Head of Global Real Estate and Workplace

Navan is seeking a Vice President, Global Real Estate and Workplace to lead the strategy, operations, and continued evolution of our global real estate portfolio and workplace experience. Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, this leader will partner closely with Finance, People, and the executive team to ensure our workplaces enable the business to scale efficiently while delivering an exceptional employee experience. This role will shape how Navan's global footprint evolves alongside the business, balancing employee experience, operational excellence, and financial discipline to create environments that foster collaboration, innovation, and high performance. As a lean, fast-growing company, Navan values leaders who move with urgency, make thoughtful decisions in the face of ambiguity, and drive results through influence and execution. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable setting long-term strategy and driving operational execution. They bring strong commercial judgement, a bias for action, adaptability, accountability, and a customer-first mindset. What You’ll Do: Shape Navan's Global Workplace Strategy Develop and execute a long-term global real estate and workplace strategy aligned with Navan's business priorities, workforce plans, and growth trajectory. Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on portfolio strategy, workplace investments, location planning, and future capacity needs. Translate business priorities and workforce plans into scalable, flexible workplace solutions that evolve with the business. Continuously identify opportunities to simplify operations, improve the employee experience, and maximize the return on workplace investments. Lead the Global Real Estate Portfolio Lead Navan's global real estate portfolio, including transactions, lease negotiations, site selection, occupancy planning, and ongoing optimization. Balance workplace experience, operational needs, and financial performance to ensure every real estate investment supports business outcomes. Build and manage strategic partnerships with brokers, landlords, developers, and external partners to support Navan's global growth. Drive Workplace Experience and Operations Deliver a consistent, hospitality-driven workplace experience across Navan's global offices while recognizing regional and cultural differences. Oversee workplace operations, facilities, workplace services, and office services with a customer-first mindset, ensuring employees have the environments and support they need to do their best work. Partner closely with Finance, People, IT, Security, Legal, and business leaders to continuously evolve workplace programs as organizational needs change. Deliver Financial and Operational Excellence Own the global operating and capital budgets for the workplace function, driving disciplined planning, forecasting, and investment decisions. Establish meaningful portfolio metrics to measure portfolio utilization, project delivery, financial performance, and operational effectiveness. Lead through influence and strong vendor partnerships to deliver exceptional results within a lean operating model. Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory, safety, and sustainability requirements across Navan's global locations. What We're Looking For: 12+ years of progressive leadership experience spanning corporate real estate, workplace, facilities, portfolio strategy, and capital projects within high-growth, global organizations. Demonstrated success developing and executing enterprise real estate strategies that align with business priorities and evolving workforce needs. Deep expertise across portfolio strategy, commercial real estate transactions, workplace operations, design and construction, occupancy planning, and workplace services. Strong financial acumen, with experience managing significant operating and capital budgets, evaluating investments, and partnering with executive leadership to make sound business decisions. Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams while navigating growth, ambiguity, and organizational change. A strategic and commercially minded leader with a bias for action who thrives in a lean, fast-paced environment. Exercises sound judgment, adapts quickly to changing priorities, and consistently delivers results. A customer-first leader who views Workplace as a service organization and is passionate about creating exceptional employee experiences. Outstanding communication and executive presence, with the ability to influence across all levels of the organization and build trusted partnerships with senior leaders. Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in business, real estate, finance, architecture, engineering, facilities management, or a related field. Preferred Qualifications Experience leading global workplace and real estate functions within a late-stage technology company or similarly dynamic environment. Experience managing a geographically distributed global portfolio and supporting hybrid ways of working. Professional certifications in corporate real estate, facilities management, project management, or related disciplines. Experience leveraging workplace technology and analytics to improve portfolio performance, operational efficiency, and workplace services. Travel This role requires regular domestic and international travel to support Navan's global office portfolio and business priorities. The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity. For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Pay Range $205,200—$456,000 USD About Navan Navan (Nasdaq: NAVN) is the global AI-powered business travel and expense platform that makes travel easy for frequent travelers. From finding flights and hotels, to automating expense reconciliation, with 24/7 support along the way, Navan delivers an intuitive experience travelers love and finance teams rely on. See how Navan customers benefit and learn more at navan.com. Culture of Excellence Our team is our competitive edge — a high-performance group of smart, driven people committed to winning together. This dedication to excellence is why we’ve been recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In (2023–2026), a G2 Best Global Software Company (2025–2026), Forbes Cloud 100 (2022–2025), and CNBC Disruptor 50 (2022–2025). At Navan, we provide an environment where top talent excels, offering the autonomy and fast-paced trajectory needed to build a defining career and do the best work of your life. Our Benefits Navan offers a comprehensive benefits program designed to support your well-being, financial security, and life outside of work. Our benefits, thoughtfully tailored by country to meet local needs, include healthcare coverage, insurance offerings, and wellness resources for you and your family. We support long-term financial growth through retirement savings programs and opportunities to participate in our equity plans, so you can share in Navan’s success. To promote balance, we offer flexible time off, country-specific holidays, and paid parental leave for all new parents. Additional benefits include connectivity and commuting support*, mental health resources, and exclusive travel-related perks. Wherever you’re based, our benefits evolve with you. Workplace Policy Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that’s sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, among others — that feel welcoming. In-office perks such as company-provided lunches and happy hours create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. Our employees work from the office four days a week. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office. Equal Opportunity Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such #J-18808-Ljbffr Traveltechessentialist