OverviewThe People and Places team is the steward of Intuit's greatest strategic asset — our People. Our mission is to power prosperity around the world, and we do that by maximizing the potential of our people. In FY25, we have an exciting end-to-end opportunity to optimize our new, existing, and future spaces into centers that magnify our company’s culture and mission, create belonging, and ensure team connectedness. All in service to fully realizing our hybrid model. That’s where you come in! Join Intuit as Staff Space & Occupancy Strategist. Role Scope/SummaryThe Staff Space & Occupancy Strategist oversees occupancy and space planning for global properties and occupants. Responsibilities include strategic planning, workplace strategy, move planning, and improving spatial data accuracy. The role will report to the Head of Workplace Strategy & Planning. You will work as an independent contributor but oversee an outsourced team of space and occupancy strategists and planners, partnering with the internal and outsourced teams to create programs and policies.In this role, you will:
Manage the outsourced team in strategic and tactical occupancy planning, real estate optimization, and workplace strategy.
Manage Project Intake for the portfolio including business case development, request reporting, and communication with key stakeholders.
Align strategic plans with company priorities to maximize efficiency. Address key adjacencies.
Refine business requirements into occupancy and space plans.
Develop workplace strategies helping collaboration, productivity, and company priorities.
Manage hybrid workplace planning in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Identify process improvements and program enhancements for existing programs.
Periodically represent the Places team within cross-functional teams.
Report on and support program updates on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis, highlighting risks and opportunities.
What you'll bring
Bachelor’s Degree in Real Estate, Design, Architecture, Business Administration or related fields
8 years experience or training in one of the above fields, or a related field.
Understanding of corporate real estate, design, architectural, construction and general real estate terminology and principles.
Proficient in basic software platforms (Google Suite, MS Office Suite) and typical space management platforms
How you will leadOCCUPANCY & SPACE PLANNINGMeasure and maximize space utilization across the Americas real estate portfolio, focusing on efficient workplace utilization and optimization. Responsibilities include:
Ensure spatial data accuracy and floorplan updates are submitted and reviewed by the occupancy planners.
Liaise with the Data Team for real-time space data and KPIs.
Review and update Space Programming annually based on headcount projections and team ratios.
Maintain a master plan regularly linking with business units and forecasting space demand.
Partner and coach business units to develop demand models for future space needs by using assumptions and data.
Update the Future Supply information directly related to known capital projects, new builds, and real estate strategic plans.
Tailor, monitor, and review space utilization KPIs for tracking, reporting, and forecasting.
Communicate strategies, policies, KPIs, and results with senior leadership.
Develop occupancy scenario plans, examine utilization data, and engage with internal customers to develop innovative solutions to space requests.
Negotiate to maximize real estate use and enhance partnership. Manage Move Requests between user groups for optimal workflow.
Establish templates and processes to help standardize space requests.
WORKPLACE STRATEGY:
Collaborate with Workplace Strategy & Workplace Design to understand workplace needs, assess efficiency, effectiveness, and experience, and suggest strategy improvements.
Support workplace strategy and design efforts.
Bring insight on external workplace strategies and related innovations that may be appropriate for our company to consider.
MOVE PLANNING:
Manage relationships with our moves, adds, and changes team (MAC) and top people.
Support business units and planners to create aligned block plans and seat assignments before move execution.
Effectively communicate move plans to stakeholders and effectively transition to the MAC execution team.
Create regular reporting and tracking of Team Moves, Personal Moves, and New Hire Seat Assignments.
Look for opportunities to streamline operations and technology to provide improvement for occupancy planners.
Functional SkillsIn addition to the technical skills required for the role, you will:
Build win-win alliances
Establish relationships with the extended team across business unit and functional group boundaries.
Engage with partners at all levels to drive business objectives
Achieve impact through influence even when holding a position contrary to the majority
Implement opportunities to educate and influence partners
Leverage others to validate point of view
Apply the DACE model and appropriate techniques to drive decisions with broader impact
Identify decision options and assesses potential impact to various stakeholders from and end to end process perspective
Partner with senior leaders and team throughout decision making process
EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability. Intuit will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with requirements of local law.