Vice President, Real Estate and Workplace Solutions

Vice President, Real Estate and Workplace Solutions

Locations:
Redwood City, California, United States of America

• Location:
  
  Redwood City
• State:
  California
• Country:
  United States of America

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

As the Vice President, Real Estate and Workplace Solutions (REWS) you are responsible for leading and overseeing the strategic planning, management, and optimization of EA's global real estate portfolio and workplace environments. This role ensures alignment of real estate and workplace initiatives with the organization's business objectives, employee experience expectations, and operational efficiency. The team currently includes Workplace Experience, Real Estate, Design & Capital Projects, Global Health Office, and Global Travel.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role ensures EA's work environments engage our people, ensure wellbeing while at work, and are effective in supporting various work models for employees around the world.

• Set Global Strategy:
  Define and deliver an integrated Workplaces & Real Estate strategy that supports EA's business priorities, location and talent strategy. Interact with executive management to inform and influence major real estate strategies and decisions.
• Lead Portfolio Optimization:
  Manage EA's global real estate portfolio, ensuring flexibility, efficiency, and alignment with evolving hybrid work models. Continually adjust resource allocation to deliver high ROI for our real estate portfolio.
• Global Leadership:
  Oversee 30+ leased and owned sites. Lead the team to develop and implement annual and multi-year real estate and workplace plans in coordination with business unit leaders, finance, and operations teams.
• Enhance Employee
  
  Experience:
  
  Oversee Workplace Experience programs that foster connection, creativity, and wellbeing across physical and virtual environments.
• Oversee Capital Projects & Design:
  Drive the delivery of sustainable, inclusive, and innovative workplaces that reflect EA's culture and brand.
• Advance Health & Safety:
  Lead the Global Health Office to ensure readiness, safety, and wellbeing are embedded in all workplace programs and spaces.
• Operational Excellence:
  Build scalable processes and partnerships to ensure consistency, fiscal discipline, and service excellence globally.
• Organization Leadership:
  Attract, motivate and develop a global, distributed team of specialists in Real Estate and Workplace Experience to ensure high performance and delivery of exceptional results.

• 15+ years of global operational leadership in real estate, workplace, or facilities strategy, ideally in technology or entertainment industries.
• Proven experience managing complex portfolios, large capital programs, and geographically dispersed teams.
• Strong business and financial acumen with a data-driven approach to strategic planning and investment.
• Strategy development skills and team leadership capability to successfully execute strategy to deliver performance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills across all organizational levels. Able to build effective relationships with cross-functional partners.
• Bachelor's degree required; MBA or equivalent preferred.

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation  also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

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