Senior Manager, Workplace Design

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Compensation may vary based on the job level and your geographic work location. Relocation support is offered for eligible candidates.

Primary Accountabilities

• You will create a collaborative, performance-driven work environment by facilitating and fostering trust, transparency, and inclusion. Work with team members to set clear goals, provide feedback, perform performance assessments, and support on-going development.
• Lead with influence and expertise. Contribute to division or department leadership team. Communicate and support organization mission, vision, values, policies, and practices.
• Manage the development of optimized workspace design strategies and layouts that deliver solutions to meet business partner`s expectations, government codes and real estate space utilization goals.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with corporate business partners to ensure workplace strategies developed support business needs.
• Lead the development of operational budgets for furniture and equipment.
• Lead team primarily responsible to manage office moves, closures and major reconfigurations of space or furniture.
• Drive solutions that focus on effective workplace strategies for our customer, incorporating change strategies via established change management frameworks, that minimize unnecessary disruption to employees, and maximize workspace experience with a comprehensive understanding of workplace culture.
• Provide data-driven solutions in alignment with real estate strategies to improve space efficiency and productivity levels, driving cost savings, and strengthen the company culture.

Specialized Knowledge & Skills Requirements

• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, analyze and innovate new practices and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience providing customer-driven solutions, support or service. Demonstrated experience in managing large, complex projects.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of program planning processes, tools and systems.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of project management methodologies, practices, techniques and tools.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of design and construction techniques, processes, methods and practices.

Travel Requirements

• Up to 10%.

Physical Requirements

• Work that primarily involves sitting/standing.

Working Conditions

Not applicable.

The ideal candidate will bring:

Precision in design and construction documentation and processes.

5+ years of experience in interior design projects, including office space reconfiguration, project management, or site supervision roles

Familiarity with industry standards and regulations related to furniture design and manufacturing, such as ergonomic standards and safety requirements.

Proven experience in leading and managing teams, with the ability to motivate and guide team members towards achieving goals.

In this flex office/home role, you will be expected to work a minimum of 10 days per month from one of the following office locations: Madison, WI 53783.

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Internal candidates are encouraged to apply regardless of location and will be considered based upon the needs of the role. Relocation to Madison is required.

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet all of the requirements listed above. Skills can be used in many different ways, and your life and professional experience may be relevant beyond what a list of requirements will capture. We encourage those who are passionate about what we do to apply!

We provide benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. You will have access to comprehensive medical, dental, vision and wellbeing benefits that enable you to take care of your health. We also offer a competitive 401(k) contribution, a pension plan, an annual incentive, 9 paid holidays and a paid time off program (23 days accrued annually for full-time employees). In addition, our student loan repayment program and paid-family leave are available to support our employees and their families. Interns and contingent workers are not eligible for American Family Insurance Group benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It is our policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination, non-harassment and equal opportunity. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.