The Workplace Strategist at Gensler in San Jose will work within multidisciplinary teams to translate research and analysis into strategic insights that guide design decisions for a diverse range of clients. This role requires a creative, entrepreneurial thinker who can manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and contribute to client engagements across workplace strategy, organizational development, and experience design.
What You'll Do
- Design and support customer engagement activities across a broad range of industries and services
- Collaborate on complex strategy projects for a wide range of local and global clients
- Support development of emerging services and practice area aligned strategy offerings
- Design and facilitate workshops (virtual and in-person) for groups ranging from 4 to 40+
- Gather and interpret research to develop fresh ideas and user insights related to client business processes and performance objectives
- Be responsible for content creation, preparing client presentations, reports, and recommendations for strategic solutions with guidance from Project/Strategy Director
- Synthesize information and data into meaningful insights and narratives told through presentations, reports, posters, videos, websites, and other formats
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in either architecture, interior design, business administration, and/or organization development
- 4+ years of professional experience, executing projects in one or more areas related to design strategy, space planning, management consulting, market research, corporate strategy, real estate services, product development or related
- Proficient in MS Office, Excel and Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), and virtual facilitation, communication and engagement platforms like Miro and Microsoft Teams
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Demonstrated commitment to sustainability and sustainable building practices required
- Portfolios should include at least 1 project with this particular focus in PDF format
- This is not a hybrid or remote position
Nice to Have
- Experience with Tableau, PowerBI, and Qualtrics are a plus
Technical Stack
- MS Office
- Excel
- Adobe Creative Suite
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- Miro
- Microsoft Teams
- Tableau
- PowerBI
- Qualtrics
Team & Environment
- Works within multi-disciplinary teams
- Reports to Project/Strategy Director
Benefits & Compensation
- Medical, dental, vision, disability, wellness programs, flex spending, paid holidays, and paid time off
- 401k
- Profit sharing
- Employee stock ownership
- Twice annual bonus opportunities
- Reimbursement for certain professional licenses and associated renewals and exam fees
- Tuition reimbursement for certain eligible programs or classes
- Curated art exhibits
- Internal design competitions
- Well-being Week
- Encouragement to lead a healthy and balanced life
Compensation includes a salary range of $92,525K–$124,000K, employee stock ownership, and additional bonuses (twice annual) and profit sharing.
Work Mode
- Onsite position located in San Jose, Bay Area
- Not hybrid or remote; relocation to Bay Area required
Gensler is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified individuals to apply.