisite Education and Experience/Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years real estate, facilities management, or workplace strategy experience
• University degree in design, communications, or similar. Will accept an equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• Business acumen and entrepreneurial spirit

hours per day that increases with years of service,paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years.
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