Regional Workplace Strategist, Apac

**About Microsoft**

Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We believe that our continued success depends on the diverse skills, experiences, and backgrounds that our employees bring to the company.

**Microsoft**
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**Global Workplace Services**
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What is the Microsoft workplace? Not an office but a laboratory, a sandbox, a springboard. An opportunity to break boxes and build communities. Envisioning what’s next has been at the heart of our success for three decades: in technology, and in the places where technology comes to life. We’re inventing a new Microsoft, with new teams that work faster, collaborate endlessly and crave inspiration. We believe that spaces are for people; technology is human; simplicity is better than austerity and brand is more than just logos and color.

**Our team**
**- Global**
**Workplace Design and**
**Research**

We ensure that our 170,000+ employees across 120 countries around the world have absolutely the best place to go to work each day. We strive to continuously learn and improve upon the spaces we deliver for an exceptional employee experience. Our mission is to make our campuses the most connected, accessible and sustainable in the world, and our buildings contain the smartest spaces for our employees and customers.

**What**
**you’ll**
**do**

Help us take the next step. The Microsoft workplace, like Microsoft itself, never stops evolving. And the more we push against the boundaries of what a workplace can be, the more quickly and successfully we’ll evolve. We can’t bring our vision to the workplace without people like you

**Responsibilities**:
**About the Role**

The
**Regional Workplace Strategist** (RWS) role for our APAC region is central to our ability to deliver the best workplace experience for our employees. In support of the APAC Regional Team within (GWS), this role will:

- Produce workplace assessments (with the support of a space programmer) for the Portfolio and Transaction teams to enable site renewal and/or new selection.
- Coordinate the completion and presentation of test fits from our design partner firm to enable site evaluations.
- Provide design direction for Small to Large sized construction projects throughout the APAC region. Participating in calls with project teams across multiple time zones will be required - although most calls do occur during regular business hours.
- Manage the Project Design Review program (a 3rd party review) for the APAC region to insure projects meet Microsoft Design Guidelines.
- Implement Pilots as part of our ‘test and learn’ program to continuously improve our workspaces.
- Give feedback to our Center of Innovation (COI) team to refine our workplace solutions to meet the evolving needs of the Microsoft business units and changing work patterns of our employees.
- Give periodic presentations on the Microsoft Workplace (virtually and in person), and occasionally tour Microsoft customers through recently completed projects.

**Qualifications**:
**Required/Minimum Qualifications**
- 8+ years of work experience in Interior Design, Architecture, or other related field.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in specific or related field (Architecture, Interior Design / planning, workplace implementation).
- Deep knowledge about the value of workplace strategies and its impact on employee experience, real estate strategies and workplace design.
- Experience and leadership in interior workplace design. Proven track record of executing projects first hand reflecting best practices.
- Ability to evangelize, communicate and collaborate well at all levels of the company (CRM).
- Willingness to travel as the role will require some travel within the APAC region.

**Additional or Preferred Qualifications**
- Experience with workplace change management programs and communications with impacted leaders and staff.
- Proficiency to prioritize and manage multiple simultaneous projects and/or large-scale cross-group initiatives, while having the ability to work independently and adhere to timelines and commitments in a dynamic, unstructured environment.
- Knowledge of the corporate real estate industry, workplace strategy and workplace design.
- Experience with commercial design and build projects.
- Relevant knowledge & exposure to the APAC Region.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.