Head of Real Estate & Workplace

Profound is the marketing platform for the AI era. As people increasingly turn to ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini to decide what to buy, we give brands the intelligence to see how AI represents them and the Agents to act on it. Today, ~13% of the Fortune 500, plus companies like Ramp, Figma, Chime, Calendly, and DocuSign, use Profound to turn AI Search from a black box into a measurable growth channel.

Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, and Khosla Ventures at a $1B valuation, we’re a lean, fast-moving team across NYC, SF, Buenos Aires, and London, shipping at a relentless pace and defining a new category at the biggest shift in marketing in 25 years. If you want to do the best work of your career at the frontier of AI, come build it with us.

About the role

As Head of Real Estate & Workplace, you’ll own how Profound shows up physically in the world.

Profound is looking for a high-ownership operator to lead real estate, workplace, and office operations across a growing global portfolio, including New York, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, London, and future offices.

This person will own the physical operating system of the company: office strategy, leases, buildouts, workplace experience, vendors, budgets, services, and the daily details that help a high-intensity team move fast.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can operate strategically and execute relentlessly. The right candidate brings real estate judgment, hospitality instincts, operational discipline, and the urgency required in a founder-led, high-performance environment.

What you’ll do

• Real Estate & Portfolio Management Support office searches, lease renewals, expansions, relocations, headcount planning, space utilization, and portfolio budgeting across all markets.
• Buildouts & Office Launches Manage new offices and expansions from planning through opening, coordinating brokers, landlords, architects, project managers, contractors, IT, security, furniture, AV, and vendors.
• Workplace Operations Run day-to-day office operations across all locations, including office standards, supplies, access, maintenance, seating, meeting rooms, food and beverage, and employee experience.
• Hospitality & Culture Create offices people want to work from every day. Own the details that make the workplace feel productive, polished, energetic, and distinctly Profound.
• Vendor & Budget Management Source, negotiate, and manage vendors across cleaning, security, pantry, maintenance, furniture, events, and workplace services. Maintain high standards while keeping costs disciplined.
• Cross-Functional Partnership Work closely with founders, People, Finance, Legal, IT, and team leads to ensure the workplace supports company growth, speed, and execution.

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in real estate operations, workplace, facilities, office operations, hospitality, or a related role.
• Experience managing multiple offices or distributed workplace operations.
• Strong execution skills across office launches, moves, expansions, renewals, or buildouts.
• Comfort in a fast-paced, high-intensity startup environment.
• Strong vendor, budget, and project management skills.
• High attention to detail and strong service instincts.
• Low ego, high urgency, and willingness to own both strategy and execution.
• Ability to work across time zones and support a global team.

Location

This is a full-time, in-office role based in New York City. Travel will be required as we expand into new locations.

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this role is $175,000–$230,000 USD. Total compensation includes salary, equity, and benefits. Final compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications.