OverviewAccepting applications until: 10 October 2025

Your Role: Head of Workspace

Are you passionate about safety, sustainability and finding innovative ways to enhance the workplace experience? Thrive in a fast-paced environment and feel at ease juggling numerous projects and priorities? This role is for you!

As a

Head of Workspace

at Global, you''ll lead workspace strategy, facilities management, property, and health and safety compliance. You’ll drive smooth daily operations, optimise workspaces, and ensure everything aligns with business goals for maximum efficiency.

Global has offices and warehouses across the UK, with a primary focus on the HQ in Leicester Square. This role will also support our London site in Holborn, as well as locations in Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, and more.

Responsibilities

Enhancing Workspace Experience:

Create and maintain dynamic, employee-focused workspaces that inspire productivity and collaboration while meeting the evolving needs of the workforce.

Facilities Operations Excellence:

Oversee day-to-day facilities management that ensures top-tier service levels and smooth operation of all facilities that meets the needs of a fast-paced and multi-use business environment.

Managing Workspace Partners:

Build and manage key relationships with key vendors and service providers, ensuring high-quality support, exceptional service for the day-to-day running of the business.

Property and Sustainability Oversight:

Manage property lease and contracts to ensure cost-effectiveness while driving sustainability initiatives in alignment with corporate ESG goals.

Health and Safety Leadership:

Oversee and proactively manage health and safety policies, fostering a secure and compliant environment for all employees.

Agility in a Busy Workplace:

Respond quickly to the demands of a high-energy business, ensuring the facilities team is always one step ahead in meeting needs and solving problems.

Budget and Strategy:

Manage facilities budgets and develop long-term strategies for savings, workspace design, renovations, and property investments.

What You’ll Love About This Role

Think Big:

The chance to create inspiring, people-centred workspaces that directly impact employee satisfaction and productivity.

Own It:

Take charge of projects from start to finish that will make a real difference to Globallers.

Keep it Simple:

Finding dynamic but simple solutions for a fast paced and ever-changing environment.

Better Together:

Collaborate across all parts of the business.

What Success Looks LikeIn your first few months, you’ll have:

Established a solid leadership presence within the Workspace team, gaining a clear understanding of each key role

Gained insight into our company culture and the impact of Workspace

Led and completed a few projects, demonstrating your project management skills.

Key workspace and facilities partners are aligned with business priorities.

Initial assessments of workspace and facilities highlight opportunities for enhancing efficiency, employee experience, and long-term planning.

Established trust with the team, key stakeholders, and employees, and demonstrated leadership in driving a service-focused facilities function.

What You’ll Need

Facilities Management:

Proven track record in facilities management, property management, or workspace leadership roles, ideally in a fast-paced, high-demand environment.

Workspace Strategy:

Experience in planning and delivering workplace improvements that enhance employee experience, while being familiar with sustainability practices and modern workspace trends.

Communication and influence skills:

Strong stakeholder management skills to engage and influence with diverse teams and senior executives.

Design thinking:

Ability to see the big picture by driving ongoing improvements in workspace initiatives that meets Global goals and anticipating future people needs.

Analytical Mindset:

Skilled at data-driven decision-making skills to analyse usage patterns, budgets, and vendor performance.

Project Management Skills:

Experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Coaching and Development:

Nurturing talent by empowering and guiding individuals to unlock their potential

Building Trust:

Creating and maintaining an inclusive environment where diverse views and experiences are welcomed and celebrated in your team

Qualifications

Relevant certification in facilities management, property management, or a related field.

Professional accreditation (e.g., IWFM, NEBOSH, or similar) preferred.

Health and Safety qualifications or demonstrable understanding of workplace compliance requirements.

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