Workplace Design Manager

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We are seeking a dynamic Workplace Design Manager as a part of our Facilities Non-Manufacturing Operations team to define and elevate our global front-of-house strategy, aligned to industry standards. This role is central to creating an office space that continues to inspire employees, support leadership priorities, and reinforce our brand across all sites.

The Workplace Design Manager connects operational needs with thoughtful workspace design and strategy – responsible for championing and continuously improving a world-class office space for Texas Instruments employees. In a company driving the future of semiconductor technology, the workplace must inspire innovation, enable focus, and reflect the excellence of our brand.

You will sit at the intersection of design and operations, ensuring our workspaces are well-designed environments that support leadership, collaboration, and employee innovation. If you are passionate about creating facilities that bring out the best in employees, this role was built for you. 

Key Responsibilities

Deliver a Consistent, High-Quality Experience Across Sites                                         

• Define our physical workspace roadmap to ensure standards reflect a modern, innovative, and intentional environment to reflect industry standards
• Drive a central facilities scorecard and improvement plan strategy, that ensures our sites are always customer-ready
• Develop a workspace design strategy that matches long-term business and employee needs
• Manage a team of 4-5 employees
• Collaborate with our projects team through the design process to ensure we balance functionality with efficiency in our workspaces

Elevate Employee and Customer Office Space Experience 

• Partner closely with executive leadership to understand business priorities and needs, and interpret how those needs drive optimization of our workplace design
• Act as a trusted advisor on how our workspace design supports employees
• Translate operational realities into employee-centric office space solutions
• Collaborate and influence Key Stakeholders (Facilities Operations, Security, Communications, BU Leaders, and Real Estate) to align office space initiatives with TI priorities and growth plans
• Develop strategic relationships with IT and HR to effectively navigate cross-functional workplace initiatives, as needed

Drive Continuous Improvement

• Bring fresh ideas and industry best practices to evolve how corporate office spaces support high quality work and collaboration 
• Use data and observations to continuously improve the workspaces in our facilities
• Prepare reports and dashboards to communicate performance trends, areas for improvement, and successes to leadership with a solutions-oriented approach
• Develop and align with leadership on a standardized site refresh strategy to ensure our global sites are continuously maintained to industry standards

Texas Instruments will not sponsor job applicants for visas or work authorization for this position.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design, Architecture, or a related field that demonstrates knowledge of workplace design
• 5 years of experience in corporate interior design, workspace programming, space planning, standards development, portfolio-wide master planning, or workplace experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Ability to identify facilities and operational constraints that may impact workplace design and customer requests
• Coaching skills to drive process improvements and problem solving that resolve issues with systemic and sustainable countermeasures
• Success in developing and fostering close relationships with multiple levels of management (including executives) and business units across regions
• Industry experience that supports best practice development and benchmarking
• Effective communication skills to influence and persuade others on holistic workplace design and standards
• Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
• Demonstrated ability in data-driven decision making, using industry metrics and benchmarks to inform strategic decisions
• Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of sustainability, wellness, and workplace certifications (WELL, LEED, ESG)
• IFMA or related workplace certifications
• Familiarity with real estate strategy, space utilization, and industry standards
• Management-level experience with diverse corporate portfolio oversight
• Prior work experience with interiors, architectural or construction firm
• Experience using CAFM systems, AutoCAD, Bluebeam and Microsoft Project
• Interior Design Certificate (NCIDQ), Architectural License (NCARB) or Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP)