Overview

JLL empowers you to shape a brighter way. Our people at JLL are shaping the future of real estate for a better world by combining world class services, advisory and technology for our clients. We are committed to hiring the best, most talented people and empowering them to thrive, grow meaningful careers and to find a place where they belong. Whether you've got deep experience in commercial real estate, skilled trades or technology, or you're looking to apply your relevant experience to a new industry, join our team as we help shape a brighter way forward. What this job involves: Drive strategic occupancy excellence as a Senior Occupancy Planner with JLL, where you'll combine tactical occupancy management with interior design expertise to create transformative, data-driven workplaces that optimize space efficiency and support business objectives across building, campus, or regional levels for enterprise clients' portfolios. You'll serve as primary point of contact for enterprise clients' daily operational occupancy requests and strategic planning initiatives while fostering critical relationships across Corporate Real Estate, Business Unit leadership, Corporate Finance, Project Management, and Facility Management teams. This role positions you at the intersection of strategic planning and design innovation, where your expertise in space optimization, client relationship management, and design-focused space planning will directly impact workplace transformation and organizational success. Your contributions will support JLL's occupancy planning excellence while you develop comprehensive occupancy plans, leverage design sensibility for space assignments, conduct scenario planning and utilization analysis, and ensure alignment with corporate guidelines while enforcing space policies and design protocols. What your day-to-day will look like:Strategic Planning & Space Optimization: Develop and implement comprehensive occupancy plans and move sequencing strategies for designated regional portfolios while conducting scenario planning and space utilization analysis to maximize productivity and workspace efficiencyDesign-Focused Space Planning: Apply interior design principles to negotiate space transfers between business units, demonstrate changes in block plan format, and utilize AutoCAD proficiency creating test-fits, space layouts, and square footage calculations optimizing function and designClient Relationship & Program Management: Serve as primary point of contact for enterprise clients while facilitating seamless transitions from current operating models to JLL service delivery frameworks and participating in quarterly business reviews and annual performance evaluationsData Management & Analytics: Manage monthly reporting schedules for people and space data plus occupancy metrics, conduct quarterly occupancy analytics providing strategic insights for client review, and provide data stewardship ensuring accuracy through quality checksCross-Functional Collaboration: Foster critical relationships across multiple stakeholders while ensuring planning alignment with corporate guidelines and enforcing space policies, standards, and design protocols across organizational levelsBuilding Audits & Verification: Conduct building audits in partnership with local onsite teams to verify employee locations, furniture layout, and room configurations while tracking and reporting space requests and associated KPIs measuring program effectivenessInnovation & Future Planning: Recommend innovative design solutions accommodating dynamic workforce needs and emerging workplace trends while staying current with occupancy planning methodologies and championing design approaches to space management Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Interior Design, Architecture, Real Estate, Design, or related field with minimum 8+ years of experience in occupancy planning, space management, or facility managementBackground in interior design with demonstrated