Senior Workplace Manager (Ref: 007709)

Maxwell Stephens has been exclusively retained by a prestigious international financial services organisation to appoint a Senior Workplace Manager for its flagship Paris office.

This is a rare opportunity to lead the workplace experience and day-to-day operations of a high-profile corporate environment where exceptional service, operational excellence and attention to detail are fundamental to the business.

Working within a highly professional international organisation, you will be responsible for ensuring the office operates to the highest standards, creating an outstanding experience for employees, clients and visitors whilst maintaining a safe, efficient and highly effective workplace.

The Role

Reporting into the wider Corporate Services leadership team, you will take ownership of all aspects of workplace operations, including:

• Leading the day-to-day management of a premium corporate office environment.

• Managing both hard and soft facilities management services, ensuring operational excellence at all times.

• Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance programmes to minimise business disruption.

• Managing external suppliers, service contracts and performance against agreed service levels.

• Controlling workplace operating budgets and identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and service quality.

• Leading workplace projects including office improvements, space planning and asset management.

• Driving environmental sustainability initiatives and workplace best practice.

• Ensuring full compliance with health & safety legislation, fire safety and statutory obligations.

• Acting as the principal workplace lead for emergency procedures and business continuity within the office.

• Developing employee engagement initiatives, wellbeing activities and workplace events.

• Managing reception, hospitality and meeting room operations to deliver an exceptional client experience.

• Leading, coaching and developing a small workplace support team, creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

About You

You will be an experienced Workplace or Facilities Management professional with a genuine passion for delivering first-class workplace experiences.

You'll bring:

• Significant experience managing corporate workplace operations.

• Experience within financial services, professional services, legal, consultancy or another premium corporate environment would be highly advantageous.

• Strong knowledge of both hard and soft FM.

• Excellent supplier and contract management experience.

• Experience managing budgets and delivering operational improvements.

• Sound knowledge of health & safety and workplace compliance.

• Outstanding stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to engage at senior executive level.

• A proactive, solutions-focused approach and exceptional attention to detail.

• Fluent French and English communication skills.

The Opportunity

This is an opportunity to join a globally recognised organisation where workplace excellence is viewed as a strategic function rather than simply facilities management.

The successful candidate will enjoy significant autonomy, exposure to senior leadership and the opportunity to shape the employee and client experience within a prestigious international business.

For a confidential discussion and further information, please apply directly or contact us in confidence on 0207 118 4848, or send your CV to [email protected].