Workplace Experience Head Eurasia MCO
Istanbul, Turkey Permanent Posted on Jul. 17, 2025 Closing on Aug. 18, 2025Job title:Workplace Experience Head Eurasia MCO
About the job
Our Team:
Real Estate & Workplace supports the cultural transformation journey of Sanofi to meet the needs of all generations with modern, digital, collaborative workplaces that are diverse, inclusive, and sustainable. Our workplace is rooted in hospitality principles and integrates the latest technologies and best-in-class services tofuel the passion of our people to bring their best self to work, where they can deliver outstanding performance and growth. Our strategy is built on pioneering the evolution of the workplace, leading in environmental stewardship, and revolutionizing our ways of working.
Main responsibilities:
As the Workplace Experience Head Eurasia MCO, you will be responsible for supporting the WX organization in performance monitoring of the Real Estate and Workplace function, improving the workplace experience of our Residents, in line with the new Workplace Experience model for Eurasia MCO.
The role encompasses working on projects and programmes in hospitality services, workplace services, vendor relations, and employee well-being initiatives that align with Sanofi’s culture and values, to create an inclusive, efficient, and inspiring workspace.
The purpose of the Workplace Experience Head is to lead the Workplace organization for Sanofi in MCO scope countries.
He/ she will contribute to the global Workplace Experience strategy and policies and deploy this across the geography’s tertiary sites in MCO.
He/ she will have the overall accountability to set up and lead the Workplace Experience organization, which allows all employees to work in an innovative and efficient environment that respects relevant policies in HSE and CSR as well as the economic standards of the Sanofi Group.
The head of Workplace Experience - MCO is a member of the Workplace Experience International markets leadership team.
·Define the Workplace Experience network and staff an appropriate Workplace Experience organization (Country Level, Site Level)
·Define a regional roadmap, based on as-is assessment and priorities
·Ensure the Workplace Experience SOP application at local site
·Consolidates and optimizes Workplace Experience budgets and reports to Regional and Global Workplace Experience
·Follow the performance of the business through KPIs defined by the Global Workplace Experience & Real Estate and reports to Region and Global
·Ensure resident satisfaction (satisfaction survey, ...)
·Coordinate the Workplace Experience tenders with Regional Purchasing, Global Workplace Experience and Purchasing Workplace Experience local Team
·Manage the relationship with the key regional stakeholder for Workplace Experience Topics
·Ensure implementation of IT Tools when necessary for good functioning of the sites (access Control, Food services payment, resident management, …).
At site level
·Occupiers Services such as Reception, Mail, Transportation, Food Services, HSE, Occupational Health
·Building services such as Maintenance, Safety& Security, Energy efficiency, Cleaning, Waste treatment
Effective change Management required to manage transition from current operating models to Workplace Experience Hospitality Management model
Highly complex service delivery driven by a wide range of countries, local legislations to be respected, different business requirements as well as outsourced operations
Geographic scope
·Coverage of Eurasia MCO
People Management
·Lead the Workplace Experience organization in the given geography with a solid line management responsibility for Workplace Experience teams on country level (Workplace Experience & HSE country managers/heads)
Direct reports – country Workplace Experience heads
About you
·Experience: +10 years of relevant professional experience in Workplace Experience, HSE, Real Estate
·Soft skills:
•Experience in hospitality management, workplace services, or related people-facing roles
•Role model for Hospitality attitude and behaviours
•Guest Focused with Strong Customer Service skills
•High Level of Integrity with a strong Sense of Responsibility
•Excellent communication skills and interpersonal abilities
•Autonomous, with demonstrated self-directedness in ambiguous environments and ability to manage through influence
•Has Empathy for others
•Cultural Awareness
•Pro-active, Agile, Readiness to go the "extra mile" in times of challenge and uncertainty
•Creative solution seeking skills
•Open minded, High capacity and willingness to engage across multiple disciplines
•Teamwork oriented
•Ability to coach and mentor Team members
•Adaptability, Multitasking & Organizational skills
•Ability to think strategically and take a helicopter view, but also be able to dive deep into operational problems when required
•Leadership skills: Ability to shape culture, shape Sanofi sense of belonging, motivate a large group of people to work towards a common set of goals
•Ability to manage a multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural team
•Personality with strong delivery skills and focused on results
•Very good communicator with an ability to discuss on executive level within Sanofi as well as externally
·Technical skills:
•Proficient in project management and budget oversight
•Knowledge of workplace safety standards and regulations
·Education: Minimum Bachelor's Degree
·Languages: Proficiency in English required, both spoken and written, Turkish as Native.
We Do Not Stop There, Explore
Hybrid Working Options (for Istanbul HQ and for eligible white collar positions at M&S site)
Comprehensive Medical Plan
Company Private Pension Plan
Flexible Benefits Program for YOU to design your benefits
Company car for eligible positions & attractive lunch voucher/cafeteria at M&S site
Birthday Leave to celebrate YOU
14-week Parental Leave
Employee Stock Purchase Plan dedicated to Sanofians
Kindergarten Allowance for female employees
Employee Assistance Program
Access to various learning & development resources, career development opportunities
& MORE!
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