Workplace Demand Manager
Job Number:

3264765
POSTING DATE: Jan 22, 2025
PRIMARY LOCATION: Europe, Middle East, Africa-Hungary-Budapest-Budapest
EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor’s Degree
JOB: Other
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
JOB LEVEL: Director

DESCRIPTION

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Workplace Demand Manager and support the global workplace organization managing space and occupancy planning, experience design programming, and related real estate initiatives across various business units.
In the Corporate Services division, we provide solutions that enable Morgan Stanley’s workforce, across our global workplace locations, to work in the service of our clients effectively and efficiently. This is a director position within Corporate Real Estate, which is responsible for overseeing the management of business unit workforce head count demand, with associated workplace planning and leasing activities aligned to the Firm’s properties.
Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.
Morgan Stanley Budapest is an integral part of the Firm’s global critical business functions including Technology, Finance, Risk, Institutional Securities and Wealth Management. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Budapest community since 2006 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled talent. Our innovative team delivers deep technical and mathematical expertise to support the Firm’s capabilities in quantitative analysis, data analysis, and risk management. We are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by our diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe in empowering individuals to advance their careers through exposure to innovation, hands-on collaboration and enriching learning and development opportunities.
Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…
What you’ll do in the role: BPDBA #LI-MB1
Act and lead as a key member of the program delivery team to.
Devise the strategy to manage and report the Firms workforce location demand that the global workplace team need to report and respond to in their planning strategies for execution.
Strategize and innovate the end-to-end processes, offering recommendations for improvements and operational efficiencies connecting to Workplace demand and capacity management.
Form a rigorous client management and governance process to align demand management to human capital approved workforce strategies and real estate workforce changes that provide transparency and endorsement at all levels in the Firm.
Partner with business units to capture and analyze multi-year seat demand projections, identifying drivers of growth and adjusting strategies accordingly.
Partner with workforce strategy team to manage the detail requirements to execute business strategies.
Establish a cyclical business and client engagement strategy to gain insight to business priorities relating to people and workforce, understanding drivers of change to report out.
Provide regular reporting across the Real Estate Solutions organization with changes to demand, critical supply issues and opportunities to right size.
Partner with the global Workplace leaders to transfer business intelligence into communications and action plans with wider corporate services teams.
Assist in aligning planning initiatives with financial objectives and operational goals across the Firm.
Provide cross-departmental support to Real Estate Governance functions, including government incentives, post-acquisition service integration, and space demand management.
Analyze trends and patterns to identify risks and opportunities by site, providing insights that influence location strategy and real estate planning.
Support the consolidation of departmental information and synthesize findings for senior management review
Provide insights and recommendations to the Firm’s Global Real Estate & Location Strategy based on thorough market and data analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS

What you’ll bring to the role:
Bachelors degree required.
At least 2-5 years of experience in financial services or real estate, with a focus on planning, analysis, or demand management.
Excellence in client relationship management.
Strong interest in financial institutions, organizational management, and real estate strategy.
Excellent project management, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.
Ability to conduct thorough business analysis, with strong analytical skills to interpret data and identify trends.
Organizational skills, ability to prioritize in order to meet deadlines and provide high quality service to clients.
A flexible approach with the ability to adapt to changing conditions and priorities and to work in a collaborative team environment.
Awareness of linkage between design, real estate planning & financial results, and with ability to tailor strategic direction to address financial challenges.
Ability to distill complex information to the essential for client decision-making.
Interpersonal skills with the ability to present to and communicate with demanding clients within the Business Units, managing expectations through the planning process.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office platforms.
What you can expect from Morgan Stanley:
We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries.
At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect, and cross-collaboration. The Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity.
We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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