Senior Manager, Global Facilities Strategy & Operations

About the role

The Senior Manager, Global Facilities Strategy & Operations leads the real‑estate and facilities function for RV Tech’s Palo Alto headquarters and its worldwide sites. This foundational role creates the strategic framework while also handling day‑to‑day operational issues, ensuring the campus is safe, functional, and ready for growth.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own a multi‑year global facilities strategy, covering site selection, lease negotiation, and build‑vs‑outsource decisions.
• Lead site planning, space strategy, design, construction, and new‑site openings with operational readiness checklists.
• Develop BI dashboards and reporting frameworks to monitor facilities performance, spend, and capacity.
• Manage daily operations across all sites, including maintenance, janitorial, space management, safety, utilities, and vendor services.
• Establish preventive and reactive maintenance plans, SLAs, CMMS processes, ticketing, escalation, and emergency response procedures.
• Oversee EHSS compliance (OSHA, environmental, physical security, ISO 27001/TISAX) and incident management.
• Build and govern a global vendor network, conduct competitive bidding, and coordinate with procurement and Rivian partners.

Required profile

• Proven experience in facilities strategy, real‑estate transactions, and large‑scale operations management.
• Strong ability to translate vision into actionable processes and tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, working with engineering, finance, IT, people, and executive leadership.
• Hands‑on problem‑solver who can switch between strategic planning and day‑to‑day issue resolution.

Required skills

• CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) implementation and use.
• BI tools for dashboard creation and data visualization.