Director, Global Workplace Design

NVIDIA•Santa Clara, CA

10d•$232,000 - $356,500

About The Position

NVIDIA is seeking a Global Workplace Design Director to serve as a senior leader on its Real Estate & Site Services (RESS) team. The role directs architectural, interior, furniture, and finish selections across workplace and campus developments worldwide, partnering with multidisciplinary teams and senior RESS leadership to create workplaces that reflect NVIDIA’s culture and operational needs. The position is responsible for maintaining design consistency from concept through delivery. The Director leads global design standards and provides creative direction for campus, tenant improvement, and datacenter office projects. The role also develops workplace build experiments and pilot programs, supports regional leaders with feasibility studies and site planning, mentors occupancy and facilities teams, reviews design documentation, manages external design partners, and helps plan and prioritize design budgets and expenditures.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in interior design or architecture from an accredited institution.
15 or more years of professional experience in corporate workplace development.
5 or more years in a senior leadership or director-level role.
Proficiency in AutoCAD and/or Revit and Bluebeam.
Comprehensive understanding of building codes, accessibility requirements, and workplace safety standards across multiple global regions.
Proven ability to lead multiple large-scale concurrent projects across geographies with competing priorities and deadlines.
Willingness and ability to travel to NVIDIA office sites in the regions.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree.
Experience leading in-house global workplace build functions at a high-tech company or within a corporate real estate organization in the technology sector.
Well-rounded knowledge of foreign geography, cultures, practices, and markets.
Experience with building technical labs and specialized research environments.
Deep expertise in hybrid work models, campus development strategy, and next-generation workplace innovations.

Responsibilities

Drive unified global development standards for architecture, interior design, furniture, and finishes, ensuring projects reflect a cohesive NVIDIA design language.
Provide leadership in developing solutions for campus, tenant improvement, and datacenter office projects worldwide.
Serve as the lead creative voice for architecture, interior design, furniture, and finishes across workplace projects, guiding collaborators around a clear development vision.
Lead the workplace build experimentation strategy by identifying emerging trends and end-user needs, developing pilot programs, and defining success criteria.
Assist regional leaders with pre-lease feasibility studies and general build issues.
Lead initial visits and site studies for potential locations globally.
Provide strategic mentorship to regional occupancy planners, facility managers, and office managers on architectural planning decisions.
Coordinate review of architectural drawings and design documentation for campus projects to ensure alignment with NVIDIA Workplace Guidelines.
Lead and serve as the creative contact for external architecture, interior development, furniture, and finishes partners worldwide; shape creative intent and review concepts and specifications.
Coordinate global design budget planning and expenditure, assess budget constraints, and define value-engineering priorities for design and FF&E.