Global Head of Workplace

San Francisco, CAFull-time$171k2026-10-06 → 2026-11-11

Core

Lead global real estate and workplace strategy, portfolio management, and office experience for a startup with ~10 offices worldwide.

Role type

Senior IC Head of Workplace / Real Estate

Builds

Global office portfolio, employee experience, and facilities operations

Domain

Real Estate / Workplace Management / Facilities

Required skills

Global real estate portfolio management, vendor management (IFM partners), multi-million dollar budget ownership, international lease negotiation, office build-outs and relocations, strategic cost optimization, team leadership

Preferred skills

Experience with AI/tech startups, data-driven decision making, cross-functional stakeholder management

Technologies

CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, Office management systems

Responsibilities

Manage site selection, acquisition, lease negotiation, and disposition of global properties; oversee facilities management partners and define SLAs; own global workplace and real estate budget; lead office openings, expansions, and relocations; ensure workplace safety and compliance; build and lead the global Workplace team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About scaleai

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.