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Director, Global Workplace Design

NVIDIA· Mgmt, Facilities
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Santa Clara, CA$232k - $356.5kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior leader within NVIDIA's Real Estate & Site Services (RESS) team, directing architectural, interior, furniture, and finish selections across all workplace and campus developments worldwide to ensure design consistency and alignment with NVIDIA culture and operational demands.

Responsibilities

  • Drive unified development standards across Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture, and Finishes globally, ensuring every project reflects a cohesive NVIDIA design language.
  • Provide leadership in building solutions for Campus Projects, Tenant Improvement Projects, and Datacenter Office Projects worldwide.
  • Serve as the lead creative voice across Architecture, Interior Design, Furniture, and Finishes for all campus, tenant improvement, and datacenter office projects—guiding and uniting collaborators around a clear development vision.
  • Lead NVIDIA's workplace build experimentation strategy: identify emerging trends and end-user needs, build and drive pilot programs to test new concepts, and define evaluation criteria for success.
  • Assist regional leaders on pre-lease feasibility studies and general build issues. Lead initial new site 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.
  • Serve as the main lead and creative contact for all external architecture, interior development, furniture, and finishes partners worldwide—shaping creative intent and reviewing concepts and specifications.
  • Coordinate budget planning and expenditure on design globally; assess budget constraints and define priorities for value engineering on design and FF&E.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in interior design or architecture from an accredited institution; advanced degree preferred.
  • 15+ overall years of professional experience in corporate workplace development.
  • 5+ 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.

Skills

Required:Leadership and cross-functional collaborationGlobal workplace standardsProject leadership of large-scale programs

Benefits

  • Equity
  • comprehensive benefits package
  • base salary + equity and benefits as described in posting
Last updated Oct 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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