Manager - Space Planning

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Real Estate & Facility Management Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. The Manager of Space Planning will primarily represent the India region and is responsible for managing occupancy planning and workplace strategy at the building level. This person is a skilled relationship builder and problem solver with excellent communication skills coupled with strong data analytical skills. The Manager of Space Planning has the ability to execute tactically while seeing the big picture. This role will partner closely with Workplace Services, Strategy, Projects, Design and our Business Partner team to align on space strategies and support the execution of workplace initiatives including FDOBs, restacks, migrations and consolidations. Experience with space planning in flexible workplace environments is required. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exemplary critical thinking, communication and storytelling skills. Proven success to operate in a dynamic environment that moves with pace and the ability to work through ambiguity is highly desired. This Bangalore based role reports to the Director, Global Space Planning, supporting the India region and Regional Space Planning Lead. If you feel you meet the criteria, come join the Salesforce REWS team!

Serve as a Space Planning point of contact for the India region and oversee space planning activities to align real estate strategy with business unit goals and objectives. Develop and recommend scenario plans to support the expansion and contraction of the portfolio in alignment with the needs of the business at the site level including new office builds, restacks, refreshes, migration plans and alternative workplace solutions. Facilitate business engagement across all levels of management, gather client requirements and provide space planning solutions to meet business unit day-to-day occupancy needs.  Analyze attendance and utilization data to support and inform space strategy and occupancy planning across the India region and at the building and floor level. Manage space planning related escalations while partnering with Workplace Services and REWS Business Partners to deliver solutions and communicate to key stakeholders. Create executive level presentations including blocking and stacking plans, data analysis and visualization, hybrid work solutions and space programming concepts for key stakeholders and REWS senior leadership.   Collaborate with Global Space Strategy and Planning Regional Leads to deliver global initiatives supporting alignment of space planning processes, tools and reporting.  Support the Regional Space Planning Lead in the development of space strategy recommendations to optimize the portfolio, enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness across the region. Produce and present consistent reporting for the region including key occupancy metrics, trends, space utilization, attendance, forecasted growth and regional portfolio performance to key stakeholders. Deliver campus/building stack, block and migration plans for all sites within the region on a quarterly basis or as needed. Conduct post-restack and project analysis to enhance process improvements and deliver exceptional