Site Operations Director EMEA

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• responsible for delivering the vision for each EMEA site, ensuring alignment with our global strategy.
• Building strong business relationships at the site level will be crucial for anticipating and resolving any space, service, and operational needs.
• You will serve as the primary point of contact for all employee workplace functions, including Operations, Real Estate, Projects, and more, across these sites.
• Leadership and oversight are key as you will manage the EMEA Site operations team of 5, including an outsourced facilities management team.
• Managing all site financials, budgets, forecasts, and capital projects with accuracy and accountability.
• You will partner with Global Safety & Security on incident management, emergency response, and workplace safety, enhancing the site experience by overseeing services such as wellness, catering, and other on-site services.
• You will lead change management initiatives to minimise disruption to business operations and oversee site-level M&A integration, consolidations, or closures.
• Driving sustainability initiatives and embedding them into daily site operations will be a significant focus, as well as implementing and coordinating global employee workplace programs and initiatives locally.
• You will partner with employee workplace teams to shape real estate strategy, workplace design, and site services, establishing and accomplishing occupancy and space planning strategies, including scenario planning for metro-level growth.
• As the owner’s representative for site projects, you will ensure delivery against key metrics with strong cross-functional alignment. Collaboration with the broader employee experience (HR) organisation and IT to enhance the employee workplace experience is also a key aspect of this role.

• a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years in a regional facilities management, operations leadership, or senior leadership business relationship management role with multi-site responsibility.
• A proven ability to build strong relationships, align and foster collaboration with diverse collaborators across regions, functions, and cultures is essential.
• Experience in managing workplace transformations with a focus on minimising disruption and maintaining employee engagement is also critical.
• An exceptional customer service approach, outstanding communication, influence, and negotiation skills are necessary to build trust and get results.
• You should have demonstrated expertise in leading cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams, both directly and through vendor management, in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• Strong financial competence, with experience in developing budgets, managing operating expenses, and building data-driven business cases for senior executives, is vital.
• Excellent judgment and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence collaborators across geographies and organisational levels, are also important.
• A track record of driving innovation, process improvements, and…