Sr Occupancy Planner

Sr. Occupancy Planner

Location: San Jose CA

Function: Facilities & Corporate Real Estate (CRE)

Reports to: Facilities / Workplace Resources

Role Overview

The Sr. Occupancy Planner is responsible for enabling Cadences business growth by planning managing and optimizing office and lab space across the North American portfolio. This role serves as the single point of coordination for space planning occupancy data and Moves Adds and Changes (MAC) ensuring space decisions are aligned with headcount forecasts project delivery operational readiness and employee experience.

The role works crossfunctionally with Business Units HR Finance IT Facilities / Workplace Resources to translate business demand into executable space plans and movesbalancing nearterm execution with longterm flexibility.

Key Responsibilities

Space & Occupancy Planning

• Partner with Workplace Resources leadership and Human Resources to develop implement and improve North American Workplace standards programs and processes while supporting alignment across global portfolio.
• Develop and manage stack and block plans seat allocation strategies capacity models and space testfits to align workforce growth business requirements and workplace standards.
• Track and analyze headcount forecasts occupancy trends capacity constraints to support real estate renovation and capital project decisions.
• Partner with HR and Finance to align topdown growth projections with bottomup BU requests.
• Support long range workplace planning by evaluating growth scenarios alternative work strategies lab and office reconfigurations and future space flexibility needs

Moves Adds & Changes (MAC) Execution

• Own and manage incremental and projectbased moves restacks and newhire seat assignments.
• Coordinate MAC execution with Business Units Facilities Operations IT furniture vendors and external service providers.
• Develop move plans sequencing and communications; provide onsite support as required.
• Ensure postmove issues are tracked and resolved to completion.
• Manage CAFM platform and processes

Data Systems & Reporting

• Maintain accurate and timely space seat and employee data in CAFM systems.
• Ensure floor plans occupancy metrics and move records are reliable and current.
• Produce reporting on utilization capacity and demand vs. supply for leadership review.

Furniture Assets & Space Readiness

• Manage furniture plans orders installations repairs and surplus inventory.
• Coordinate space readiness activities including hardwall offices paint cleaning and general condition.
• Partner with Facilities Operations to resolve daytoday space issues impacting employees.

CrossFunctional Coordination & Governance

• Act as a liaison between Business Units Facilities/WPR IT HR Finance and Procurement.
• Support Procurement with vendor coordination pricing reviews requisitions and invoice processing.
• Provide planning inputs to construction and renovation projects led by Facilities/WPR.
• Document decisions approvals and planning assumptions to create institutional continuity.
• Other duties as required

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Facilities Management Architecture Design Construction Management Real Estate Finance or related field.
• 5-7 years experience in occupancy planning space planning MAC or corporate facilities/CRE.
• Experience supporting multibuilding or campus environments preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of: CAFM / IWMS platforms AutoCAD Microsoft Excel PowerPoint
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage BU leaders and senior stakeholders.
• Highly organized detailoriented and comfortable managing competing priorities.

The annual salary range for California is $108500 to $201500. You may also be eligible to receive incentive compensation: bonus equity and benefits. Sales positions generally offer a competitive On Target Earnings (OTE) incentive compensation structure. Please note that the salary range is a guideline and compensation may vary based on factors such as qualifications skill level competencies and work location. Our benefits programs include: paid vacation and paid holidays 401(k) plan with employer match employee stock purchase plan a variety of medical dental and vision plan options and more.