Global Head of Real Estate and Workplace

Location: USA; remote. Frequent travel to multiple offices and locations is required.

Salary: $169,400–$211,700 per year for Tier 1 locations including San Francisco, New York, and Seattle, plus equity and bonus.

Company

Deepgram provides real-time voice AI APIs and self-hosted software for speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and production voice agents.

What you will do

• Own real estate strategy, site selection, location recommendations, lease negotiations, renewals, and real estate documentation.
• Translate executive and cross-functional requirements into prioritized site programs and space plans.
• Lead office buildouts from design and permitting through construction, compliance, and move-in.
• Design and deliver employee workspaces, public event venues, customer gatherings, and developer spaces with appropriate AV, streaming, acoustics, power, networking, accessibility, and safety provisions.
• Establish facilities operations, staffing models, workplace systems, access control, visitor management, and consistent operating standards across locations.
• Own workplace and real estate budgets, capital projects, operating costs, vendor performance, and the future workplace team.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in workplace, real estate, facilities, or capital projects, including end-to-end ownership of at least one office buildout.
• Direct experience managing commercial leases, brokers, landlords, Legal, and related commercial terms.
• Strong construction and vendor project management skills, with ownership of scope, budget, and schedule.
• Working knowledge of permitting, building codes, accessibility, and workplace safety.
• Experience operating spaces for public events, customer-facing programming, or brand experiences.
• Experience with capital and operating budgets, distributed or remote-first companies, and frequent travel to multiple locations.

Nice to have

• Experience leasing or building in international markets, particularly EMEA or APAC.
• Familiarity with lease administration, space management, or IWMS platforms.
• Experience hiring and managing a small operations or facilities team.

Culture & Benefits

• AI-first working environment with active use and experimentation with advanced AI tools.
• Fast-moving, scaling company where the workplace function and playbooks are built as the organization grows.
• Compensation includes base salary, equity, and bonus.
• Workspaces serve both employees and public events, including meetups, hackathons, and customer and developer gatherings.