Salesforce
REWS Strategic Initiatives Manager
$117K–$194K
Illinois - Chicago +1 · Office - Flexible · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Illinois - Chicago
California - San Francisco - Experience
- 7+ years; experience in end-to-end real estate, corporate real estate, or real estate consulting.
About the job
Leads cross-functional real estate and workplace initiatives, managing project execution, budgets, process improvements, and change to support operational excellence and strategic decision-making.
What you'll do
- Drive ambiguous, global projects and strategic initiatives, including planning, budget tracking, stakeholder alignment, and issue resolution.
- Improve project planning, reporting, and real estate operations through tools, data, dashboards, and process automation.
- Develop executive presentations, communication plans, and change-management strategies; lead initiatives connecting AI, innovation, and workplace strategy.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of experience across the end-to-end real estate life cycle, corporate real estate, or real estate consulting.
- Experience with project management software and internal approval processes, including managing approval timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to lead major initiatives across geographically dispersed, multicultural teams and manage multiple high-visibility projects.
- Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
Nice to have
- PMP, Six Sigma, Prosci change management, or similar project, process, or change-management experience.
- Curiosity about AI and emerging technology trends and their application to workplace strategy.
Pay
$117,400 - $177,600 annually (base salary, USD); $140,900 - $193,700 annually (base salary, USD)
Tools
Smartsheets, Asana, AirTable, Slack, Linear, generative AI tools
AI focus
Lead initiatives at the intersection of AI, innovation, and workplace strategy; use AI-enabled collaboration tools to synthesize information. Salesforce also uses AI tools to help assess candidates’ resumes and qualifications, while humans make selection and hiring decisions.
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