Senior Director, Workplace Experience - Hospitality Governance Lead

Training & Implementation Support

• Implement customer experience and upskilling training plans that enable exceptional service delivery across the account globally.
• Provide hands-on implementation support for new amenity programs, service launches, and operational transitions.
• Lead change management activities to ensure smooth adoption of new processes, technologies, and service models.
• Create training materials, job aids, and knowledge resources to support ongoing capability development.
• Coach and mentor workplace professionals to build internal expertise and service excellence.

Vendor Escalations & Relationship Management

• Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors, service providers, and consultants to support workplace programs and projects.
• Serve as the escalation point for critical vendor performance issues, service disruptions, and contract disputes.
• Proactively identify and escalate risks and issues at the account level including vendor service issues, audit findings, and any impact on account KPIs.
• Negotiate service level agreements and hold vendors accountable for performance commitments.
• Conduct regular vendor performance reviews and drive continuous improvement.

Benchmarking & Performance Management

• Lead benchmarking initiatives to assess service performance against industry standards and best-in-class organizations.
• Direct support analyst to gather required data, analyze performance metrics and develop actionable insights to drive service improvements.
• Monitor and measure the progress and impact of strategic initiatives, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) to assess effectiveness.
• Seek feedback from clients, stakeholders, and end-users to understand satisfaction levels and identify enhancement opportunities.
• Engage in a culture of continuous improvement and innovation by leveraging business intelligence and participating in the development of best practices at the Experience Services platform level.

Strategic Leadership & Operational Excellence

• Create detailed and actionable business plans that outline specific goals, strategic initiatives, timelines, resources needed, and necessary steps to achieve them.
• Oversee Experience Services support resources and back-end operational systems, ensuring processes, procedures, technology platforms, and systems are aligned across the account.
• Monitor workplace budgets, partnering with operations teams to ensure cost-effective solutions are presented, impacts are accounted for, and expenses align with financial guidelines.
• Establish sound management guidelines for appropriate staffing levels in accordance with client service level agreements and operating requirements.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead and mentor a team of workplace professionals, providing coaching and professional development opportunities.
• Set goals and expectations for direct reports using the performance review process and hold the team accountable for successful performance.
• Clearly communicate performance expectations, standards, and metrics to team members.
• Build and nurture positive relationships with team members, colleagues, and stakeholders through open communication, empathy, and respect.
• Demonstrate effective leadership by setting the example through actions and behaviors, showing integrity, accountability, and professionalism.
• Encourage teamwork and collaboration, promoting a culture of shared success and joint accountability.

Customer Service Excellence

• Anticipate and respond to the needs and concerns of client stakeholders and transform problems into opportunities.
• Ensure exceptional service delivery by embedding customer-centric practices across all amenity services and vendor operations.
• Use feedback to drive improvements and exceed customer expectations consistently.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in hospitality, event management, business administration, or related field or experience
• 10+ years of experience in amenity services, soft services, facility management, operations, commercial real estate, or hospitality industry
• Proven expertise in at least three of the following amenity areas: mail operations, lobby/reception management, EV programs, AV technology, food service, or meetings & events.
• Demonstrated experience developing training programs, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Strong vendor management and escalation resolution capabilities.
• Track record of conducting benchmarking studies and implementing data-driven improvements.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced, heavily matrixed environment.
• Track record of initiative, integrity, and good judgment.
• Strong analytical and financial aptitude with the ability to gather data, assess situations, and quickly develop solutions.
• Highly collaborative with strong interpersonal skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate professionally at all organizational levels.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook, and Access).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of commercial real estate or corporate environments.
• Master's degree in hospitality, event management, business administration, or related field

Location:

On-site –Feltham, GBR, London, GBR

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