Salesforce

VP, Real Estate Strategy – Planning

Salesforce

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $212,700 - $374,400 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Serve as a key member of the REWS leadership team, demonstrating a strong bias for action by taking ownership and accountability for complex, cross-functional decisions, proactively removing obstacles, and driving alignment with broader business priorities
  • Partner extensively with the Real Estate Transactions team to ensure portfolio strategies are closely aligned with real estate investments and leasing strategy
  • Own Salesforce’s global real estate portfolio strategy, ensuring tight alignment with the Workforce Plan, business priorities, and annual portfolio budget targets
  • Lead multi-year capacity, occupancy, and utilization planning, balancing flexibility, cost efficiency, and employee experience across regions
  • Develop portfolio strategies that support Salesforce’s evolving hybrid and distributed workforce model backed by financial models and LRPs
  • Prepare and deliver clear, data-driven insights for Salesforce leadership, including the Real Estate Council, Executive Leadership Team, and Board-level committees
  • Develop, present, and advocate for portfolio strategies with financial optionality and recommendations to REWS Leadership Team
  • Translate complex portfolio trade-offs into concise executive narratives that enable timely, informed decision-making
  • Lead advanced financial, portfolio, and scenario analyses to support Salesforce’s dynamic business environment
  • Rapidly pivot analyses and recommendations as business priorities evolve, providing leadership with timely, actionable options
  • Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing Real Estate Strategy and Planning Team, reinforcing Salesforce’s culture of trust, accountability, and collaboration
  • Provide program leadership across complex, cross-functional efforts, ensuring alignment, accountability, and execution at scale

Requirements

  • 20+ years of progressive experience across corporate real estate, strategy, finance, consulting, and/or program management
  • Demonstrated track record of developing and fostering effective relationships across all levels of the organization and with diverse internal stakeholder groups
  • Ability to support and drive major initiatives across a diverse, geographically dispersed, multicultural environment
  • Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills; must be an articulate and persuasive communicator with executive presence
  • Strong understanding of corporate real estate strategy, portfolio economics, and workplace operating models
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills and decision-making skills: demonstrated ability to structure complex problems and develop solutions
  • Ability to develop and communicate portfolio objectives, inspire and motivate distributed teams, and maintain alignment with business strategies
  • Strong financial and analytical acumen, with experience linking portfolio decisions to enterprise financial outcomes
  • Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Strong leadership skills with proven ability to lead and develop high-performance teams
  • Outstanding interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team environment and maintain composure under deadline pressure
  • Ability to operate in a high-impact, fast-paced environment
  • Ability to think strategically and act in a detailed, hands-on manner
  • Experience working in a results-driven, solutions-oriented, and fast-paced environment with competing priorities
  • Strong general business acumen (finance, operations), with an ability to distill complex issues and develop effective strategies to drive alignment across multiple constituents
  • Effectively collaborate across multiple teams within REWS to gather data collection and analysis requirements
  • Degree or equivalent relevant experience required.
Benefits
  • time off programs
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • mental health support
  • paid parental leave
  • life and disability insurance
  • 401(k)
  • employee stock purchasing program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsstrategic thinkingcollaborationaccountabilityinspirationadaptabilitypresentation skills