Sr Manager, Real Estate and Workplace (Electric Mobility)

Location: Palo Alto, United States; onsite 3–5 days per week with off-hours availability for time-sensitive and critical issues

Salary: $200,000–$220,000 per year, depending on experience, qualifications, and location.

Company

hirify.global is an electric mobility company developing vertically integrated small EVs to address global transportation challenges.

What you will do

• Lead the Real Estate & Workplace team across operations, facilities, mail, logistics, culinary, and janitorial services.
• Manage portfolio administration, R&D lab build-outs, workplace programs, occupancy data, and projects from planning through completion.
• Own headcount and occupancy analysis, capacity models, long-range workplace strategy, forecasting, and leadership recommendations.
• Manage vendors, consultants, landlords, general contractors, contracts, budgets, RFPs, and lease transactions with Finance, Purchasing, Legal, and Risk.
• Coordinate lab infrastructure and equipment installations, life-safety and compliance activities, and after-hours facilities emergencies.
• Implement project management frameworks, ticketing, KPI and milestone dashboards, and AI-assisted workflow tools.

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive real estate, workplace, or facilities operations experience, with demonstrated growth from individual execution into a leadership scope.
• Experience leading teams and operating as a trusted second-in-command.
• Ability to partner across IT, Engineering, Finance, Legal, Purchasing, Analytics, and G&A, and communicate credibly with authorities having jurisdiction and executives.
• Working knowledge of commercial leases, vendor contracts, and budget and financial management.
• Comfort with ambiguity, fast-changing priorities, new technology, software, and AI-assisted tools.
• Ability to respond to occasional off-hours emergencies.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with EHS, physical security concepts, and specialized lab or R&D infrastructure.
• Experience scaling high-tech, EV, or R&D lab environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Work hands-on on new electric mobility solutions with a team from technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation, and retail backgrounds.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance covered up to 100%, with FSA and HSA options.
• One Medical membership, insurance advocates, and fertility and family-building benefits through Progyny.
• Flexible time off and a 401(k) match.