Real Estate & Workplace Financial Specialist

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At Workday, it all began with a conversation over breakfast. When our founders met at a sunny California diner, they came up with an idea to revolutionize the enterprise software market. And when we began to rise, one thing that really set us apart was our culture. A culture which was driven by our value of putting our people first. And ever since, the happiness, development, and contribution of every Workmate is central to who we are. Our Workmates believe a healthy employee-centric, collaborative culture is the essential mix of ingredients for success in business. That’s why we look after our people, communities and the planet while still being profitable. Feel encouraged to shine, however that manifests: you don’t need to hide who you are. You can feel the energy and the passion, it's what makes us unique. Inspired to make a brighter work day for all and transform with us to the next stage of our growth journey? Bring your brightest version of you and have a brighter work day here.

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About the Team

The Global Real Estate, Workplace & Safety (REWS) team creates and continuously improves Workday’s productive and safe office environments while supporting our core values and distinction as a great place to work. With this critical contribution to the company in mind, we partner with other Workday departments such as People & Purpose, Legal, Business Technology and Finance to ensure that we are successful in delivering on this goal. We handle every aspect of workplace operations, space analysis and projects, building facilities and maintenance. We capture employee rapport, keep track of office utilization, recommend expansions and / or new locations and coordinate projects for office build-outs and control operating and capital expenses.

About the Role

Workday is looking for a Real Estate Analyst and/or Specialist looking to further their experiences with the Real Estate and Workplace team at Workday.  This full-time position is based out of our Pleasanton, California office location. This position plays a critical role as a member of the RE&W team and will report to our Sr. Manager of Global Real Estate & Workplace Strategy and Planning. This position is an integral part of the REW Strategy team that owns all Workplace related data sources. 

In this role, you will work closely with cross functional departments to ensure all teams are working towards the same data driven goals to influence and aid in real estate business decision making at Workday.

We are looking for someone experienced, flexible, reliable, outgoing, and professional, with a positive work attitude. 

Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal cross functional teams within REW such as Global Safety and Security, Global Operations, Design and Construction, and Real Estate Strategy teams to consolidate, manage and report on the REW Opex and Capex budgets

• Partner with Finance to lead the REW departments to assist in budget planning, financial forecasting, and resource allocation for each department through the monthly financial forecasting and accrual process

• Developing scalable and efficient financial processes that support a rapidly growing business

• Participate in the short and long-term financial planning of the REW organization

• Partner with business analytics team member(s) to support updated reports, dashboards, and metrics to monitor the performance of the organization’s financial health, business metrics and KPIs

• Support the creation of different playbooks needed to document our real estate transaction management and processes including RACI’s, general playbooks and other documentation/processes

• Participate in the drafting, review and negotiation of real estate contracts including service agreements, leases, and general building/property management rules/regulations.

• Lead site selection due-diligence reviews of surveys, environmental assessments, and other relevant property documents of assigned project locations

• Facilitate the closing of real estate transactions with the Portfolio Manager and Finance Partners.