Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Corporate Real Estate, Workplace Strategy, Organizational Psychology, Business, Engineering, or related field.
10+ years in workplace strategy, corporate real estate, workplace design, or employee experience, with leadership in global initiatives.
Proven record in setting workplace strategies, design standards, and employee experience initiatives using data and research.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder influencing skills with an open and empowered leadership style.
Deep understanding of culture, inclusion, wellbeing, and technology's impact on employer brand and talent retention.
Ability to partner with IT to translate business needs into scalable technology solutions.
Responsibilities
Define workplace priorities using employee research, data analytics, and benchmarking to align with business plans.
Enhance Nokia's environments to reflect culture and employee value, fostering engagement and wellbeing.
Establish global design principles and governance to create high-performing workspaces.
Collaborate with Project Delivery to execute office projects and manage change through a Workplace Transformation Roadmap.
Identify and pilot emerging trends and technologies to innovate future workplace strategies.
Ensure technology integration across workspaces for seamless employee experiences.
Benefits
Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term and long-term disability
Life insurance and AD&D coverage
Paid time off for holidays and vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
Full Job Description
Job Description
Based in Dallas with a global remit, you will lead Workplace Strategy within Nokia's Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio team. You will partner with HR, IT, Area Management, Portfolio Management, and Project Delivery to translate workplace data, employee needs, and business priorities into clear standards, targeted investments, and measurable outcomes. This role reports to the Head of Portfolio & Strategy within Nokia's Real Estate Strategy & Portfolio function.
Responsibilities
Workplace Strategy & Portfolio Value: Use employee research, surveys, journey mapping, occupancy data, behavioral analytics, and benchmarking to define priorities aligned with business plans. Translate insights into strategies that improve portfolio effectiveness, employee productivity, investment discipline, and overall employee experience.
Culture, Talent & Experience Impact: Make Nokia's environments a visible expression of our culture and employee value proposition - strengthening belonging, engagement, wellbeing, and the conditions that help attract, retain, and grow talent through well-designed spaces, services, and amenities.
Global Standards & Experience Design: Set clear design principles, space typologies, furniture direction, experience guidelines, and governance through the Global Workplace Design Standards - ensuring investments create vibrant, practical, and high-performing environments that improve productivity and collaboration across offices, labs, fabs, and manufacturing sites.
Transformation, Readiness & Adoption: Partner with the Project Delivery team to translate strategy into execution by supporting new office projects, redesigns, consolidations, change management, and occupancy readiness through a Workplace Transformation Roadmap.
Innovation & Future Ways of Working: Identify emerging trends and technologies to advance future-of-work concepts by designing, leading, and scaling pilots that test new ways of working across Nokia's global portfolio while bringing fresh thinking and evidence-based challenge to established practices.
Technology-Enabled Experience: Partner with IT, Security, Facilities, and vendors to make technology simple and reliable across workstations, meeting rooms, booking tools, workplace apps, digital signage, smart building systems, collaboration tools, AV standards, and data platforms.
Qualifications
You have:
A Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Corporate Real Estate, Workplace Strategy, Organizational Psychology, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years in workplace strategy, corporate real estate, workplace design, or employee experience, including leadership of global workplace initiatives for a complex, multi-site organization.
A proven record of setting workplace strategies, design standards, transformation programs, and employee experience initiatives using data, research, and benchmarking.
Strong executive communication and stakeholder influencing skills, bringing an open, fearless, and empowered leadership style that builds trust, alignment, and momentum.
Deep understanding of how culture, inclusion, wellbeing, amenities, space quality, and technology shape employer brand, engagement, talent attraction, and retention.
Ability to partner with IT teams to translate business and employee needs into scalable technology standards, pilots, investment cases, and global solutions.
We prefer:
Experience in technology, manufacturing, R&D, engineering-led, or other complex workplace environments.
Experience implementing global workplace standards and inclusive-design practices across diverse geographies and cultures.
Experience shaping workplace technology strategies, including smart buildings, occupancy sensing, booking tools, workplace apps, collaboration platforms, AV standards, digital signage, and workstation technology.
Change management experience leading organizational adoption through periods of transformation.
A Master's degree, MBA, or professional qualification in a workplace, real estate, or design discipline.
About the Team
Some of our benefits in US:
Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term disability, and long-term disability
Life insurance, and AD&D - Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
The above benefits exclude students.
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About Nokia
Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company. The company was founded in 1865 and has since grown to become one of the largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers in the world. Nokia's products include mobile phones, smartphones, and network equipment, among others. The company is committed to innovation and has a strong focus on research and development. Nokia is also committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact. The company operates in over 100 countries and has a strong presence in Europe, Asia, and North America.
