VP, Program Manager, Corporate Real Estate Services

About the role

UOB is looking for a VP, Program Manager, Corporate Real Estate Services to lead workplace strategy and design across corporate offices and retail branches. The role uses workplace analytics, utilization data and employee insights to turn business needs into workplace designs that improve productivity, collaboration and employee experience, and to set up design governance and standards.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement workplace strategies and design solutions informed by analytics, utilization data and employee insights.
• Lead the High-Performance Workplace (HPW) design standards, guidelines and playbook, and set up design governance, approval and deviation management.
• Apply human-centred design, using personas, user journeys and employee feedback, and plan activity-based and hybrid workplaces.
• Drive change management with the OSS team, producing communication materials, guides and toolkits.
• Advise business leaders and project teams on workplace strategy and design principles.
• Integrate workplace technologies such as smart workplace solutions, booking systems, occupancy monitoring and AI-enabled tools for analytics and design.
• Incorporate sustainability, ESG, wellness and biophilic design, and benchmark industry trends and pilot new concepts.
• Manage workplace strategy issues, risks and crises independently, ensuring quality and consistency of deliverables.

Required profile

• Good understanding of the real estate business and its impact, with strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills.
• Able to present business information and data clearly in PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Power BI.
• Excellent English writing skills; 8 to 15 years of relevant experience.
• Comfortable using AI platforms to carry out design-related tasks.