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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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First seen Oct 30, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)