Lumentum · 10 hours ago
Director WorkPlace & Corporate Global Real Estate
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$165K/yr - $235K/yr
10+ years expLumentum is a company that values passion and customer focus in its business. The Director WorkPlace & Corporate Global Real Estate will lead global real estate and facilities, develop strategies for property acquisitions, and ensure effective communication and management of workplace environments.
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Responsibilities
Work closely with the company leadership to support all activities related to the global real estate site selection and due diligence process for property acquisitions and dispositions
Lead global real estate and facilities to develop and implement corporate real estate and workplace strategies and programs that support growth, multi-site, global organization
Develop a thoughtful and comprehensive workplace, lease and space planning strategy based on short and long-term business needs, aligned with Lumentum culture that promotes a productive, collaborative and cost-effective environment for our employees across the globe
Oversee the negotiation and management of all global and domestic facilities leases
Ensure effective communication and customer service, keeping team members, senior leadership, Lumentum employees, and external agencies well informed of project status and impact to their operations
Support of San Jose sites building property management services including preventative and predictive maintenance and operation of technical building systems including elevators, HVAC equipment, electrical equipment and critical environments, general building maintenance and operations of the buildings, grounds maintenance and landscaping, operational services such as janitorial services, recycling & waste management, employee hospitality services including café and food services
Work with our EHS and security teams to insure a safe working environment for employees, customers, contractors and visitors
Manage tenant improvements and building modifications, renovations and equipment installations or relocations, and the expansions and retrofits of facilities as needed
Manage contracted outsourced service providers providing facilities maintenance and operational service support for the real estate portfolio
Manage Lumentum owned global properties that are leased out to third parties. This includes tenant relations, and all necessary property management services
Create and manage annual capital and expense budgets for the San Jose sites including cash flow of capital spend and forecasting for all capital projects
Provide global real estate and facilities feasibility studies and analysis based on total cost of ownership, including ROI, NPV, Cash & P/L analysis
Analyze, evaluate, and make recommendations to senior management regarding real estate strategies and facility tactics, initiatives, programs, department goals, and objectives
Manage monthly and quarterly P/L for the San Jose sites portfolio, including budget forecasting, actual cost accounting, variance to budget analysis, accruals, and reconciliations
Report monthly and quarterly department activities including performance to SLA’s, KPI’s, metrics and measures, goals and objectives, and tactics
Manage of all corporate-level operational programs that support the office functions
Qualification
Required
At least 10-12 years working in global real estate & facilities, preferably in a fast-paced, high-tech company. Minimum 5 years of international experience and managing/leading a team of individuals
Exceptional judgment and strong interpersonal skills to be comfortable, effective and persuasive in dealing with employees, senior management and the board of directors
Excellent communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to influence and partner with key stakeholders across the organization, and a track record of implementing organizational change by fostering collaboration and consensus building
A keen eye for detail in the day-to-day management of workspaces while having a strategic mindset with long-term Lumentum objectives
Experience in managing the facilities support and building operations in critical high production manufacturing environments
Ability to develop and foster and grow positive relationships with in-house resources, business groups, stakeholders, operations personnel, and senior management
Ability to develop and foster and grow positive relationships with external resources, such as consultants, outsourced business partners, regulators, and municipalities
First-hand experience working with and directing various professionals, such as attorneys, architects, landlords, general contractors, sub-contractors, material suppliers, and operational service providers and consultants
Excellent team leadership and oral, written, and communication skills
Strong analytical skills with the ability to research, develop, and justify proposed business cases for executive management review
Results-oriented and comfortable with a management by objectives style of management
Self-motivated and directed with excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, and problem resolution/negotiation skills
Reliable, analytical, conscientious, and organized
Flexible attitude and able to work with ambiguous situations and a very dynamic work environment. Strong people/customer relationship skills
Process-oriented and able to apply continuous quality improvement processes to all aspects of work. Experience managing capital and expense budgets and forecasts from inception through monthly, quarterly, and year-end financial close periods
Ability to travel as needed
Minimum B.A./B.S. degree
Master's degree, MBA preferred. Masters in Corporate Real Estate
Strong familiarity and experience with the application and use of CAFM software, Microsoft Project Software, Excel Spreadsheets, time management scheduling software, Workday H.R. Software, and financial analysis tools
Experience working in High Technology environment
Benefits
Annual bonus
Commission for certain sales roles
Equity
Health and welfare benefits
Company
Lumentum
Lumentum Operations is an optical and photonic products manufacturer.
10001+ employees
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$3.67B2025-09-04Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
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Leadership Team
Wajid Ali
Executive Vice President and CFO
Misha Rozenberg
Executive Vice President of Operations and Quality
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