At Franklin Templeton, we're driving our industry forward by developing new and innovative ways to help our clients achieve their investment goals. Our dynamic and diversified firm spans asset management, wealth management, and fintech, offering many ways to help investors make progress toward their goals. Our talented teams working around the globe bring expertise that's both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and flexible culture to our global and diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential but also to contribute to our clients' achievements.

Come join us in delivering better outcomes for our clients around the world!

The Corporate Real Estate team manages Franklin Templeton's global footprint, supports the business operation, and manages all aspects of our real estate - disposition, property management, financial analysis, surplus property, oversee building design, space planning, construction, and miscellaneous activities such as leasing and brokerage.

Providing space planning and design solutions that align with Corporate Real Estate goals and standards. Developing innovative solutions to address challenges, opportunities, gaps, standardization, optimization, and efficiency.

• Manages business units' space planning activities, including scenario studies, budgeting, resource identification, communications, and presentations to senior management.

• Develops and designs solutions to continuously improve delivery and quality of the CRE portfolio.

• Manages the furniture procurement and disposition process; including purchases, estimate reviews, purchase orders/approvals, reuse/transfers, donations, and/or disposal.

• Coordinates change management surveys and delivers analysis studies to business units and CRE leaders.

• Manages vendors, including workplace consultants, architectural firms/interior designers, and furniture vendors.

• Minimum B.A. or B.F.A in Interior Design or Architecture

• 5+ years of experience designing corporate interiors, leading all aspects of design, including construction management

• Familiarity with move management and occupancy planning

• Good knowledge of interior design and furniture trends

• Previous experience managing design and service providers; managing a team, focusing on effective communication within numerous time zones, clearly establishing project deliverables, and promoting more interdependence among organizational units through the development of networks via team members

• Strong communication (written and verbal) skills; proficient in English (written and spoken)

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple projects at once

• Creative thinker, who can think broadly and deeply

• Supervision of the construction and furniture installation progress

• Participating in job walk/site inspections (snagging) process

• Actively representing P&D at construction meetings

• Reviewing/creating purchase orders (PO) project authorizations forms (PA)

• Budget tracking, requesting quotes and reviewing

• Coordinating and collaborating with all parties on the design (branding team, technology team, local business, facilities team)

• Interviewing potential architects, interior design firms and general contractors, (portfolio, type of experience, recommendations)

• Prioritizing projects within the team, employee supervision and support

• Presenting the project designs to various parties including senior management, business site leaders in addition to leading and conducting steering committees

• 3D modeling, rendering skills, Photoshop editing and graphic design skills.

• Preparing detailed AutoCAD (DWG) drawings (for example: elevations, furniture, etc.).

Franklin Templeton offers employees a competitive and valuable range of total rewards-monetary and to support the whole person and to recognize their time, talents, and results. Along with base compensation, other compensation is offered such as a discretionary bonus, 401k plan, health insurance, and other perks. There are several factors taken into consideration in making compensation decisions including but not limited to location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. At Franklin Templeton, we apply a total reward philosophy where all aspects of compensation and benefits are taken into consideration in determining compensation. We expect the salary for these positions to range between $115,000 and $150,000.

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