COMPLETE Senior Manager, Resource Management - Bristol, CT, USA

Job Posting Title:

Senior Manager, Resource Management

Req ID:

10066391

Job Description:

About the Role and Team:

The Business Operations team is seeking a Senior Manager to join our Resource Management organization. Our Resource Management team focuses on human-centered environments & resources.  This is an ever-evolving ecosystem including everything work-space related that impacts our employees’ ability to do their best work and get the most out of our in-office work space. This position will also focus on building strong adjacencies amongst our teams and with partners within our physical footprint to continue enabling productivity, to drive collaboration, and to promote innovation.  The ideal candidate will be comfortable driving upgrades to our facilities to ensure our spaces represent who we are as well as tying technology into space management.  We work with leadership to drive alignment across the organization and serve as partners of choice to ensure continued strong relationships across organizational boundaries and within our team on behalf of Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology and the CTO. This team works closely with DE&E Technology leadership and business partners in Corporate Real Estate, Design & Delivery, Facilities, Move Services, Human Resources, Employee Relations, Finance, Legal, and Communications to optimize our operations.

What You Will Do

As a Senior Manager on this team, you will play a central role in determining, executing, and enabling Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology’s space management functions, engaging cross-functional teams, and driving space management efforts across the team. You have a comprehensive understanding of Real Estate / space planning best practices and terminology to pull from as you partner with various departments and drive initiatives forward internally. You are a strong leader who will up-level the organization by helping drive space planning operational strategy, effectiveness, and cohesion. You are highly experienced at solving ambiguous issues using analytical solutions, and communicating complex issues effectively. Your comfort with ambiguity and demonstrated problem-solving leadership with limited oversight allows you to quickly tease through complexity to produce structured results while remaining flexible, nimble, and adaptable to shifting demands and priorities. This role offers the unique opportunity to work on both tactical actions that drive our near-term business needs and strategic initiatives that will define our future.

• Manage large initiatives across a global footprint for DE&E Technology while partnering with other organizations such as:

  • Space modifications to hoteling or other

  • Construction of new locations and renovations to existing locations

  • Interior design and space upgrades

  • Decommissions of technology equipment

  • Oversight of large moves, including corresponding space planning, move prep, logging, tracking, move books, communications, and partnership with move services

  • Detailed space assessments within our allocated footprint, validations, audits, and updates

  • Tracking of spaces and occupancy assessments

  • Regular allocation updates and bi-directional flow of information with CRE and DE&E Tech Finance

  • Tracking of costs across pooled and non-pooled properties

  • Partner with HR on carry-through of regular system updates pertaining to location information

  • Hoteling and space planning software updates, monitoring, and data pulls for use in department space strategy and go-forward decisions by Resource Management and department leaders

  • Connection point with admins who are based locally across our various offices for their in-field expertise and carry-through of priorities such as conference room / equipment functionality, kitchen programs, parking, and in-office services such as copiers / shipping / telecommunications

  • Maintain legal, HR, and leadership points of contact in country for an understanding of various labor rules and governmental guidance as they pertain to space, occupancy, and safety

• Compose and deliver status on initiatives

• Manage Coordinators, Administrative Assistants, and other auxiliary resources on Space Management initiatives

Required Qualifications and Skills

• At least 5 years of space planning, facilities, and/or employee experience work experience

• Demonstrated track record of creating a vision, gaining buy-in to the vision, and effectively managing execution.

• Ability to work well in an ambiguous and fast-changing environment and navigate a complex organizational structure.

• Strong communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills.

• A natural problem-solver and strategic thinker.

• Highly collaborative, and partner-oriented professionally.

• You establish enduring, trust-based relationships with key business partners and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Job Posting Segment:

Cross Business Groups

Job Posting Primary Business:

Shared Service-Technology

Primary Job Posting Category:

Resource Mgmt & Logistics

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Bristol, CT, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2023-10-18